Presstek has announced the addition of an Eco-UV system to its Presstek 52DI press.
The company says benefits of the integrated system include faster drying times for overall accelerated production; the ability to print on a full range of substrates including non-porous materials and uncoated stocks; and some environmental advantages, adding that the Eco-UV system requires only one quarter the power consumption of standard UV systems and produces very little heat. It says its Presstek 52DI, a 52cm four-colour press, images media directly on press going from digital file to printed sheet in under 10 minutes.
The Presstek 521 DI
Ian Pollock, sales director for Presstek, says, “Presstek continues to add more value to its DI presses, already a perfect fit for the short-run full colour print market. With Presstek DI Eco-UV digital offset presses, customers can print on a wider variety of substrates including PVC, paper and card stock from 0.06mm to 0.5mm, opening up opportunities in areas such as plastic card production, wet glue labels and carton board. Add the fact that the press can print 300lpi and FM screening, the fine detail it can produce is second to none.
“This new range of print applications combined with our CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) programme offering savings up to 50 per cent, we can show customers that their return on investment on Presstek DI presses is more cost effective than they might think.”
The company will also release a chemistry-free develop on press thermal printing plate. It says the open platform plate images on industry-standard 830 nm thermal platesetters, adding that, once imaged, the plate can be mounted directly on press where fountain solution and ink remove the plate’s unexposed areas, leaving the polymerised, hardened, exposed ink-receptive image areas unaffected.
