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Making crisp, press-ready plates has suddenly become a whole lot easier with the Australian premiere of DPX2, an upgraded version of the acclaimed DPX polyester platesetting system from ECRM Imaging Systems. The Currie Group, Australia’s independent universal print supply company, is offering the new DPX2 to its customers ahead of the platesetter’s landmark Australasian show debut at PrintEX07.

Currie sales director, Bernie Robinson, says that following an agreement with ECRM, his company is now the sole vendor of new DPX polyester platesetters in Australia.

Manufactured at ECRM’s US plant in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, the DPX2 has begun shipping and will be demonstrated at customer showcases in Sydney and Melbourne - and in other parts of Australia on Currie’s acclaimed Colour Express roadshow.

"We’re keen to show printers the benefits of the new DPX2 and how polyester plates can help them attain a hassle-free computer-to-plate workflow in the B2 (two-up) space," says Robinson.

ECRM’s Australian-based Support Specialist Bob Evans says the DPX2 is a compact unit. "At 107x102cm, it’s the ideal ’corner’ platesetter that can handle two-up work in smaller businesses, or augment the workflow shared by larger setters in Mako’s comprehensive range."

The two-page DPX2 and the four-page DPX4 have a built-in, twin-bath temperature-controlled processor, integrated register punches for both 220mm and 425mm plates that ensure a perfect fit on a press, a low installation cost and automatic adjustment of spot size.

All DPX models are supplied with the latest version of Harlequin’s workflow software, with improved control of calibration for optimum quality.

The DPX2 offers two plate sizes inline simultaneously, providing great flexibility and saving time and money.

Made in the USA, the DPX2, like all setters in the ECRM range, has rugged, dependable quality and environmental safeguards built in.

Adding a DPX2 to the production floor raises speed and efficiency, says Robinson. "With the ability to meet fast turnarounds and tight deadlines more easily, printers will soon find their volumes increasing. This is the point at which they may well consider other key products in the ECRM family, such as the Mako range of violet metal platesetters."

ECRM offers the Australian market the Mako 2, with multiple plate sizes up to 560 x 670mm. Also available is a Mako 2 Lite version for 52-size presses only.

The Mako System 4 can be configured as a four-up or as a two-up system upgradeable to four pages and is ideal for oversize jobs such as gatefolds. A Mako System 4X adds optical imaging and automatic punching to the mix.

The Mako4Matic has two sets of punches, each configurable on the fly to punch multiple configurations. The Mako 8 can image violet photopolymer or silver-halide polyester plates up to 1143x824mm.

In the newspaper market, or for mixed commercial/regional newspaper printing operations, ECRM offers the Mako NEWS and deluxe NEWSmatic setters, as well as NEWS Xtra for wider web widths.

"All in all, ECRM represents optimum value in platesetting for Australian print professionals," says Bernie Robinson, "from the entry-level DPX2, to an array of four and eight-page units for the commercial and newspaper markets."