Thermal Digital Media
ProFire Digital Media
Presstek ProFire Excel enabled DI presses set the standard for digital offset printing by combining the high quality and versatility of offset with the automation and speed of digital printing. Presstek’s ProFire Digital Media is a key component of this superior performance and productivity. The combination of ProFire Digital Media and Presstek’s ProFire Excel laser imaging technology provides an optimized plate/laser system that yields the highest quality offset printing.
ProFire Digital Media is designed to work as a system with the laser imaging, ink-profiling, and plate loading features of ProFire Excel enabled DI presses. In conjunction with ProFire Excel imaging, ProFire Digital Media allows for a 16-micron imaging spot and supports up to 300-line screen and stochastic (FM) screening— with the push of a button. This significantly broadens the range of high-resolution print applications for today’s DI printers.
It is a waterless plate that provides the key benefits of waterless printing—more consistent color, larger color gamut, better color saturation, lower dot gain and more detail. Without fountain solutions, printing is cleaner—both operationally and on the printed sheet—with fewer variables and there is no ink/water balance to manage.
The advanced imaging features of ProFire Digital Media result in superior rendering of details using any screen ruling—from highlight areas to shadows. Minimum screen values and subtle tonal transitions reproduce accurately and consistently. ProFire Digital Media reduces waste, saves time, and meets the most demanding quality requirements on runs up to 20,000 impressions.
ProFire Digital Media is manufactured with an ink-accepting polyester base layer, a middle layer of titanium, and a top layer of silicone. During imaging, the heat from lasers removes the top two layers of the plate, exposing the ink receptive polyester layer. Areas that remain covered with the top layer of silicone will repel the ink.
PearlDry Plus
When using Presstek’s PearlDry Plus plates, a DI press is optimized to produce the cleanest and sharpest image definition and screening, with minimum dot gain. The result is print quality that will satisfy the most demanding customers.
Used on all of the world’s DI presses since 1995, PearlDry has consistently delivered performance, reliability and value for DI printers. PearlDry Plus plates are manufactured for use on the Heidelberg Quickmaster DI series, Ryobi 3404DI and KBA 46 Karat. Each of these presses has been factory optimized to operate with PearlDry Plus. PearlDry Plus specifically matches the laser imaging technology, ink profiling, plate loading, and plate saver features of your DI press.
Presstek's commitment to excellence not only ensures reliable performance on press, it also ensures a reliable supply of thermal media. Presstek's proven DI technology enables over 95 percent of the world’s DI presses. DI presses using Presstek’s PearlDry plates print cleaner, more reliably, with greater consistency and higher quality. Enhance your DI printing performance with fast, easy-to-use PearlDry Plus plates. PearlDry Plus plates are cost-effective for every level of DI printing, including 200-line screen and runs up to 20,000 impressions.