CTP - Computer to Plate
Printware Announces Video Training Series for PlateStream CtP Systems
Friday 26. October 2012 - Basic Guide to Navigator Harlequin RIP Operations
PlateStream CtP Controller Board Replacement Procedures
Printware, the leading independent manufacturer of high quality, high performance and innovative polyester CtP solutions, announces a new series of technical training videos designed to help PlateStream CtP uses achieve maximum performance from their PlateStream CtP and Navigator Harlequin RIP on the Printware website.
The Printware Technical Training Video Series currently features videos on:
Ø Basic RIP setup
Ø Backing Up RIP Configuration
Ø Installing a Shared Windows Printer
Ø Controller Board Replacement
“These new technical training videos will assist PlateStream users in maximizing the investment they have in their existing RIP and CtP system,” commented Tim Murphy, President of Printware. “Educating our customers to be more productive and get the most performance from their CtP system is very important to Printware.”
PlateStream CtP systems meet daily production demands with:
Ø Affordable, quick payback, complete systems
Ø Flexible portrait or landscape formats (10″ to 18.1″ width range)
Ø Accurate press-ready punched plates with a standard integrated or offline punch
Ø 60-120 press-ready plates per hour to meet peak production requirements
Ø +/- 0.001″ registration accuracy across four consecutive plates for the most demanding process color work
Ø Minimal waste with Printware’s exclusive long rolls of SilverStream Color+ plate material
Ø Workflow and job management options to meet the demands of even the busiest prepress departments
The capabilities of the PlateStream family make it the most automated, high performance polyester CtP unit in the industry.
PlateStream Elite polyester CtP systems surpass customer expectations for cost effectiveness, flexibility and versatility. Offering a portrait or landscape format digital platesetter with fully integrated features, the PlateStream Elite system allows printers to better compete by containing costs in their operations.
Digital Inkjet Press powered by Memjet Technology
During Graph Expo, Printware previewed the iJetPress, a compact, table top, 4-color inkjet press powered by Memjet technology suitable for supporting production paper stocks as heavy as .02 inch/.5 mm on up to 8.5″ by 17″ substrate for product personalization of:
Ø Envelopes
Ø Business Cards
Ø Direct Mail and Post Cards
Ø Sales Brochures and Flyers
Ø Stationery
Ø Invitations and Greeting Cards
The iJetPress is offered as a complete digital color printing solution and comes bundled with the iJetColor RIP and workflow – an industry leading, production quality solution based on the Xitron Navigator Harlequin RIP and Navigator GPS workflow, a standard output tray, iJetPress combo ink pack capable of printing thousands of 4-color envelopes, business cards or letterheads to mention a few.
Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
Printware’s PlateStream Elite platesetters have always taken advantage of Printware’s complete service and open architecture supply plans providing customers the lowest total cost of ownership of any comparable solution on the market. The iJetPress continues this tradition with many consumables and parts that are user changeable, further improving uptime for the shop. The performance of the iJetPress, as with the PlateStream CtP unit, provides industry leading results with low variable costs for print personalization. Initial customer installations demonstrate fast return on investment of less than one year.