Direct To Press

KPG's 5034DI, like most DI presses, uses imaging technology from Presstek, which coined the term "DI." Presstek was involved in direct imaging from the very beginning, when a spark-erosion process was used to image plates on the first DI press, the Heidelberg GTO DI.

Since then, Heidelberg has installed 900 DI presses in North America and continues to improve its offerings. At Graph Expo it announced a Smart Spooling feature on its Quickmaster DI Pro presses. This saves printers money by reducing the amount of plate material that gets wasted.