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Article: The D.I. presses: no, they are not laser printers and yes they do incredible work. DI presses fit a niche in shops large and small.(Product)(Direct Imaging)
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- Graphic Arts Monthly
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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The selection of Direct Imaging (DI) presses has shifted since the technology debuted on Heidelberg's GTO in 1990. The early days of DI offset presses pre-dated wide adoption of CTP, speedy RIPs and high-resolution platesetters. Long RIP times, grainy color and a tendency by early waterless models to run hot limited their range. But the mystique of sending a file directly to an offset press captured the industry's imagination. Since 2002 (by which time more than 2,000 printers had adopted the technology worldwide), several sheetfed suppliers have left the market--Omni Adast, Sakurai, Xerox--while KBA, Ryobi and Screen have joined Heidelberg, whose launch of Quickmaster DI ...