Creo Announces New Platform For Lotem 800 Platesetters-Marks 1000th Installation.Business Editors & High Tech Writers Graph Expo 2002 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002 Creo, Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CREO) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CRE CRE Commercial Real Estate CRE Corporate Real Estate CRE Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland) CRE CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and Readout Electronics CRE Camp Response Element ) announces a major enhancement to the market-leading Lotem(TM) 800 line of 8-page platesetters with the introduction of a new platform that offers improved functionality and the ability to upgrade to advanced imaging and process control. The new Lotem(TM) 800 II platesetter A machine that generates plates for a printing press. A platesetter is similar in function to an imagesetter, except that instead of producing film from which the plates are made, the plates themselves are made. See imagesetter and CTP. offers more speed options to allow printers to match throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. to their production needs. Thermal halftone In printing, the simulation of a continuous-tone image (shaded drawing, photograph) with dots. All printing processes, except for Cycolor, print dots. In photographically generated halftones, a camera shoots the image through a halftone screen, creating smaller dots for lighter areas and proofing is now also available as an option. By using the same digital files containing the exact screening and halftone dot structure to image proofs as well as the plates, the resulting proof represents exactly what will be printed. The new Lotem 800 II platesetter can also be upgraded with the 'Quantum set' of features to become Creo's flagship computer-to-plate See CTP. (CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. ) system, the Lotem(TM) 800 Quantum platesetter. This state-of-the-art platesetter offers high performance features including the SQUAREspot(R) imaging head for predictable and consistent imaging, advanced process control, Staccato(R) FM screening, and automatic temperature compensation. "This new Lotem platform provides more options for our customers to choose the best device for their current needs," notes Nir Armoni Armoni (ärmō`nī), in the Bible, one of Saul's sons, killed to end the Gibeonite famine. , business line manager for 8-page CTP at Creo. "As their needs change, they can easily upgrade with maximum cost effectiveness." The new Lotem II platform is now available worldwide. New Lotem Milestone The 'Lotem II' platform is being introduced as Creo achieves a new milestone with the installation of the 1000th Lotem 800 CTP system. "We are very pleased to become the one-thousandth Noun 1. one-thousandth - one part in a thousand equal parts thousandth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers installation of the Lotem 800 line of platesetters," says Paul Taylor
More CTP Choices Creo CTP devices offer a choice for every production requirement, ranging from inexpensive, semi-automatic Semi-automatic may refer to:
n. One that initiates or popularizes a trend: "The Golden State, ever the trendsetter, reformed its property tax" New York. , renowned for its flexibility in imaging plates, proofs and film, and the Lotem, for its advanced automation and excellent productivity. Both lines can now be upgraded, to either the Lotem 800 Quantum or Trendsetter(R) Quantum platform, both with the SQUAREspot imaging head for the sharpest imaging and process control, and other advanced features such as Staccato FM screening and automatic temperature compensation.
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Model Speed Automation
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Trendsetter 800 S speed: 9 plates/hr Semi-automatic
F speed: 16 plates/hr
V speed: 27 plates/hr
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Trendsetter 800 S speed: 9 plates/hr Semi-automatic
Quantum (10 with autoloader)
F speed: 16 plates/hr
(17 with autoloader)
V speed: 27 plates/hr
(31 with autoloader)
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Lotem 800 S speed: 10 plates/hr Fully automatic
F speed: 16 plates/hr
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Lotem 800 II S speed 10 plates/hr Fully automatic
New! F speed: 16 plates/hr Single, dual or
multi-cassette
V speed: 25 plates/hr Inline punch
and paper
disposal
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Lotem 800 S speed 10 plates/hr Fully automatic
Quantum
F speed: 16 plates/hr Single, dual or
multi-cassette
V speed: 25 plates/hr Inline punch
and paper
disposal
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Resolution Screening Upgradeable
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2400 dpi 200 lpi Upgradeable to
linescreen Trendsetter 800
Quantum
Staccato(R)
screening Autoloader
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2400 dpi 450 lpi. 10 micron Staccato
linescreen FM option
Staccato(R) Autoloader
screening
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Continuously 200 lpi Dual loading or
variable from linescreen multi-cassette
1,524 to
3,556 dpi 25 micron Staccato
FM option
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2400 or 2540 200 lpi Upgradeable to
dpi linescreen Lotem 800 Quantum
Staccato Dual or multi-
screening cassette
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2400 or 2540 450 lpi 10 micron Staccato
dpi linescreen FM option
Staccato
screening Dual loading or
multi-cassette
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See complete specifications at www.creo.com
IMAGES AVAILABLE About Creo Creo is a world leader in solutions for the graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. industry. Core product lines include image capture systems; inkjet proofers; thermal imaging devices for films, plates and proofs; professional color and copydot scanning systems; and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. management software. Creo is also an Original Equipment Manufacture supplier of on-press imaging technology, components for digital presses, and color servers for high-speed, print-on-demand digital printers. Creo trades under the symbols CREO on NASDAQ and CRE on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. . www.creo.com (C) 2002 Creo Inc. The Creo product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or service marks of Creo Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other company and brand, product and service names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Data is subject to change without notice. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described under the caption "Information Regarding Forward-looking Statements" and elsewhere in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and which are incorporated herein by reference. We do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. |
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