Kodak pushes m new MAGNUS 800 technology machine plate making machine

Kodak’s Graphic and Video Group (GCG) announced that the new MAGNUS 800 Folio Computer Platesetter has been officially launched on the market. This end-to-end automation of the platesetter can handle up to 40 plates per hour, increasing the productivity and efficiency of image imaging service providers.

The new design and software of the MAGNUS 800 Platesetter can greatly improve performance and reduce downtime. The system can provide production capacities of 15, 22, 30, 40 plates per hour, and can be easily upgraded as needed. The MAGNUS 800 is also designed to support higher speeds in the future. It is the first fully-automated system that can be used with a single- or multi-box automatic plate feeder. One-box cartridges can hold up to 100 sheets. Multi-box cartridges can hold up to 500 cartridges. Each cartridge can be loaded with different sized plates. Semi-automatic equipment capable of continuous loading and built-in punching will be launched in mid-2006.

In this fully automated system, the printing plates are synchronized into the MAGNUS 800, instead of waiting for the previous plate to finish imaging before being loaded. When imaging of one plate is complete, the next plate is already in place and waiting for imaging. The user can also simply press the "Quick Plate Remake" button without inserting a new plate directly into the imaging device via the auto- mater. For users who require high image accuracy and registration, the MAGNUS 800's square spot imaging technology automatically compensates for the thermal expansion and contraction of the plate due to changes in ambient temperature to ensure that different plates and machines are used. The imaging is exactly the same. The MAGNUS 800 also supports the STACCATO Vision Plus screening technology, which can be added to the 1O or 2O micron sites.

Source: Printed in China