Cobalt-8 was published in September 1999 and sold in November.
Visible light and thermal CTP debate built this kind of high-speed and low-cost BlueLD CTP, although the user of Coblt-8 is still in the real machine test phase, but it has made waves since its publication, especially the Blue LD CTP speed advantage . There are absolutely no advantages or disadvantages for the performance of the slaves, but in terms of printing plate output, visible light or CTP using Blue LD has a speed advantage, but if the characteristics claimed by Escher-Grad are recognized by the market, then Cobalt-8 can indeed change the trend of CTP. It is inevitable that high-speed, low-price CTP will be reversed. The CTP, which costs $80,000 and can handle 18 pieces per hour, will become the industry standard in the future.
From the photopolymerization version, there are already some high-power output machines, and it is hoped that short-wavelength (380 nm) LDs can be made. I heard that the maximum power that can be supplied is 40mw. Therefore, photopolymerization also has ample opportunities. However, the issue of ensuring the operation of bright rooms will become a topic. The silver salt requirement is preferably up to 380 nm.
Corresponding to the PS version of the CTP due to the emergence of short-wavelength lasers such as 410nm, the desire to directly output the traditional PS version of the voice is increasing. Of course, this is still a relatively distant topic.
There are only two types that correspond to the traditional PS version.
B ASIS uv-710-HS
Thanks to the Twin Head machine data and the new mechanism's optical system, it is possible to achieve higher speed scanning and 1500dpi or 200 line image processing. However, it is better to have no vibration in the process. Nearly 40 units have been sold in the world.
Cactus Setter from Sonoran Scanner
Newspaper CTP using a 7-watt water-cooled UV laser. The price is about 500,000 US dollars, using the low-cost negative PS version. However, it is only published, and the equipment has not yet been officially disclosed. When Cactus Setter uses Blue LD to directly scan the PS version, it also needs 7 watts of power. Although it is also possible to produce such a high-power LD, the convenience of using such a high-power LD, particularly the economic feasibility, is a problem. In this way, the price of 80,000 US dollars is not high.
The key CTP workflow has been continuously improved due to the performance of the plate and the output laser, which has greatly improved the speed of the CTP. Now outputting about 10 systems per hour is quite slow.
However, these digital instruments indicate the performance of CTP monomers. It should be noted that they cannot represent the production capacity of various companies when they introduce and use CTP systems.
As a system, the production capacity is very dependent on the workflow of a company. If you look at the performance of companies that have already introduced CTP systems, the average speed of an hourly printing plate is between 4 and 5 blocks, and about 1200 plates a month. That is, only half of the performance of the slowest CTP system has been developed. In this way, it was hard to introduce a CTP. However, its operating rate is only about 50%. The production efficiency that should be achieved for high-value investment is exactly the subject that the institute is currently researching.
CREO and Heidelberg believe that the old CEPS era of the old business process is no longer expected to increase productivity, so together developed a new PDF-based Prinergy production process. Other vendors have also launched PDF workflows.
However, this is not to say that the problems have been solved. Each company's internal production process has its own characteristics. Therefore, it is also necessary to design a set of production workflows suitable for the company.
As a result of workflow improvement, the output speed of some companies' CTPs has reached 10 copies per hour (2400 dpi, A1) or more, and one month means that one CTP can output 2500 copies.
There is a one-page conversion (1270 dpi) at home and 210 in one hour. The 4 CTPs all operate, and the 20,000 version is output in a week, which means that the company's target performance reaches 240 versions per hour.
Looking to CTP
By 2002, it may be the market where the two major CTPs of thermal and Blue LD compete with each other, but Blue LD, which deals with high-speed processing and low prices, will infiltrate every part of the market. Of course, it is also very concerned about the heat of competition. Sensitive camp sales strategy.
In the newspaper market, there is almost no price difference between visible and thermal CTPs. The latest release of KPG's stand-alone thermal CTP stand-alone unit, which launched at the same level as the competing visible CTP price of 100,000 US dollars, has been very impressive. The means to compete with Coblt-8 are not yet available to companies, but are in a state of watching Coblt-8's ability to compete.
