Drupa--Prepress Synergy

For shorter run jobs, Heidelberg announced the Topsetter 74 and 102 platesetters. The 74 is for 28˝ work. It images 17 plates an hour at 2,400 dpi. An autoloader option lets 100 plates be made without intervention.

Heidelberg also unveiled two capstan imagesetters, the Quicksetter 400 and Quicksetter 460. The imagesetter, RIP and processor are all optimally coordinated with each other and match with small presses like the Printmaster QM 46 or GTO 52. The Quicksetter 400 is optimized for two-page work and has a maximum imaging width of 15.9˝. It images up to 27 punched films/plates per hour (1,000 dpi). The user can image wet or dry film or polyester plates. The Quicksetter 460 has a maximum imaging width of 18.1˝, and the user can image wet film or poly plates.