COMPUTER-to-PLATE | Highwater Cobra
Cobra is a manual load-unload CtP engine designed specifically for the B3/2-up commercial print market. It exposes violet metal plates at high resolution, using high precision internal drum imaging optics and a 60mW laser.
The plate is placed directly into the drum by the operator, and located in the registration system. Vacuum is then applied to hold the plate in perfect register while it is imaged at a resolution of 2540 dpi (100 dpmm) at a speed of 6mm per second. A 2-up GTO plate takes only one and a half minutes to image, regardless of content.
This interface supports:
- Creo Trendsetter 400 = Heidelberg Trendsetter 3230
- Creo Trendsetter 800 II = Heidelberg Trendsetter 3244
Features and Benefits
Quality
Cobra's imaging quality is superb with its powerful 60mW violet laser. Its precise optical system is capable of imaging with screening resolutions of over 200 lpi, giving excellent results on plate.
Speed
The wait for plates is over with Cobra's high speed spinner, designed for fast imaging. Combined with easy plate handling, this enables Cobra to output up to 30 plates per hour, including plate load/unload time.
Reliability and Accuracy
Cobra uses a high precision internal drum and violet laser technology – a combination proven to give the most reliable and consistently accurate imaging on metal plate.
Afordable Performance
Cobra's low cost of ownership and competitive return on investment results in one of the most affordable CtP systems on the market.
Ease of Use
Cobra's plate management console software has been written specifically to make platemaking easy – it is so simple that anyone can use the system to produce plates quickly and reliably.
Versatility
With its standard USB 2.0 interface, Cobra can be connected to any suitable Windows PC RIP that outputs 1-bit TIFF bitmaps. This fast industry standard connection ensures that Cobra is a truly “open” system.
Future Proof
Cobra is capable of imaging all silver and photopolymer violet plates currently on the market, to give a wide range of plate options both now and into the future.
