Offset Printing
Presstek 52DI Press to be Featured at PacPrint 09
Wednesday 25. March 2009 - Presstek digital offset press profitably fills the gap between toner-based and conventional offset with high quality, low cost-per-page short-run color printing
Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing solutions, today announced it will be showing its Presstek 52DI digital offset press at the upcoming PacPrint 09, Australias premier printing and graphics expo scheduled for May 26-30 in Melbourne. The Presstek 52DI press is the most environmentally friendly offset presses in the marketplace and will be featured by Grafika Links, Pressteks Australian distributor in Stand H58.
“Print service providers are looking for solutions that are flexible enough to address to a wide range of applications, while also ensuring improved profitability, quick turnaround and high quality,” said Tim Sawyer, Sales Director for the Asia Pacific Rim Region. “The Presstek 52DI press provides one of the lowest costs per page for quantities of 500 to 20,000profitably filling the economical gap between toner-based devices and conventional offset. Also critical to the Australian market are the environmental credentials of this press; its on-press chemistry-free platemaking, waterless printing and dramatic reduction of overall waste.”
The Presstek 52DI Digital Offset Press at PacPrint 09:
Demonstrations of Pressteks highly automated 52DI landscape press are a “must-see” at the show for both conventional offset and digital printers who are looking for a faster and more profitable way to produce environmentally friendly, high-quality, short-run color printing. A 2008 InfoTrends, Inc. study, Presstek DI Printing Study: Bridging the Gap Between Digital Toner and Conventional Offset surveyed DI press owners from around the world and found that DI users are growing their print revenue and profit margins as a result of their Presstek DI presses. The survey concludes: “These print providers indicated that Presstek DI presses are well-positioned between toner and conventional technologies, satisfying customer requirements in the 500 to 20,000 run length range with increased print quality, faster turnaround time, a wider range of substrates, and a lower price per page.”
The Presstek 52DI landscape digital offset press operates at a print speed of up to 10,000 impressions per hour with a maximum sheet size of 520 x 375 mm (20,000 A4 pages per hour). The combination of Presstek 52DIs waterless printing and on-press chemistry-free platemaking translates into higher quality and significantly less overall waste than conventional printing processes. On-press imaging ensures precise registration and fast run-up. The DI’s ability to go from file to sellable color within 20 sheets provides fast turnaround with less makeready waste. Presstek DI digital offset presses expands capabilities with its ability to print on a wide range of substrates; from 0.06 mm to 0.5 mm thick. High quality is achieved with up to 300 lpi (120 l/cm) printing, as well as stochastic (FM) screening, without incurring additional time or expense.