Esko-Graphics launches DPX 4 platesetter globally
Mar 1, 2005 4:37 PM
According to Esko-Graphics (Gent, Belgium), the DPX 4 computer-to-polyester-plate system faced tough scrutiny in the market when released in 2004, but has since proven to be a winner. To date, more than 100 machines have been shipped.
Helge Johansen, Esko-Graphics’ Quick PrePress Solutions product manager, says, "Market intelligence is indicating that demand for 4-up polyester CTP is growing at a much faster pace than we anticipated" comments. "Our sales figures verify this trend—response to the DPX 4 has been very positive. There is strong interest in the system, not least in the Asian markets, and our global distribution strategy is to tap into this growing demand."
The DPX 4 is a 4-up, daylight operated automatic CTP system, producing imaged, processed, punched, dried and cut-to-size polyester plates as large as 680 x 750 mm (26.77 x 29.9 inches). It has a small footprint of about 54 x 42 inches. Its built-in twin-bath processor has a temperature-controlled activator tank and a stabilizer tank. A 30-liter waste container collects excess chemistry. The DPX 4 can output 38 745 x 605-mm (23.8 x 29.3-inch) plates per hour at 1,200 dpi (27 plates per hour at 2,540 dpi).
The DPX 4 load system features two media compartments (one optional) where the material sized 61 meters per roll on a 6-inch core is loaded. The use of two compartments also allows the use of different sized plates for feeding various presses. A new auto-centering system ensures precise centering of new media on the shaft every time a new roll is loaded. During operation the medium is automatically loaded and positioned in the drum and held in place by a unique vacuum system during exposure.
The DPX-4 will be marketed worldwide through a network of independent Master Distributors.
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