Drupa--Prepress Synergy

Presstek debuted its new ProFire integrated imaging head solution. The first products based on the integrated imaging head solution include Presstek's new Anthem plate and its new Dimension series of thermal CTP system. Dimension200 will image aluminum thermal plates up to 20x21˝ at 24 plates an hour. Dimension400 and Dimension800 will image plates at 2,540 dpi in 3.5 minutes. Anthem wet offset thermal plates print from a grained, anodized aluminum surface and have a run length of 100,000 impressions, with fast ablation imaging and chemical-free cleaning.