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Computer-To-Screen imaging delivers
an effective return on investment in material and time savings. The
comparison (below) is a real case study, your saving may differ due to
geography. Contact Us for to discuss how
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Conventional Film
Based Production
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Check Art Work
5 Minutes |
Image Dry Film
4 Minutes |
Folder Prep,
Inspection & Placement
10 Minutes |
Vacuum & Expose
2 Minutes |
Wash Out
2 - 3 Minutes |
Inspection &
Blocking
5 Minutes |
Press Setup
6 Minutes |
Production Using a PlanetB Solution
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Check Art Work
5 Minutes |
Image CTS
3 Minutes |
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Expose
30 Seconds |
Wash Out
1 - 1.5 Minutes |
Inspection &
Blocking
2 Minutes |
Press Setup
4 Minutes |
By The Numbers
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Conventional Imaging |
PlanetB Imaging |
Savings |
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35 Minutes or:
$ 7.50 in Labor
$ 2.00 in Film
$ 9.50 Total |
13 Minutes or:
$ 1.90 in Labor
$ .15 in Uv
Block
$ 2.05 Total |
Time
22 Minutes per Screen
Cost
$
7.45 per Screen
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10 Color Job
3.6 Hours in Time
$74.50 in Cost
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Ask our Customers
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Gary Huddell from
AMPRO Sports states:
"The Galaxy has
changed our opinion regarding CTS technology... We have reduced our
production and setup times by half while significantly improving the quality
of AMPRO's products. If you do not use the Galaxy in Screen Making,
you are throwing profits out of the window." |
Quality Improvement
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Piezo Electric Technology |
This is also know as "variable drop on demand" technology.
The printhead picks the proper drop size to fill halftone detail or large
solids. The smallest droplet used is 4pl or .0004" on the emulsion.
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Custom Calibration |
Every system is delivered with a straight line calibration
i.e. 1% = 1%, 50% = 50% ... Some companies need to match existing prints for
reruns. Part of the training schedule includes custom calibrations to
show the operator or artist how to calibrate for specific conditions. |
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Elimination of Film and Glass |
By eliminating these filters from the path of the Uv light,
many of the defects that make their way to the final print no longer exist.
Thus, pinhole defects are do not become part of the design. Lastly,
improved Uv penetration reduces the need to overexpose to harden the
emulsion at the expense of print quality. |
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Intimate Drop Contact |
PlanetB's imaging technology insures sharp edges, fine detail
retention both in the highlights as well as the shadows.
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Detail Using Film - Not only is the detail on the ends blown
out, the scale is compressed because of the tendency for over exposing to
increase hardening. |

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Detail Using CTS - Note the improvement in detail retention,
and how linear the scale is. |

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Faster
Setup
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A note about Registration |
CTS is not a magic bullet for perfect registration.
That said, registration will improve significantly with one of PlanetB's
systems. To truly achieve "Lock and Run" conditions you must: have
control over mesh tension from screen to screen, if using retentionables -
flatter and square is better than racked and racked, have level pallets,
proper squeegee pressure. |
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System Repeatability |
+/- .002 screen to screen |
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Registration Systems |
Compatible with:
Newman PinLock™
Registration System
M&R Tri-Lock
MHM
Registration System
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