Visible light and thermal CTP debate built this kind of high-speed and low-cost BlueLD CTP, although the user of Coblt-8 is still in the real machine test phase, but it has made waves since its publication, especially the Blue LD CTP speed advantage . There are absolutely no advantages or disadvantages for the performance of the slaves, but in terms of printing plate output, visible light or CTP using Blue LD has a speed advantage, but if the characteristics claimed by Escher-Grad are recognized by the market, then Cobalt-8 can indeed change the trend of CTP. It is inevitable that high-speed, low-price CTP will be reversed. The CTP, which costs $80,000 and can handle 18 pieces per hour, will become the industry standard in the future.
From the photopolymerization version, there are already some high-power output machines, and it is hoped that short-wavelength (380 nm) LDs can be made. I heard that the maximum power that can be supplied is 40mw. Therefore, photopolymerization also has ample opportunities. However, the issue of ensuring the operation of bright rooms will become a topic. The silver salt requirement is preferably up to 380 nm.
Corresponding to the PS version of the CTP due to the emergence of short-wavelength lasers such as 410nm, the desire to directly output the traditional PS version of the voice is increasing. Of course, this is still a relatively distant topic.
There are only two types that correspond to the traditional PS version.
B ASIS uv-710-HS
Thanks to the Twin Head machine data and the new mechanism's optical system, it is possible to achieve higher speed scanning and 1500dpi or 200 line image processing. However, it is better to have no vibration in the process. Nearly 40 units have been sold in the world.
Cactus Setter from Sonoran Scanner
Newspaper CTP using a 7-watt water-cooled UV laser. The price is about 500,000 US dollars, using the low-cost negative PS version. However, it is only published, and the equipment has not yet been officially disclosed. When Cactus Setter uses Blue LD to directly scan the PS version, it also needs 7 watts of power. Although it is also possible to produce such a high-power LD, the convenience of using such a high-power LD, particularly the economic feasibility, is a problem. In this way, the price of 80,000 US dollars is not high.
The key CTP workflow has been continuously improved due to the performance of the plate and the output laser, which has greatly improved the speed of the CTP. Now outputting about 10 systems per hour is quite slow.
However, these digital instruments indicate the performance of CTP monomers. It should be noted that they cannot represent the production capacity of various companies when they introduce and use CTP systems.
As a system, the production capacity is very dependent on the workflow of a company. If you look at the performance of companies that have already introduced CTP systems, the average speed of an hourly printing plate is between 4 and 5 blocks, and about 1200 plates a month. That is, only half of the performance of the slowest CTP system has been developed. In this way, it was hard to introduce a CTP. However, its operating rate is only about 50%. The production efficiency that should be achieved for high-value investment is exactly the subject that the institute is currently researching.
CREO and Heidelberg believe that the old CEPS era of the old business process is no longer expected to increase productivity, so together developed a new PDF-based Prinergy production process. Other vendors have also launched PDF workflows.
However, this is not to say that the problems have been solved. Each company's internal production process has its own characteristics. Therefore, it is also necessary to design a set of production workflows suitable for the company.
As a result of workflow improvement, the output speed of some companies' CTPs has reached 10 copies per hour (2400 dpi, A1) or more, and one month means that one CTP can output 2500 copies.
There is a one-page conversion (1270 dpi) at home and 210 in one hour. The 4 CTPs all operate, and the 20,000 version is output in a week, which means that the company's target performance reaches 240 versions per hour.
Looking to CTP
By 2002, it may be the market where the two major CTPs of thermal and Blue LD compete with each other, but Blue LD, which deals with high-speed processing and low prices, will infiltrate every part of the market. Of course, it is also very concerned about the heat of competition. Sensitive camp sales strategy.
In the newspaper market, there is almost no price difference between visible and thermal CTPs. The latest release of KPG's stand-alone thermal CTP stand-alone unit, which launched at the same level as the competing visible CTP price of 100,000 US dollars, has been very impressive. The means to compete with Coblt-8 are not yet available to companies, but are in a state of watching Coblt-8's ability to compete.
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