Screening technology for the future Sandy Screen products

Screening technology for the future Sandy. Screen products 1

Challenges of the future A new screening technology must fulfil 2 basic demands: 1. It must be better than the screens used hitherto • better with respect to the quality of the final product • better in its operational application 2. It must avoid problems and irregularities • without additional cost or workload • without risk of reductions in quality Sandy. Screen products 2

Objectives of a new technology • • • qualified to be applied in all types of offset printing easy integration into existing production processes operational on all current platesetters and presses stable quality even in high circulations no loss of data – all details in light and shadow appear in print screen frequency to be selected and adapted to the product no shifts in tonal value repeatability of plates in identical quality no disturbing screen structures as moiré, rosettes etc printing element not visible easy handling by prepress and printing crews Sandy. Screen products 3

The answer to these objectives Sandy. Professional The new universal high fidelity screen for all types of offset printing Sandy. Screen products 4

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Sandy. Professional The new universal screen for high-fidelity printing in Sheetfed Web offset Newsprint Sandy. Professional the unique quality modulated QM screen Sandy. Screen products 7

Sandy. Professional specifications Dot screen without dot closure: • • • no abrupt screen transitions continuous tonal values well differentiated shadow tones perfectly controllable gradation curves higher screen ruling possible no disturbing structures such as moiré, rosettes etc. Sandy. Screen products 8

Dot closure progression Sandy. Screen products 9

Dot closure comparison Chaindot screen Dot closure 37% and 72% Euclidean dot Dot closure at 50% FM screening Sandy. Professional Dot closure at approx. 95% Sandy. Screen products 10

Sandy. Professional vs. conventional screening conventional Sandy. Professional Sandy. Screen products 11

Sandy. Professional vs. conventional screening Sandy. Professional conventional Sandy. Screen products 12

Superiority of Sandy. Professional Advantages of Sandy. Professional against other screening types ( round, elliptic, chaindot , FM , Hybrid etc. ) • No abrupt screen transitions - optimal highlight details • Higher screening frequencies possible • Perfectly controllable at all levels of grey balance • Reduction of technical disturbances such as moirés etc Sandy. Professional rises your products to a new quality level ! Sandy. Screen products 13

Sandy. Professional Scope of application Newsprint: (from 1270 dpi) Web offset: (from 2400 dpi - 2540 lpi) - up to 254 lpi Sheet fed: (min. ! 2400 dpi) - up to 304 lpi normal papers: enhanced papers: - up to 142 lpi - up to 152 lpi Screen frequencies: from 132/142/152/178/203/228/254 up to 304 lpi Sandy. Professional permits a selection to the product`s requirements Prerequisites: • • performance und resolution (dpi) of the exposure unit type and performance of plate parameters of the printing unit (dot increase etc. ) compatible RIP (Harlequin based) Sandy. Screen products 14

Sandy. Professional Technological advantages Sandy. Professional integrates easily into existing production processes. • can be installed on Harlequin based RIP‘s (others to be evaluated) • can be imaged without problems on current platesetters (Autologic, Punch, Graphix, Newsetter, Polaris , Krause, Lüscher etc. ). • stands perfectly clear on all plates (Kodak Polychrome, Fuji, Agfa etc. ) and permits to repeat reproductions in identical quality. • produces outstanding images and a stable quality on current presses (manroland, Wifag, KBA , Goss etc. ) • in-house standards (IFRA/ISO) can be maintained or re-defined • once on paper, is elegant and smooth like silk. Sandy. Screen products 15

Sandy. Professional Operational advantages • The dot increase can be calculated, controlled and steered precisely • Gradation curves on the RIP guarantee optimal and flawless reproductions • Printing elements no longer visible – no more annoying screen structures (moirés, mechanical breaks) in pictures • Dot closure no longer a problem • Easy to use for prepress crews, thus efficient and economic • Specially designed for Ct. P and Ctc. P Sandy. Screen products 16

Sandy. Professional Commercial advantages • Existing installations (platesetting equipment, printing presses etc. ) can be used unchanged • Customers‘ demands can be fulfilled more easily. • Selected commercial markets become accessible • High quality demands in sheetfed and web print can be met • Increased profitability due to increased productivity • Reduced waste of time and paper • Leading market position – higher competitiveness • Sandy. Screen is independent. No obligation to engage in a package deal or longterm commitment Sandy. Screen products 17

Statements of some of our clients • „A project team comprising in-house and Sandy. Screen experts succeeded in significantly improving the quality of black/white and 4 colour images“ • „Since introducing Sandy. Professional the number of subscribers has increased and advertising agencies hold the product in high esteem. We have also noted a complaint rate of virtually zero“ • „There was no need to modify existing machinery“ • „Advertisements are now reproduced with excellent, brilliant quality and editorial reproductions exhibit no visible screen elements or other distractions, such as moiré effects, rosettes. . . “ • „Going into Selected Commercial Printing, Sandy. P would lead to a greater utilization of the equipment and better revenues though the opportunity to print magazines, brochures etc. “ Sandy. Screen products 18

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Sandy. Professional newspaper references. . . These 5 Sandy. Screen customers have entered the IFRAColor Quality Club 2006 -2008 of the world`s 50 best newspapers ! 20

. . . more newspaper references A selection of Sandy. Screen reference papers 21

. . . universal, professional. . . Sandy. P Whoever uses Sandy. Screen prints in the Champions League Thank you for your attention! Sandy. Screen AG Steinenring 52 CH-4051 Basel/Switzerland Tel: Fax: E-Mail: 0041 (0) 61 283 31 11 0041 (0) 61 283 31 12 welcome@sandyscreen. ch www. sandyscreen. ch. TOP technology for TOP results 22