Aeon - Thermal Printing Plates for CTP Systems
Presstek’s Aeon is designed to provide a seamless flow of plates to your pressroom. Aeon is a high resolution non-preheat thermal CTP plate that offers run lengths to 200,000 without baking; an optional post-bake will enable runs of up to one million. Aeon is a versatile product that operates in 830 nm external drum platesetters. In the pressroom the Aeon plate provides excellent ink/water balance and durability making it the ideal solution for a broad range of printing applications. 
Key features include:
- Positive working plate
- Fast Roll-up
- Reduced makeready waste
- High sensitivity
- Excellent ink/water balance
| Dot Reproduction Range |
1–99% at 200 lines
FM capability: 10 micron certified* |
| Substrate |
Electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum |
| Gauges |
.006", .008", .012", .015”
(0.15 mm, 0.20 mm, 0.30 mm, 0.40 mm) |
| Spectral Sensitivity |
830 nm |
| Energy Requirement |
120–160mJ/cm2 |
| Run Length Without Baking:** |
200,000 |
| Run Length Post Baking:* |
1,000,000 |
| Optional Post-Bake |
500° F / 260° C for 3 to 5 minutes |
| Development |
Automatic Plate Processor |
* Dependent upon imaging device and resolution
** Run length is subject to paper, ink and press conditions