The Single Cassette Unit (SCU) is available as an optional add-on for Achieve T400 and Trendsetter Q400 4-up CTP, Achieve T800 and Trendsetter Q800 8-up CTP, and the Trendsetter News.
It features automated plate loading and unloading for up to 240 plates, with slip sheet removal and automatic plate rotation, enabling uninterrupted operation for up to seven and a half hours.
Chris Balls, general manager, Output Devices for Kodak, said: "Today's printers are faced with rising labour and pre-press costs coupled with inefficient processes and systems that limit productivity.
"With the addition of the SCU, customers are now able to free up existing resources to focus on value-adding activities rather than machine management. In addition, the SCU capability enables printers to run operations for up to seven and a half hours unmanaged, enabling them to increase productivity throughout all lines of the businesses and improve their competitive position."
The SCU has a 2.33x2.8m footprint, shares the same engine and unload table as the platesetter, and includes a paper removal bin with a capacity for up to 240 plates.
