Screen GP Australia is launching its PlateRite Ultima 24000N series of large format thermal plate recorders, capable of up to 24 x A4 pages on a 1632mm x 1325mm plate.
The series features the latest GLV (grating light valve) imaging heads and delivers throughput of up to 35 full-size plates per hour (Z model), with says Screen, 'an outstanding cost performance'.
Peter Scott, local managing director said, “VLF, or very large format, CTP is experiencing an upswing in Australia and New Zealand as the demand for faster plate changes on both wide web and oversize sheetfed litho machines increases.
“Markets include publishing, packaging, POS and platemaking where several jobs are ganged up on one plate. We already have strong interest in the new Ultima 2400N and expect installations to happen this year.”
Several plate sizes are possible on the new Ultima 24000N series, and Screen says it ahs has optimised the plate sizes series to suit these presses. Two new versions offer significantly more compact footprints than the existing models with even greater productivity and cost performance.
The PlateRite Ultima 24000N series incorporates the latest GLV imaging heads with an upgraded optical system. These heads support the output of Screen’s proprietary Spekta 2 hybrid screening, enabling says Screen richer, high-resolution results. The 24000N-Z model is equipped with a 1,024 channel head that boosts output up to 35 VLF plates per hour, or 45 plates per hour when making B1 1030mm x 800mm sized plates.
The 512 channel 24000N-S model also improves throughput to 24 plates per hour, from the 22 plates offered by its predecessor. Both models are able to handle plates from 650 x 490 mm up to 1,652 x 1,325 mm, covering the sizes used by large-format presses. In addition, the new series can be used with Screen’s MA-L40000 multi-cassette autoloader, capable of automatically supplying up to 300 plates, to achieve extended continuous operation. Screen also plans to develop a new model of its Skid autoloader, which is able to deliver a larger number of uniformly sized plates.
The whole system can be linked to Trust Network Service, the company’s sophisticated online maintenance support service, helping to ensure trouble-free operation.
Screen CTP thermal platesetters are available through plate suppliers such as Fujifilm, WRH Global/Xingraphics and, for flexographic CTP, Jet Technologies. The company will be at PrintEx on stand B08.