New Products
By Bill Esler -- Graphic Arts Online, 11/1/2007
Screen PlateRite Ultima 36000ZX thermal platesetter is the first to use new-generation Grating Light Valve GLV-X technology, with each exposure head featuring 1,024 imaging channels to achieve record speeds of 33 full-size plates per hour at 2400 dpi. It outputs 68 eight-up plates per hour. For jumbo-size sheetfed presses it accommodates plates from 25.6×21.7´´ to 82.6×62.9´´. Scalable automation options include inline registration punching, optional punching for presses and auto-focus to ensure optimum dots across the largest format plates. Semiautomatic and fully automated plate (shown) loading are available. www.screenusa.com
Agfa Graphics :Secuseal (not shown) is a set of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator that adds security elements to print designs for packaging and labels for luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, official documents, etc. “With :Secuseal, Agfa has built on existing security printing technology . . .that works seamlessly with all workflows,” says Koen Heyndrickx, Agfa product manager. It creates complex backgrounds or converts images into complex linework. www.agfa.com/graphics
Schober MicroPunching cylinders provide dust-free punching of micro-holes (as small as 0.020´´ or 0.50mm). The die/anvil materials range from softer D2 to harder tungsten carbide, for stamp, security, continuous form and label applications for postal, fiscal and security stamps, agendas, diaries, calendars and forms. www.schoberusa.com
Printable FusionPro VDP Suite 5.0 (not shown) enhances template design capabilities for VDP output, including: Variable Text on a Curve, Soft Drop-Shadow Effects and cross-vendor VDP output format improvements for HP PPML, Xeikon Intellistream and Creo VPS New licenses are offered for $599; upgrades, $299. www.printable.com
ODM Super Sewer binds on-demand photobooks up to 0.5´´ thick and 11×14´´ in size. New software allows it to produce smaller book sizes: 3×5´´, 4×6´´ and 5×7´´. Back Tack technology does a reverse lock-stitch on head and foot of the bookblock to ensure a strong sidesew. A touch-screen LCD color panel controls operation. The Super Sewer can sew up to 10 books per minute. www.ODMachinery.com
Océ Color System 620 (shown) and 650 Pro production-color printers reproduce at 65 ppm and offer a range of finishing, media and controller options. An oil-free fusing and high-density polymerized toner delivers prints that can be written on, printed over or laminated with crisp deep blacks and rich color. CS650 Pro handles 300 g/m² and 13×19´´ media, more finishing choices and variable-data printing with a Creo print controller, which supports inline finishing. www.oceusa.com
RSA IPDSPrint, which transforms mainframe data streams into PostScript, has been enhanced to run on high performance servers, for transpromotional printing efforts, i.e., printing marketing messages on billing statements using PostScript production printers (Kodak NexPress, Xerox, etc.). Enhancements include support of more fonts, JPEG and GIF images (so existing logos and graphics don't need a conversion process); and highlight color including mapping to RGB. www.rocsoft.com
