Pisces launches B2 machine

Ink-jet CTP specialist Pisces has launched a B2 machine that it claims offers higher speed and quality as well as the larger 4pp format.

"I have no idea why anyone would buy another 4pp platesetter," said Pisces vice president sales and marketing Hank Clifford.

The JetPlate 7600 is based on Epson's latest 24in-wide large-format ink-jet printer, the Stylus Pro 7600. Using the machine's 1,440dpi resolution and variable droplet size has allowed Pisces to increase imaging quality.

It can produce a 175lpi conventional screen, but had previously been limited to lower-frequency conventional screens or FM screens. Pisces' JetPlate produces an image on conventional offset plates by spraying a special liquid that acts on the plate like UV.
Contact: www.jetplate.com.