Heidelberg 102CtP equipment prepress plate making technology

On September 25, 2002, Heidelberg and Shanghai Textiles Lifeng Printing and Packaging Co., Ltd. jointly demonstrated the high quality and high efficiency of the Heidelberg Dingsheng 102 Computer Platesetter and Heidelberg Sheetfed Multi-color Offset Machines CD102-4 and CD102-6LX. The integrated production method once again proves the significance of CtP technology for improving the quality and efficiency of printing, and the integration of prepress printing and standardization operations are the mainstream of the future printing industry.

The introduction of work is meticulous

As a company mainly engaged in the printing of high-grade cigarette packs, wine boxes, and exquisite paper-shaped packaging products, although Shanghai Spindex has many advanced printing and post-press equipment, it has not introduced prepress output equipment for various reasons. In recent years, with the increase of business and changes in product structure, they are deeply impressed by the fact that the quality of the pre-press plate-making has a great influence on the overall printing quality and production efficiency. If you use the same method of proofing in the past, it will form a constraint on the competitiveness of your company's products. As CtP technology is surging in the international printing industry, the leaders of Spinning Li & Fung have more deeply realized that prepress technology is the future of the company. The key to success is to pay attention to the development and practical application of CtP technology.

The relevant person of this factory expresses: The introduction work of CtP is very careful and meticulous, has drawn the experience of some domestic forerunners, and focuses on the leading role of CtP in the production of the enterprise. Therefore, the new system must adapt to the company's production system and product structure, and achieve the technical level and product level.

Prior to the introduction of Heidelberg MOTO 102, Spinning Li & Fung extensively investigated and inspected several brand products on the market. The conclusion was that the technical performance of each product was similar, the difference being that the manufacturer was connected with the printing before printing. On the level of technology and service, experience and R & D strength - and this is precisely the key factor that CtP can play a role, Heidelberg in these areas shows the advantages as a total solution provider from prepress to postpress. In the words of General Manager of Spinning Li-Feng Cai Chunhua: “Over the years, we have successfully cooperated with Heidelberg in the introduction of equipment. We have formed a partnership of mutual promotion and common development. The successful operation of this CtP is a continuation of close cooperation between the two parties. We are very satisfied with this."

Quality, efficiency and efficiency

Judging from the use of textiles and Lithium in Heidelberg 102 at Heidelberg in the past few months, CtP technology satisfactorily meets the needs of packaging printing, especially high-end packaging, for short-term, multi-variety, and quality development. In the diversified market, packaging and printing products are increasingly responsible for increasing the added value of products and enhancing the security of products.

First of all, CtP technology has outstanding performance in improving printing quality and production reliability. Because the thermal printing plate outlets produced by the thermal CtP technology are the first generation, the network points are solid and sharp, the plate making process is stable, and the degree of automation is high, which can ensure that the printing product outlets accurately reproduce within the range of 1% to 99%. Second, the CtP technology and system have effectively promoted the integration of pre-press printing productivity, which is reflected in the following aspects:

● Prepress page processing, imposition, color management, digital proofing, output printing, and other work in the intelligent, transparent, standardized digital workflow, fast, accurate and efficient.

● Pre-setting of the printer's calibration and accurate ink distribution truly reflects the value of integration before printing, improving printing efficiency, and reducing production loss.
In addition, CtP's in-line punching system has improved the accuracy of positional punching accuracy and register repeatability of the printing plate, which meets the high standard requirements of multi-color, multi-station production methods for modern packaging printing products, and improves The authenticity rate reduces waste.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that the application of CtP technology has greatly improved the overall production efficiency. We can also see this from the reduction of direct and indirect costs. This in a sense downplayed the plate price is the bottleneck of the promotion of CtP applications.

In order to enable Dingsheng 102 to truly realize the goal of promoting the level of printing technology and product quality, Lifang and Heidelberg have done a lot of detailed work on the establishment of pre-press and printing standardization workflows. The key point is to obtain the printability of each printing press. In order to ensure that the same quality prints are obtained on different printing presses, the CtP related parameters need to be adjusted according to the printing characteristic curve of each offset press so that the digital proofing can simulate different parameters. The final printing effect. For the standardization of offset presses, printability tests should be performed for different papers, inks, and offset presses to analyze the printed sheets to provide effective parameters for the optimization of ink area presetting and speed compensation.

At the same time, Spinning Li & Fung also introduced advanced high-end scanners, laser imagesetters and other equipment and corresponding software and quality inspection tools from Heidelberg, ensuring that Dingsheng 102 smoothly enters the tight production phase.

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