CTP News: The first example of a purple laser polymerization plate in production
Martin Litho is said to be the first folio commercial color printing plant using a 30-mW violet laser photopolymer resin. According to Monterier's Escher-Grad Technology GmbH, Martin Litho recently installed the company's Cobalt-8 violet laser CTP system and imported the DiamondPlate LV-1 violet laser resin plate from Western Lithotech.
Other news includes: The Cobalt-4 platesetter from Escher-Grad recently exhibited at the National Technology Center (NTC) at xpedx````. This device has been exhibited at NTC for two days and will also be displayed at NTC for a long time. Escher-Grad will soon install a Cobalt-8 in advance. Xpedx will start as an agent dealer for Escher-Grad this spring.
Research on Plate Recognition System
GATF investigated the performance and accuracy of four charge-coupled-device (CCD) plate identification systems. These plate identification systems were Acme Centurfax CC-Dot 4, Viptronic. /Beta Screen Ultra Dottie, Techkon DMS 910, and X-Rite 530 densitometers.
"Printing plate recognition technology and its performance on CTP plates" can help printers choose the best plate identification system for printing plates.
Large-scale printers no longer dominate CTP buyers
According to the latest report from State Street Consulting, large printing companies will not continue to dominate the purchase of metal CTP equipment. Throughout 1999, all printing companies that installed metal CTP equipment had more than 75% of the total number of employees with more than 100 employees. In 2000, the proportion of such enterprises fell to half, and in 2001 it fell to one-third, which is the same as the proportion of companies with 50 to 99 employees.
CTP environmental standards
Considering the introduction of CTP and also taking into account the ensuing environmental issues, CPAC company Jodi Crawford emphasized that “People often ignore the risk of PH in the process of CTP processing. Many printers have not yet realized that PH regulation issues are They are always threatened.†The company specializes in the production of chemical waste neutralizing equipment in the CTP production process.
According to Mr. Crawford, the plate processing of sewage is subject to environmental regulations - the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - but may be local regulations. More strict.
Online plate bending device
Conveyors Plus's plate bending device connects the platesetter and plate processing equipment. It is said that the plate bending device can automate the printing process production and bend the printing to a minimum space size that can be processed, thereby minimizing the size of the printing processing equipment.
In addition to the Quantum 2K right-angle plate transfer assembly line, Conveyors Plus now offers an online version of Quantum IPT-2002. This new device has many features of right-angle devices, in addition to an online workflow that requires no manual, self-positioning.
Source: Bison