CTP - Computer to Plate
IFRA expo 2008 – FFEI demonstrate CTP systems to meet economic challenges
Wednesday 27. August 2008 - FFEI Alinte News 845 and 930 to be shown High productivity and low cost of ownership help increase market success FFEI Alinte News systems provide secure and low risk CTP investment
At IFRA Expo 2008, Amsterdam (Stand 11015), FFEI will show two of its high speed, low cost violet laser CTP solutions – the Alinte News 845 and the Alinte News 930. Ideal for meeting the challenges of today’s economic climate, FFEI will demonstrate how the Alinte News systems enable newspaper printers and publishers of contract, regional and daily newspapers to further streamline production times and improve prepress costs.
Andy Cook, Managing Director, FFEI comments, If you are converting to CTP for the first time, or looking to upgrade your current newspaper CTP system with less risk, the Alinte News series is an IFRA expo must-see.’
Based on FFEI’s extensive manufacturing and product development experience, the Alinte News series is specifically engineered for a variety of demanding newspaper production environments. Utilising the simplicity of the systems uniquely designed optics and imaging bed, the Alinte News 845 and 930 models provide an increased in scan length, while dramatically improving product reliability and reducing servicing costs. Both Alinte News models are fully automatic configurations, available in three variable speed options – Standard, Professional and Ultimate.
These productivity settings allow newspaper printers to choose the most appropriate system for their production workflow, in common newspaper formats including broadsheets, berliner, tabloid and panorama. Using Berliner plates, speed settings include the Standard at 120pph, the Professional at 175pph and the Ultimate offering 225 pph. Each system has a cassette capacity of up to 500 Panorama, or 1000 single page-plates.
FFEI Alinte News 845
Shown on the FFEI stand alongside a Heights Aztec processor, the Alinte News 845 is ideal for production of regional and national newspapers, imaging plates to a maximum plate area of 845mm x 635mm.
FFEI Alinte News 930
Exhibited by FFEI’s partner company, FUJIFILM (Hall 11, stand 11100), the FFEI Alinte 930 News is suitable for national, regional and contract newspaper production. Imaging to a maximum plate area of 930mm x 635mm, the Alinte News 930 will be demonstrated using the FCF-NEWS Finishing Unit from Glunz & Jensen, running FUJIFILM Brillia Pro-VN chemistry free plates for newspaper printing.
The compact and fully automatic Alinte News series employs unique hybrid drum technology, combining the qualities of internal drum with the speed and simplicity of a straight-through plate path employed in flatbed designs. Additionally, the unique F-theta flatbed imaging technology ensures spot integrity over the entire maximum plate size for pin-sharp imaging. This capability provides suitability for all newspaper applications, further facilitating the trend towards mixed heatset/coldset production, with its more rigorous demands on image quality.
Andy Cook, concludes, The European newspaper market is under increasing economic pressures, with many advertisers within national and regional newspapers constantly changing their media schedules.
Designed and engineered to provide maximum production flexibility, the FFEI Alinte News series is ideal to meet these challenges. The combination of robust build quality, high reliability and superior FFEI service, provides low cost of ownership combined with significant production savings – essentially, a low risk, but high return investment.’