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im·age·set·ter

 (ĭm′ĭj-sĕt′ər)
n.
A typesetting device that produces very high-resolution output directly from a computer file, as for camera-ready copy.
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im•age•set•ter

(ˈɪm ɪdʒˌsɛt ər)
n.
a printer or typesetting machine for producing professional-quality text with extremely high resolution.
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Kodak says Kestler Digital was loaned a Kodak T800 "Platesetter," valued at $75,000, in November 2015.
Running on the Generation News Platesetter, Sonora News Plates image at up to 240 plates per hour--fast enough even for some larger newspaper operations.
* Tighter integration with output devices: Bi-directional communication and status feedback is now possible with HP's industrial presses for labels and packaging and with the EskoArtwork CDI flexo platesetter. Operators can now monitor status and receive feedback from output devices directly within Automation Engine.
Platesetter Design Equates to Energy and Dollar Benefits
Computer controlled direct print-out represents the system of control and processing the data in the screening device (screening image processor RIP), and the computer control of the imaging device (platesetter).
Basch's device catalog includes the Panthera[R] 800 II CTP platesetter (A1 size offset printing), Panthera[R] 500G Flexo/relief/offset CTP platesetter, Panthera[R] 3322C digital inkjet label printer, and the Panthera[R] 3326V digital inkjet varnish press.
Available at production speeds from 100 up to 400 plates per hour, the NEWSmax is the newspaper industry's fastest production platesetter. Engineered for high-volume plate production, NEWSmax is an ideal solution for either semi- or fully automated CtP production.
JV Imaging already distributes the Kodak Thermoflex Platesetter line, the Prinergy Powerpack Workflow System, Insite Prepress Portal System products, the Approval Digital Color Imaging System, and the Matchprint Inkjet Proofing System.
Supporting the Vx9600, V9600, Vx6000, V-8, Luxel News, and FFEI Alinte engines, Xitron has now completed support for virtually every Fujifilm platesetter model in use today.
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