Drupa--Direct Imaging Takes Center Stage

Sakurai also introduced its redesigned four-color 173⁄4x223⁄4˝ 458EII press. It features Sakurai's automatic plate changing system, which mounts all types of plates automatically. This new format allows the production of pocket folders.

Also using Presstek imaging was the new waterless Ryobi 3404DI, an A3-size portrait-format four-color press. It automatically cleans ink rollers, blankets and impression cylinders, and its auto print system streamlines the printing process from plate advancing and imaging to printing and cleaning. It prints 1,500 to 7,000 sheets per hour with a maximum paper size of 13.39x18.11˝.