TruePress 344 – real benefits of digital printing

1. TruePress 344 – real benefits of digital printing Bruce Hilltout – Sales Manager Screen

2. Screen Product Line-up • Ink Jet Printing • High Speed Variable printing • TruePress Jet 520 • Large format Ink Jet • TruePress Jet 2500UV • Industrial Ink Jet • TruePress jet 650UV

3. Screen Product Line-up • Computer to Plate • Screen continues to maintain its position as world market leader with 36% market share • Products for both Violet and Thermal • Strong Workflow to support these devices

4. Overview - Product Range 410 nm Violet 830 nm Laser diode GLV 512ch VLF 36000 24000 16000E 16000S 16000Z B1 8800Z 8600E 8600S 8800S 8800E 8300E 8300S B2+ 6600S 6600E B2 4300S 2055Vi 4300E

5. TruePress 344 -Digital Offset Press • 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

6. Concept of TruePress 344 • The task for our designers was clear • Design with an open mind using innovative ideas and technologies to produce a digital press for market leadership • Incorporate automation, but only if this automation is functional and helpful to the operator

7. Concept of TruePress 344 • Offering real offset quality and not offset “look-a-like” • Open system that can be implemented easily in almost all existing workflows • Many unique clever features like an inline print quality control system (TrueFit Advance)

8. Concept of TruePress 344

9. Concept of TruePress 344 • High quality of build standard • Built using the latest high precision equipment technology • Extremely robust construction

10. Advanced automation • Automatic plate loading and unloading • On press imaging • Automatic paper size and thickness set up • Automatic data transfer for ink key set up • Automatic ink density control and adjustment (inside image) • Automatic water level control and adjustment • Automatic…………….

11. Accuracy of paper feed system • Adjustable push guide side lay • Adjustable front lays in combination with under swing grippers and paper feed drum • Automatic paper size preset system assures easy and quick paper size changes

12. Inking and dampening system • Single blade ink tray with 10 segments • Ink train has 13 inking rollers including 4 plate form rollers and bridge roller • Continuous dampening system with cool/mix installation

13. Truefit Advance • Unique inline density control system, no manual system can beat the speed and accuracy of it • Every six sheets scanned • Is possible to Scan’s the whole image instead of color bar and make fully automatic adjustments

14. New plate technology • No ablation, no cleaning just image and print ! • New material based on switching polymer • New processless plate technology offers • extremely fast exposure time – 2 minutes exposure • superior dot reproduction • meets emerging ecological standards • Works with Wet Offset Process

15. Unique Features • Very fast make ready times • 5 minutes 55 seconds • High productivity • Possible to print 4 jobs of 500 sheets within one hour • Is a wet offset process • Can utilise standard inks and paper • Fixed cost of a job • 17 Euros per job • Easy to do re-makes • Colour information kept for the next print

16. Who should consider a TruePress 344? • Existing users of digital presses • Have the jobs • Lower cost per page • Commercial Printers • With many short run jobs • Fast Turn around required • Users who wish to enter into the print market

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