truepress 344 – real benefits of digital printing

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TruePress 344 – real benefits of digital printing

Bruce Hilltout – Sales Manager Screen

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Screen Product Line-up

Ł Ink Jet Printing

▶ High Speed Variable printing

◆ TruePress Jet 520

▶ Large format Ink Jet

◆ TruePress Jet 2500UV

▶ Industrial Ink Jet

◆ TruePress jet 650UV

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Screen Product Line-up

Ł Computer to Plate

Ł Screen continues to maintain its position as world market leader with 36% market share

Ł Products for both Violet and Thermal

Ł Strong Workflow to support these devices

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Overview - Product Range

VLF

B1

B2

830 nm Laser diode410 nm Violet

4300S4300E2055Vi

8300E 8300S 8600S 8800E

16000S

24000

36000

6600S6600E

B2+

GLV 512ch

8600E

16000E

8800S 8800Z

16000Z

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TruePress 344 -Digital Offset Press

Ł Why Develop?

▶ Print –runs are shortening

◆ Average 3,000 to 3,500

▶ Digital Presses being sold as solutions for short run colour

◆ HP, Xeihon, Xerox

◆ But expensive at higher runs

▶ Previous machines did not meet expectations

◆ Dry Offset

◆ Make ready times

◆ Cost of consummables

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Concept of TruePress 344

Ł The task for our designers was clear

Ł Design with an open mind using innovative ideas and technologies to produce a digital press for market leadership

Ł Incorporate automation, but only if this automation is functional and helpful to the operator

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Concept of TruePress 344

Ł Offering real offset quality and not offset “look-a-like”

Ł Open system that can be implemented easily in almost all existing workflows

Ł Many unique clever features like an inline print quality control system (TrueFit Advance)

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Concept of TruePress 344

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Concept of TruePress 344

Ł High quality of build standard

▶ Built using the latest high precision equipment technology

▶ Extremely robust construction

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Advanced automation

Ł Automatic plate loading and unloading

Ł On press imaging

Ł Automatic paper size and thickness set up

Ł Automatic data transfer for ink key set up

Ł Automatic ink density control and adjustment (inside image)

Ł Automatic water level control and adjustment

Ł Automatic…………….

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Accuracy of paper feed system

Ł Adjustable push guide side lay

Ł Adjustable front lays in combination with under swing grippers and paper feed drum

Ł Automatic paper size preset system assures easy and quick paper size changes

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Inking and dampening system

Ł Single blade ink tray with 10 segments

Ł Ink train has 13 inking rollers including 4 plate form rollers and bridge roller

Ł Continuous dampening system with cool/mix installation

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Truefit Advance

Ł Unique inline density control system, no manual system can beat the speed and accuracy of it▶ Every six sheets scanned

Ł Is possible to Scan’s the whole image instead of color bar and make fully automatic adjustments

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New plate technology

Ł No ablation, no cleaning just image and print !▶ New material based on switching polymer

Ł New processless plate technology offers▶ extremely fast exposure time – 2 minutes exposure ▶ superior dot reproduction▶ meets emerging ecological

standards

Ł Works with Wet Offset Process

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Unique FeaturesŁ Very fast make ready times

▶ 5 minutes 55 seconds

Ł High productivity▶ Possible to print 4 jobs of 500 sheets within one hour

Ł Is a wet offset process▶ Can utilise standard inks and paper

Ł Fixed cost of a job▶ 17 Euros per job

Ł Easy to do re-makes ▶ Colour information kept for the next print

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Who should consider a TruePress 344?

Ł Existing users of digital presses▶ Have the jobs▶ Lower cost per page

Ł Commercial Printers ▶ With many short run jobs▶ Fast Turn around required

Ł Users who wish to enter into the print market

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