AGFA Palladio Complete CTP System 25 x 30 + RIP

AGFA Palladio Complete CTP System 25 x 30 + RIP


Manufacturer: AGFA
Model: Palladio I - 25" x 30" CTP Plate Maker
Condition: Was in daily use at a print shop until it shut down and we acquired it. Extremely clean machine mechanically, and physically.


Agfa Palladio keeps the jobs flowing via a series of productivity-enhancing features, rock-solid reliability, and unequaled automation. It achieves the fast speeds that let you create more plates in less time doing more jobs per shift. And it provides a level of speed at a level of quality appropriate for the wide range of applications todays printers produce.
High-speed flatbed imaging: Agfa Palladio is designed to produce plates quickly and to eliminate delays in the prepress process. Its proven flatbed design is the right approach for exceptional reliability in a 4-up format. A high-speed flatbed transport system keeps the plates moving quickly and accurately through the entire exposure process. This flatbed design plus other speed-enhancing features enables Agfa Palladio to output an extremely efficient twenty plates an hour.
Violet laser enables faster imaging: Agfa pioneered violet-laser imaging in computer-to-plate solutions. Now Agfa Palladio brings this innovative, fast imaging technology to a wider audience. Agfa Palladio images plates with a state-of-the-art violet laser diode operating at a frequency of 410 nm. The laser is extremely reliable, providing consistent laser energy over a very long life.
Hands-off operation: With Agfa Palladio, your presses will be very busy but the systems advanced automation capabilities require very little attention from your prepress staff. Just load it and start making plates. From loading to processing to unloading Agfa Palladio makes the process of producing plates as streamlined and automated as possible. After all, much of the total cost of owning a computer-to-plate solution is the labor required to load, monitor, adjust, and unload the platesetter. The maximum automation of Agfa Palladio frees your staff to do more strategic work. Since Agfa Palladio is a fully automated system, it eliminates the need for a full-time employee to make plates. Best of all, this high level of automation comes at a reasonable price resulting in a low ongoing cost of ownership. So for about the price of a manual system, you can get Agfa Palladio a fully automatic platesetter that reduces labor and plate costs while enabling you to create high-quality aluminum digital plates.
Automated plate loading and handling: Agfa Palladio provides fully automated plate handling simplifying the process. A special media cassette keeps 50 plates online and ready for imaging, making it easy for you to output long runs of multiple pages with minimal effort. An ergonomically designed cart makes it easy to move and position input cassettes. The cart docks easily and quickly with the engine, putting 50 plates at your fingertips. Compare this approach to manual systems, which require you to load plates one at a time.
Smart cassettes streamline the process: Agfa Palladio media cassettes feature unique ID codes that let users assign media parameters and press destinations. The systems cassette sensor automatically reads the ID code and recalls the appropriate preset data saving operators the time and trouble of inputting this data each time they change cassettes. Users can preset parameters for a variety of printing presses and media sizes including plate size, presence/absence of interleaf paper, grip/antigrip size, image centering, burn-out margins, and notch configuration.
Automatic slipsheet removal: Agfa Palladio uses a loading sensor to automatically determine whether the top sheet in a cartridge is metal or paper. It then routes paper slipsheets to a disposal area for convenient removal at a later time, eliminating the potential for introducing humidity and debris into the imaging area. Automatic slipsheet removal saves time and reduces operator attention, keeping overall productivity high. Plates are automatically routed to the imaging table. These advanced automation features and more ensure that your platesetting operation will be simple, automated, and reliable.
Efficient online processing: To complete the Agfa Palladios automated approach to platesetting, Agfa also offers online processors. These high-quality online processors enable you to automate the plate production process all the way through development and output. Integrating seamlessly with the engine, the online processor makes platesetting a completely automated process.
Right for your applications: Agfa Palladio lets you create quality plates that are right for a wide range of applications. It can output plates at a range of resolutions 1200, 2400, and 3000 dpi giving you the flexibility to accept the wide variety of jobs that your customers produce. With this range of resolutions, as well as Agfa Palladios inherent precision imaging, you can meet the needs of even the most demanding customers. Plus, Agfas proven Agfa Balanced Screening technology brings reliable, accurate screening to every job.
Precise plate placement: Quality imaging requires precise control over plates throughout the platemaking process. Agfa Palladio features a special plate placement system that ensures that every plate is in the correct position on the table right from the start. A vacuum securing system prevents subsequent movement. Agfa Palladios flatbed design and accurate plate placement system combine to offer the precise imaging required for your most demanding jobs.
Smooth table movement during imaging: A precisely engineered transport system keeps Agfa Palladios imaging table moving smoothly across the imaging area. Since the table moves only in one plane, its motion is extremely stable and regular. This motion ensures that the laser achieves extremely accurate imaging, providing high repeatability even at high resolutions.
A precision optical system: Agfa Palladios specially designed optical system allows uniform dot shape and placement across the imaged media. Thanks to Agfa Palladios flatbed design, the optical
system stays in one position, locked into place throughout the imaging process. The violet laser is focused both before and after reflection to ensure a consistent beam shape. And the 6-sided polygon mirror keeps imaging accurate at all resolutions.


Laser: Violet Laser (410 nm)
Optics: 6-facet polygon mirror
Plate Size: 11" x 17.72" to 25" x 29.68" (280 x 450 mm to 635 x 754 mm)
Plate Thickness: .006" to .012" (0.15 to 0.3 mm)
Imaging Size: Up to 21.65" x 29.33" (550 x 745 mm)
Output Resolution: 1200, 2400, 3000 dpi
Plate: Lithostar Ultra-V (violet-sensitive aluminum plate)
Imaging Speed:
7.4 mm/sec @ 1200 dpi
7.4 mm/sec @ 2400 dpi
4.8 mm/sec @ 3000 dpi
Productivity:
20 plates/hr @ 1200 dpi
20 plates/hr @ 2400 dpi
15 plates/hr @ 3000 dpi
Plate Loading:
Automatic loading (with interleaf paper removal)
Manual loading
Cassette Capacity: 50 plates
Interface: 16-bit SCSI-2
Weight: 1323 lbs
Electrical: Single Phase, 200-240v, 0.7 kW