And because these presses print with Presstek PearlDry waterless printing plates they are capable of producing lithographic quality results. Another advantage to DI presses is that they accept your digital desktop documents and output them directly to the press for printing. In addition, since they print without water or film and film processing, they offer significant environmental benefits compared to conventional offset printing methods. These machines are ideally suited to small, short-run color press runs of up to 5,000 copies.
Several presses fall into DI category.
More machines are expected to make their debut in the new millennium. Because the image area of the plate, like other waterless plates, is recessed from the silicone surface, dot gain is held to much lower levels than conventional offset plates. Recommend this page to a colleague.