Kodak Achieve Platesetters Are Developed for European General Commercial Printers

Kodak (News - Alert) Achieve Platesetters T400 and T800 have been developed for European general commercial printers. They follow earlier offerings for commercial and specialized printers.

“Larger commercial and specialized printers have long been reaping the benefits of Kodak’s imaging technology, while general commercial printers have been patiently waiting for a solution that provides proven quality with a price tag (News - Alert) within the smaller printer’s range,” Olivier Claude, general manager for print and vice president for commercial business EAMER, at Kodak, said in a statement.

“General commercial printers facing the economic realities of the print industry and demands of the market for higher quality at a less expensive price do not need a top-of-the-line specialized system,” Claude added. “They need a robust print solution whose dependability and output caliber drive measurable results. We believe that these systems, available across Europe, do just that.”

Kodak’s Thermal Platesetter technology was developed in 1995. Using Squarespot imaging technology, Platesetter provides accuracy regardless of emulsion sensitivity, processor variation, and laser power, the company said.

The new Achieve Platesetter technology provides that offering to more customers.

In addition, Achieve Platesetters feature TH5 thermal heads. They are more precise, and provide more accurate dot, more tonal stability and more exposure uniformity, according to the company statement.

“The Kodak Achieve Platesetter with TH5 thermal head is a new innovation in prepress solutions that makes a higher level of quality available to a broader scope of printers than ever before,” Claude said.

“It offers outstanding robustness, with no moving parts, which makes it very simple to service and maintain and minimizes additional support cost,” the company adds.

In addition, Achieve can reduce a printer’s environmental impact. They also offer power savings of up to 40 percent as opposed to the Trendsetter Q800.

Achieve Platesetters were installed recently in the Europe, Africa, and Middle East regions. Yassine Rezgui, service manager of Maghreb Graphic Trading, Kodak’s sales and service partner in Tunisia, said that Achieve, “will make a huge entrance into the region. The simplicity of the system, combined with its competitive ROI [return on investment] and features for precise imaging for high-quality results, will enable us to gain even broader market reach, specifically in the African and Middle Eastern markets.”