alfa CTP Systems

Quality and productivity for commercial printers

The Accelero 888 is designed to give today's commercial printers the options they need to compete and thrive. Depending on productivity requirements, its thermal imaging head can be configured with 32, 48 or 64 laser channels and it comes in two formats to suit either 4-up or 8-up printers.

Accelero offers three plate handling configurations: The semi-automatic machines allows plates to be loaded manually, but whether ordered with the machine or as a future upgrade, it can be made fully automatic with the addition of either the single cassette or the multi-cassette autoloader. The single cassette option has a 100 plate capacity, while the multi-cassette versions has four cassettes which can each hold a different size plate up to a total of 400 plates.

For more information on the options for automation, please see the "Automation Options" page on this website. 

Quality, performance, flexibility

Made for quality conscious for 4-up commercial printers with plate sizes up to 800 x 660 mm (31.5 x 26 in). It is available with either a thermal or U.V. imaging head and supports both chemistry-free “develop on press” and wet processing plate types. Thermal and U.V. processing speeds are comparable, but the imaging head can be configured with either 24, 32, or 48 laser channels depending on performance requirements. Plates are fed manually and returned to the operator at the point of load. 

The Accelero uses a single optimized resolution, usually 2400 dpi. Output speed is determined by the number of laser channels, the plate size and resolution, but as a guide, at 2400 dpi, using the maximum sized plate the Accelero will produce between 15 and 26 maximum size plates an hour depending on the number of laser channels. 

Large format plate making

For quality conscious commercial printers with large format presses, alfa CTP offers a the Accelero 1200 which images plates up to 1470 x 1180 mm (57.9 x 46.5 in.). The Accelero uses an external drum and a 64 channel thermal imaging head, which can output approximately 16 full size plates an hour at 2400 dpi. Plates are loaded into the machine manually, but it can de-load automatically to a plate finisher if the plate type in use requires it. The machines comes with a comprehensive warranty to give the user the peace of mind that every eventuality is covered.  

Speed when you need it

The VMAX's unique design lets you buy the performance you need now, with the option to increase production capacity later. The base model VMAX 100 can output approximately 100 "metro" size plates an hour, but with an inexpensive field upgrade, throughput can be increased all the way up to 400 plates an hour; factory models include systems rated at 100, 160, 220, 280, 340 and 400 plates per hour. 
For a machine with such power, the VMAX has a small footprint and flexible configuration options that allow it to fit easily into pre-existing plate lines without the need for expensive redesigns of other processing elements such as punch-bend systems.