Direct plate system

DMX High Speed ​​Computer Direct Plate System

In the field of modern newspaper production, publishers always hope that as much as possible from the original to the completion of the printing process without affecting the quality. This is very important to them, but it looks like it is hard to achieve the best of both worlds. In fact, such a requirement is fully achieved today.

The DMX CTP (Computer to Plate) system has successfully bridged the seemingly contradictory requirements of quality and speed.

DMX is a fully-intelligent CTP system that can produce metal plates that can be directly printed on the machine. The plates can be up to 690 x 940 mm or 790 x 1030 mm.

The complete solution comes from DMX's media can be directly on the press. This means that all the traditional work processes and equipment related to plate production in the past are now concentrated in a single device, and it is a very fast device. In fact, a four-page press plate can complete punching, plate loading, exposure and rinsing in less than 1 minute.

Due to the high speed of the DMX system, it is also possible to combine the two four-up press layouts onto a single release version, so that the production speed can be further improved. For customers, the benefits are less time required to complete a job, reduced risk of error, and lower material costs. These are all very important factors for customers in rapid production.

In short, all processing work has suddenly become simple and easy - operating a DMX is no more difficult than operating an existing laser printer.

Easily combined with other systems The DMX platesetter can connect directly to existing networks and work with PCs, Macs or Unix computers on the network. No special output software is required, which means that the operator can directly print the color separation printing plate directly from the standard typesetting software.

Proofing When using the CTP system, digital-based proofing becomes necessary because no more film is used. There are many digital proofing devices available today. Laser printers, inkjet printers, and dry thermal sublimation printers can all be used for digital proofing. These devices can basically meet the requirements of the vast majority of newspaper proofing.

If there is a situation that needs to be supplemented, it may be convenient to process the exposure data through the DMX monitoring platform. Both the single sheet and the entire plate can be re-exposed.

The patented unique plate system DMX system uses a true bright room upper plate system, and the operation requires only one minute of the large area to easily put a whole box into the machine. There is no longer any manual adjustment required for the entire version. The operator only needs to use a hydraulic forklift to push a box of plates into the DMX. After this, the entire system will run fully automatically, including automatically inserting the liners between the plates.

Exposure and Resolution The DMX system has preset settings for 12 commonly used exposure resolutions. In fact, the DMX system can perform exposure work at any resolution between 900 dpi and 2540 dpi, and the highest number of hanging lines can reach 178 lpi. This technology enables DMX systems to have higher quality, higher productivity, and greater flexibility than traditional workflows and equipment.

Reducing preparation time on the press When the DMX system is producing four-ply or split plates, the plate size and punch type can be set exactly to the customer's requirements. The DMX system can implement built-in punching. The plate is positioned on the punching table in the machine using three-point positioning, and the position is checked by the electronic system in the exposure drum. In this way, the accuracy of work between all types of jobs, between plates and plates, and between days can be fully guaranteed.

In addition, the DMX system will expose the entire media. This allows the system to generate bar codes and various types of print ladders on the non-printed areas of the media. With the bar code, the system can effectively manage the plate post-processing equipment, thereby further expanding the production capacity of the CTP process. Due to the ability to produce high-quality images on the plate and allow good alignment between the plates, the DMX system greatly reduces the press's setup time.

The high-speed, flexible and stable system DMX system is equipped with an exposure unit and a master station as standard. The RIP that provides exposure data for the DMX system can be any RIP that can generate BITMAP TIFF format data. The commonly used ADOBE RIIP, Harlequin RIP, Founder NT RIP, or Hua RIP RIP soft-RIP in the market can be used to directly promote DMX without using special software and special interfaces. It can even use multiple identical or different ones. RIP sends data to the DMX system at the same time, which further improves the efficiency of DMX usage.