BasysPrint will launch a version of its UV-Setter computer-to-conventional platesetter for newspapers at Ifra next month.
The platesetter can produce 100 plates per hour in broadsheet format, the firm claims.
BasysPrint spokeswoman Gesche Alvermann said: With the 57, you can use any conventional plate. Companies can use the same tried and tested plate that theyve used for years. Its much cheaper than other CTP plates.
The platesetter will be commercially available next year, and pricing will be announced at Ifra. It uses technology from the UV-Setter 57, which was debuted at Drupa, and has a maximum format of 690x940mm.
The 57-Z can be integrated into existing pre-press workflows, accepting standard TIFF bitmaps created by most RIPs.
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