Epson releases new high-resolution plate

According to Epson, the new DirectPlate Aluminium has many advantages over polyester plates, claiming it is faster, more efficient from image separations to press, is more affordable and more cost-effective to operate.

This water-based plate-making system enables true aluminium lithographic printing press plates to be created in a few minutes on an Epson printer with plate resolutions up to 175 lines per inch, producing sharp text and line art over press runs up to 20,000 impressions.

Epson adds this technology is ideal for one and two colour print jobs, delivering better solids and cleaner halftones than typical polyester plates.

The company also outlines that as DirectPlate Aluminium is a completely water-based plate-making system with no chemical processing required, the process is safer for plate makers and has less impact on the local environment than polyester plates.

Epson is launching Epson DirectPlate Aluminium with a new Epson Stylus Pro 7900CTP system, the first printer to incorporate DirectPlate Aluminum technology.

This complete system combines an Epson Stylus Pro 7900 printer (24-inch wide format) with a heat-based plate curing unit (PCU), a small-plate guide attachment and 10 aluminium plates.

In Australia, the Epson Stylus Pro 7900CTP system will be sold through selected Epson dealers.

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