Screen adds PlateRite FX870IIE to platesetter range

The PlateRite FX870IIE offers the same high-quality output and resolution, plus the ability to optionally image thermal offset plates, as the established PlateRite FX870II CtP device.

Productivity is set at about half that of the FX870II, enabling the FX870IIE to image flexo plates at a rate of two sq m per hour, or around four 762 x 635mm plates per hour depending on plate sensitivity. Plates can be loaded in any size from 100 x 100mm up to 870 x 762mm, without any additional handling or masking of the drum required.

The PlateRite FX870IIE features a multi-channel, high-power laser diode imaging printhead offering an output resolution of 2,400dpi up to a maximum of 4,800dpi as a standard feature.

The new machine also supports Screen’s Flexo Dot screening, specifically designed to improve the highlight areas in flexo and letterpress printing.

Carlo Sammarco, packaging specialist at Screen Europe, said: ‘The introduction of the PlateRite FX870IIE, together with our high speed UV inkjet digital label press, confirms Screen’s ambition to be a leading supplier to the narrow web market.

‘Our commitment to developing products that address the increasingly varied needs of the flexo, letterpress and label markets clearly demonstrates our commitment to delivering increased choice to the market.’