New 8-up Plate Setting Systems from Agfa

Agfa Graphics has launched its new 8-up thermal plate setting models, the Avalon N8-60 and Avalon N8-80, featuring a new generation laser imager that enhances the image quality and throughput.  The new engines handle the full portfolio of Agfa Graphics' thermal plates for offset packaging applications, and an extended range of plate sizes that covers a variety of presses.

‘When you combine the new Avalon engines with our ThermoFuse™ plates, chemistry-free Azura TS or Amigo TS, you get unparalleled productivity and quality,’ said Eddy de Dobbeleer, marketing output systems at Agfa Graphics.

The new Avalon systems come in different speed versions to cater for individual needs and peak workloads.  For ease of operator use, new single- and multi-cassette autoloaders have been designed that are easier to load, and also allow reloading during exposure.

The new Avalon N8 design saves 85% on power consumption (on standby) without compromising productivity.