AGFA GRAPHICS
PRESS RELEASE
Agfa Graphics launches the Advantage N Essentialsseries
With the launch of the Advantage N Essentials, Agfa Graphics now offers a series of low-cost engines that take computer-to-plate (CtP) technology for newspapers prepress back to its essence. According to the degree of automationthat printers need, they can choose between the semi-automatic Advantage N-eSA or the fully automatedAdvantage N-eTR.
Mortsel, Belgium – May 10, 2016
Advantage N Essentials is built on the philosophy of AdvantageN, yetis a more basicseries of CtP engines for newspaper applications. As such, it completes the AdvantageN platesetter family by offering newspaper printers amore affordable option.That does not mean, however, that the Essentials compromise on performance. Although the series takes a more basic approach to CtP, it still provides printers with the same user-friendliness, reliability, and high-end results that they have come to associate with Agfa Graphics.
“We accepted the challenge of making high-quality CtP engines as affordable as possible. With Advantage N Essentials, I believe we achieved that goal”, says Emiel Sweevers, Marketing Manager for Newspaper Engines, Agfa Graphics.
Adaptable configurations
As is the case with Advantage N, the new Advantage N Essentials series supports several plate-loading mechanisms, various plate throughput speeds and different levels of autonomy. Furthermore, printers can choose several optional features – e.g. mirrored registration or a display – to adjust the CtP engine to their particular needs.
“By making a platesetter series that focusses on the essence of CtP, we offer newspaper printers more ease of use”, said Sweevers. “Weminimized the operating levels without reducing the printer’s range of choices. That is why they can still add extra features if they want to.”
Degrees of automation
Advantage Essentials contain a new, vertical imaging head and come in two different throughput speeds (50 or 100 pph).
The Advantage N-eSA offers the most cost-effective solution whenever limited levels of automation suffice. Both plate loading and positioning are done manually, yet plate processing is an autonomous mechanism. The Advantage N-eTR, then, offers printers full automation. It automatically loads plates from an internal, transportable cassette that can hold up to 500 plates.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Specialty Products). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,646million euros in 2015.
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Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the commercial printing industry, the newspaper printing and publishing industry and the sign and display, decoration and industrial inkjet printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and process management, cloud software and image processing.
Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate, digital proofing and security solutions for commercial and packaging printers.
For newspaper markets Agfa Graphics is leading supplier of automationfor printed and mobile publishing workflows.
Agfa Graphics has also developed a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.
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