Screen (USA) Turns 40

Screen (USA) recently marked the 40th anniversary of its founding. It started out as the first overseas subsidiary of Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The parent company, with headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, was the outgrowth of a manufacturing concern dating back to the mid-1800s. In 1868, Saigiro Ishida established a copper plate and lithographic printing shop called Ishida Kyokuzan Printing Works. Saigiro Ishida was the great-grandfather of Dainippon Screen’s chairman and CEO, Akira Ishida.

By 1946, Dainippon Screen had become a pioneer in wooden process cameras, arc lamps and vacuum printing frames. Today, Dainippon Screen is a leading supplier of CTP and prepress systems. Screen (USA) is best known for its high-quality color scanners, imagesetters and platesetters. At the same time, Screen (USA) has broadened its reach, making inroads in the digital printing arena.

Screen recently released the latest version of Trueflow 3, its PDF- and JDF-based workflow management system. It automates prepress operations and optimizes CTP plate production and digital press output. Product introductions slated for this year include a new ink-jet printing system that builds on the Truepress Jet520 variable data ink-jet printer and Truepress 344 digital offset press.

Screen (USA) will officially observe its 40th anniversary on September 10 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The event is scheduled to coincide with Graph Expo 2007.