Presstek Sees Strong Demand for its Sustainable Print Solutions at Graph Expo 2007

Good for the Environment, Good for Business

Presstek DI Digital Offset Press

The latest generation of DI presses delivers an environmentally friendly, efficient, easy-to-use and profitable printing solution. Presstek’s DI presses offer chemistry-free platemaking, waterless printing and substantially less waste than conventional printing processes. Specifically, the DI’s ability to go from file to sellable color within 20 sheets greatly reduces paper waste. Since the PIA/GATF estimates that the cost of paper accounts for 22 percent of a printer’s sales revenues, implementing a Presstek DI has a direct correlation to profitability. In general, job profitability is 13 percent higher on a DI compared to a conventional press, and compared to a toner-based digital device, the DI press saves 50 percent on average per letter size page.

According to InfoTrends market research, the color print market in the U.S. will grow into a $43.2 billion opportunity by 2009. Frank Romano, professor emeritus at the School of Print Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology, said: “The DI is perfect for this opportunity, since 90 percent of the color business will be short-run, fast turnaround, high quality color, and 10 percent is variable data work. Most variable data work is really versioning, so for the highest quality at the lowest cost, print the shells with DI and then overprint using a toner-based device.” These high quality shells are not limited to printed sheets; they can also be #10 envelopes. The 52DI’s new stream feeder can be adjusted to handle envelopes of the #10 size.

Presstek True Chemistry-Free CTP Systems

According to a recent State Street Consultants survey of metal CTP buyers, chemistry-free platemaking is an important requirement in their purchasing decision. Presstek manufactures the Dimension Excel and Vector TX52 series of chemistry-free, metal-based CTP solutions designed to streamline plate production and deliver the speed, quality and performance necessary to meet customer demands. The Dimension and Vector platesetters are compact, daylight-safe, chemistry-free and easy-to-use, and they enable printers to deliver more jobs in less time by automating key steps and eliminating time-consuming prepress procedures. For mid-size and smaller shops, Dimension Excel and Anthem Pro plates deliver a high-performance print solution with high quality printed results and support up to 100,000 impressions. The Vector TX52 with Freedom plates is ideally suited for the quick/small commercial or in-plant printer, and provides an affordable, small-format solution plus the benefit of imaging high quality metal plates for about the same price as polyester.