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ECRM TO HIGHLIGHT SUCCESS OF VIOLET CTP AT PRINTPACK INDIA 2009
Monday 19. January 2009 - ECRM today announced their plans to exhibit at the PrintPack India tradeshow commencing on Sunday, January 18th. Exhibiting in Hall 12 Stand #17, and represented by local distribution partner Kohli Graphic Systems, the company will be demonstrating the production value and benefits of violet CTP for the regions commercial printing and packaging professionals.
In their exhibit, ECRM will demonstrate their MAKO NEWS platesetter. Combined with a small footprint, an easy installation process, and a simple-operation approach, the MAKO NEWS enables production managers to quickly implement and benefit from violet CTP. PrintPack India 2009 is being held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi (January 18th to 23rd).
ECRM Quote
“India is the worlds largest democracy and home to the worlds second-largest population (1.1 billion people). The Indian economy grew by an annual average of 7% over the last several years,” notes Ken Tucker, ECRM Area Sales Manager. “And according to RIT [Emerging Global Print Markets: India], Indias printing industry is one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors. Recent survey data shows that printing industry revenue growth has consistently outpaced national GDP growth. The country has over 13,000 established printing presses with capital investments over $1.82 billion. For production managers, Violet CTP represents a means to increased productivity and reliability. Standard performance characteristics are high-quality [now considered equivalent to thermal], simplified electronics, and higher imaging speeds, while helping users to realize dramatically reduced acquisition, maintenance, operational, and most of all, service costs.”
MAKO NEWS
ECRM has engineered this Violet CTP platesetter to provide the high-quality color production required by small and medium-sized publishers. The MAKO NEWS provides both flexible format and fast, easy operation. It accommodates the most popular range of web widths (up to a maximum format of 635mm x 960mm or 25.0″ x 37.8″). Ideal for deadline-driven publishing environments, its capable of producing over 78 Berliner plates per hour at 1200 dpi without complex load/unload cycles. The MAKO NEWS is targeted for most single-width presses such as those from Berliner and Goss. To provide added flexibility, the optics are designed to deliver eight resolutions from 1016 to 2540 dpi and three anamorphic resolution sets (1016 x 2032 dpi, 1200 x 2400 dpi, and 1270 x 2540 dpi).