GENERATION NEWS Platesetter

KODAK

GENERATION NEWS Platesetter

Fast thermal plate making

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The GENERATION NEWS Platesetter redefines productivity. It offers automated plate-loading capacity - up to 1,600 plates with four cassettes. You can bring up to four plate formats online, increasing flexibility and uptime and reducing the number of plate lines you need to support multiple presses.


It automatically selects the proper plate size, based on the job, and has a throughput of up to 300 plates per hour at 1270 dpi – all in a compact footprint designed for maximum plate production in tight prepress areas.

ELIMINATE PROCESSING

GENERATION NEWS Platesetters are fully compatible with KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates, so you can transform your plate making operation to be more efficient and economical. SONORA Plates eliminate plate processing completely. Imagine no plate processor taking up space, no handling or disposing of chemistry, and no cleaning the processor. SONORA Plates can keep up with your fast-paced operation and help you get to press fast, with less hassle.



PROVEN TECHNOLOGY STILL MAKING HEADLINES

The GENERATION NEWS Platesetter thrives on the hundred years that Kodak has spent at the cutting edge of image science. You get all the benefits of KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology, bringing a whole new meaning to accurate and stable imaging.


 

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General Specifications
Technology 830 nm laser thermal imaging, fully automatic, external drum
Loading/unloading 4 cassettes (standard). Each cassette holds up to 400 plates of the same size and thickness.
Optional: Capability to have up to 4 different formats online.
Fully automated; the cassette with the correct size plate is automatically selected according to the job definition. The unit automatically loads and unloads plates and removes slip sheets. Slip sheets are easily accessible from a front bin and can be removed while the platesetter is running.
Plate capacity
(0.3 mm plate thickness)
 		4 cassettes: 1,600 broadsheet size or 800 panorama size plates
Capacity of slip sheet bin: 1,800 slip sheets
Performance Specifications
Throughput in plates per hour (pph) @ 343 mm, 1270 dpi Z speed: 300 pph
 V speed: 200 pph


Throughput in plates per hour (pph) @ 890 mm, 1270 dpi Z speed: 139 pph
V speed: 93 pph
Accuracy 40 microns (1.6 mil) between two plates imaged by different GENERATION NEWS Platesetters
Workflow connectivity TIFF downloader software connects to most third-party workflow systems. XPO TDL, TPDI with XML connectivity to third-party workflow system. Provides job and device status information.
Imaging specifications
Resolution 4 resolutions: 1200 or 1270 dpi standard
2400 or 2540 dpi optional for V-speed only
Screening technology AM screening, KODAK MAXTONE Screening and KODAK STACCATO Screening
Screening capability
(dependent on media qualification)
 		AM Screening: up to 200 lpi; up to 450 lpi with Commercial option
FM Screening: up to optional 25-micron STACCATO Screening
Image area Same as plate size, minus leading edge and trailing edge gripper margins of 5 mm (0.2 in.) each. Imaging up to 2 mm from leading edge is allowed in predefined areas.
Media specifications
Media type Thermal IR-sensitive aluminum plates, 830 nm
Recommended: KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates, KODAK THERMALNEWS PT, THERMALNEWS SP, THERMALNEWS GOLD Plates.
 For other qualified plates, contact your Kodak representative.
Plate size: Min. to max. around drum circumference 460 - 660 mm (18.1 - 25.98 in.)
Plate size: Min. to max along drum axis Singe wide (broadheet): 275 - 450 mm (10.83 - 17.71 in.)
 Double wide (panorama): 450.1 - 985 mm (17.72 - 38.8 in.)
Plate thickness 0.2 mm - 0.3 mm (0.008 in. - 0.012 in.)
Plateline equipment
Plate processor Recommended: KODAK T-HDX Plate Processors (no preheat) or KODAK MERCURY P-HD Plate Processors For other qualified processors, contact your Kodak representative.
Physical characteristics (platesetter)
Size (H x W x D) 183.5 x 185 x 322.5 cm (72.24 x 72.8 x 127 in.)
Weight 1,950 kg (4,300 lb.)
The platesetter is a Class 1 Laser Product and fully complies with EN60825-1 and US Federal Regulations 21 CFR 1040.10 - CDRH.