CDI Spark Family
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The CDI Spark family offers a wide range of digital flexo imagers for plates for different markets: from a small footprint imager to very large, for the tag and label, flexible packaging, small and medium folding carton to corrugated market. You can choose and configure a CDI to match your current production needs, and expand capabilities as your business grows. The CDI Spark family can accomodate all plate sizes and you can choose any brand of digital plate and processing method.

One single machine for all your media Our market-leading machines can image digital (LAMS coated) flexo plates, letterpress plates (polyester- and, optional, metal based), chemistry-free offset plates, digital silk screens and Plate handling •• Integrated plate loading tables at all CDI models. •• Plate clamping drums at all CDI models. •• Optional: EasyLoad tables for safe and comfortable plate transportation. chemistry-free film. •• Digital flexo plates: Asahi, DuPont, Flint, Fuji, MacDermid, Toray, Toyobo and others •• Digital let terpress plates (metal and polyester based): Dantex,...

Engine control Installation requirements CDI Spark Family Image quality Optics / Productivity

•• External drum design with vacuum system and EasyClamp •• High power Fiber Laser source, Class 1 laser •• Screen rulings: up to 250 lpi, depending on imaging resolution •• Halftone 1-99% •• Standard Optics: fully variable from 2000 to 2540 ppi on job-to-job base •• HighRes Optics: fully variable from 2540 to 4000 ppi on job-to-job base (up to 6m2/h @ 4000 ppi) •• Grapholas® on Intel PC with Windows 7. The input file format is LEN or TIFF, compatible with all CDI family members. •• Imaging Engine 2420 •• Industry standard PostScript/PDF RIP •• Quality screening optimized for flexo...

• Optional Imaging Engine • Industry standard PostScript/PDF RIP • Quality screening optimized for flexo (Circular, Double Circular dots) included in the RIP • HD Flexo Screening option for the finest print quality inflexo • Additional screening and proofing modules available

Flexo plates need to be ready fast, within a reli- The operational control over the CDI moves able deliver y time. Converters cannot af ford upstream in the produc tion work f low. With presses to be down just because they’re waiting Device Manager, the prepress department has for new plates. Esko’s Automation Engine comes all the necessary information to prioritize with an automated flexo platemaking module. and organize plate making queues to produce There’s no longer need for manual inter ven- the right plate at the right time. The work in tions, the files are prepared automatically...