Presstek Celebrates 20 years of Innovation and Highlights its Digital
Offset Printing Solutions, Offering a Smarter Way to Print Higher Quality,
Faster and More Profitably
HUDSON, N.H., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Presstek Inc. (Nasdaq:
PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing
business solutions, today announced that it will feature its full line of
digital offset solutions and celebrate 20 years of company innovation at
Graph Expo 2007 (Booth # 3829), the largest North American printing trade
show, Sept. 9-12, 2007, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The company will
showcase its chemistry-free digital offset Direct Imaging (DI(R)) presses
and CTP solutions, as well as introduce several enhancements to the
Presstek product line. In addition, Presstek's new premier distributor,
Pitman Company (Booth # 4421), will highlight Presstek's DI presses in its
booth.
Presstek has long been recognized with industry awards for its ground-
breaking products and holds numerous patents for its extensive line of
advanced color printing solutions. Presstek has successfully pioneered a
wide range of market "firsts" -- continuously introducing next-generation
color printing products including the first on-press DI printing technology
and the first chemistry-free CTP system to the market.
"Presstek has been advancing printing technologies for more than 20
years, and at Graph Expo, we will demonstrate how our range of products
help printers become more capable, profitable and competitive," said Jeff
Jacobson, chief executive officer of Presstek. "As the printing industry
landscape changes, Presstek's digital offset print solutions provide a
level of flexibility, speed, quality and ease-of-use that is a breakthrough
for printers who are faced with the daily reality of quickly producing a
wide variety of short-run color work -- and doing so profitably." This year
at Graph Expo, Presstek will feature its high-quality, easy-to-use and
environmentally friendly Presstek 52DI that has seen rapid adoption since
it was first introduced to the market last year. In addition, Presstek will
be showing the Presstek 34DI, Dimension425 Excel and Vector TX52 CTP
system. The company will also be introducing and demonstrating the Presstek
Momentum Pro workflow system and the Dimension450 Excel-Autoloader CTP
system.
Presstek DI: A Smarter Way to Print
The latest generation DI press, the Presstek 52DI, combines automation
and digital efficiency with the flexibility and quality of offset printing
-- all in one compact footprint. According to Dr. Joe Webb of Strategies
for Management: "Profitable printers have realized that streamlining is not
enough and a grander re-thinking of the nature of the printing business is
needed. Presstek's products allow for a restructuring of the print business
to match the likely changes in the nature of print demand."
The Presstek 52DI digital offset press offers the lowest average cost
per page for 250-10,000 impressions and can produce more jobs in less time.
This run length range is one of the fastest growing segments in the print
industry, and Webb states that "Eighty percent of four-color printing is
5,000 impressions or less." With regard to cost savings, InfoTrends, Inc.
market research concludes that on average, a typical job on a Presstek 52DI
costs half as much per page as a comparable job run on a high-volume,
toner-based digital device, and is 13 percent more profitable than
conventional offset. The Presstek 52DI affords printers the ability to
maximize their revenue by using the right tool for the right job, making it
a cost-effective solution for a changing marketplace.
Jerry Keller, vice president of Universal Lithographers, a 42-person
print shop in Sheboygan, Wis. said, "Universal produces high-end, complex
and demanding work for a variety of customers. We looked at all of the
toner-based products as well as the 52DI. In the end, we decided that the
52DI was the best match for our core competencies -- delivering
high-quality printing quickly. We now produce short-run, fast-turn jobs
profitably, helping us to retain and grow our business."
Tom Roberts, president of Furbush-Roberts Printing, Inc., a fourth-
generation, family-owned business in Bangor, Maine, said, "By putting short
runs on the 34DI and longer runs on the five-color press, we are using each
press to its advantage and maximizing our revenue generation."
The Presstek DI digital offset press is able to image all four plates
simultaneously on-press in precise register and outputs a 16 micron spot
with automated support for 300 lpi and FM screening. In addition, it
automatically adjusts the amount of ink according to the image on each
plate, resulting in high-quality output and a makeready time significantly
faster than other offset printing processes -- offering printers a distinct
competitive advantage. File-to-sellable printing sheet occurs in 10
minutes. The Presstek 52DI prints up to 10,000 impressions per hour with a
maximum image area of 20.07 x 14.17"per sheet -- one of the largest print
areas available in its class. The Presstek 34DI portrait format digital
offset press produces up to 7,000 13.39 x 18.11" sheets per hour.
New Presstek Product Line Enhancements
Presstek continues to enhance its product offerings and will introduce
and demonstrate its new Presstek Momentum Pro Integrated PDF Workflow
system at this year's Graph Expo. Building on its Momentum RIP (raster
image processor), Presstek's Momentum Pro is a fully-integrated RIP and
workflow solution designed to streamline and automate the production
process using certified PDF tools. The workflow can be used as a
centralized PDF creation and preflight system, ensuring consistent output
to multiple devices for small to mid-size printers.
"The new Momentum Pro is a simple, easy-to-use and affordable workflow
solution that provides versatile job management with an easy user
interface, streamlining the print production process," said John Flynn,
workflow marketing manager for Presstek. "The improved PDF capability of
this addition to Presstek's product portfolio gives printers the ability to
control the workflow from the prepress workstation and increase
productivity all in one flexible workflow solution."
Presstek will also introduce the Dimension450 Excel-Autoloader, which
is a new plate-loading automation feature for Presstek's four-page thermal
computer-to-plate (CTP) platesetter system. The Dimension450
Excel-Autoloader is a cost-effective, automated plate loader that is fully
integrated with the Dimension450 and mounts up to 20 pre-punched plates for
continuous operation. The Autoloader enhances imaging productivity,
allowing continuous chemistry- free plate making at a throughput speed of
17 plates per hour.
"Presstek's Dimension450 Excel-Autoloader streamlines the workflow with
its automated, chemistry-free and daylight safe CTP plate loader, helping
to increase the productivity and capacity of the shop," said Scott
Champeau, CTP marketing manager for Presstek.
Presstek will take orders for Momentum Pro and Dimension450 Excel-
Autoloader at Graph Expo Booth # 3829.
About Presstek
Presstek, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and marketer of high tech
digital imaging solutions to the graphic arts and laser imaging markets.
Presstek's patented DI(R), CTP and plate products provide a streamlined
workflow in a chemistry-free environment, thereby reducing printing cycle
time and lowering production costs. Presstek solutions are designed to make
it easier for printers to cost effectively meet increasing customer demand
for high-quality, shorter print runs and faster turnaround while providing
improved profit margins. Presstek subsidiary, Lasertel, Inc., manufactures
semiconductor laser diodes for Presstek's and external customers'
applications. For more information visit http://www.presstek.com, or call
603-595-7000 or email: info@presstek.com .
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CONTACTS:
Betty LaBaugh Joanna Horn
Public Relations Manager Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
Presstek 781-418-2426
603-594-8585 ext. 3441 presstek@daviesmurphy.com
blabaugh@presstek.com
http://www.presstek.com
SOURCE Presstek Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.presstek.com
http://graphexpo.gasc.org/
CONTACT:
Betty LaBaugh, Public Relations Manager of
Presstek, +1-603-594-8585 ext. 3441, blabaugh@presstek.com; or
Joanna Horn of Davies Murphy Group, Inc.,+1-781-418-2426,
presstek@daviesmurphy.com
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