The FasTRAK Metal Platesetting System images from computer directly to plate
at speeds up to one hundred and eighty plates per hour. By eliminating film,
the principle produces a more economical workflow. The FasTRAK system brings
PrePRESS characteristic high speed and high quality imagery to a plate recorder
designed for rigorous production of aluminum printing plates from sizes as
small as 305mm x 381mm (12" x 15") up to 625mm x 914mm (24.625" x 36").
The FasTRAK system improves productivity. It eliminates time-consuming and labour-intensive steps from the production cycle to get work on press quicker. No more photomedia output and processing, no more manual stripping, no more separate platemaking. By going from computer directly to plate, you're on a fast track to the printing press.
The FasTRAK system saves you money.
By eliminating unnecessary production steps, the FasTRAK platesetter saves
the cost of expensive equipment, film, other consumables, and labour. And
the FasTRAK platesetter's extremely affordable price makes computer-to-plate
technology accessible to printers of all sizes. New violet laser versions
further reduce the operating costs.
The FasTRAK system is reliable. The FasTRAK platesetter brings field-proven PrePRESS technology to the computer-to-plate arena. The FasTRAK platesetter is driven from Panther RIP or can sit on any Laserbus system allowing it to be driven by RipExpress, or PrintExpress.
The FasTRAK platesetter features eight standard resolutions from 400 to 1000 dpcm (1016 to 2540 dpi) with imaging speeds as fast as 57 seconds for the largest size plates. Various processors connect directly to the FasTRAK platesetter for online operation.
The FasTRAK system when fitted with the optional Autoloader as shown above, provides maximum efficiency. With a capacity of up to 350 plates, the Autoloader / FasTRAK HS combination ensures fastest possible plate handling by allowing the stages of loading, imaging, exiting and processing to overlap.
| Specifications | |
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Maximum Plate Size:
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625mm x 914m |
| Minimum Plate Size: | 305mm x 381mm |
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8
Resolutions:
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2540, 2400, 2032, 1800, 1524, 1270,1200, 1016 |
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Plate Type: |
Aluminium violet silver digital printing plate or violet photopolymer. |
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Page Buffer Disks: |
Std.: 2 x 9+ GB |
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Violet laser diode |
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Imaging speed at 1016 dpi: |
135 305mm deep plates per hour |
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Yes. Allows multiple RIP connections |
| Online-Processing: | Optional |
| Online-punch bending: | Optional |
| RIP: | Panther RIP with Original Adobe PostScript 3 or Panther II for Power Macintosh or PC/2000 with Preview-, Hotfolder- and RIP-to-Archive-function. Alternatively, RipExpress or PrintExpress. |
| Screening: |
Standard: Accurate Screens with AFT, RT-ScreeningOption: ESCOR III |