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Significant Milestone For S&G
S&G recently output its one millionth printing plate since installing two Agfa Avalon N8-70XT platesetters in June 2010, after four years of averaging 500 to 1,500 plates in every 24-hour period through its pre-press department.
“The reason we are able to output the sheer volume of plates so quickly is due to reliability of our platesetter lines and the thorough maintenance programme we have in place here at S&G,” said pre-press manager Jamie Awford.
S&G switched to Agfa’s Azura TU chemistry-free plate at the start of 2014 and the subsequent elimination of developer, replenisher and rinse water has cut waste and disposal costs while also slashing the amount of time spent cleaning the machines. “Our new Azura clean-out units take probably 30 minutes per week and a general daily wipe down,” said Awford. “Previously it would have taken four hours per machine per week.”
Above: Our Scotland and North England Sales Manager Andrew Dunn presenting a bottle of champagne to Nicky Howden, Editor of I-on Edinburgh Magazine whose publication coincided with outputting our one millionth plate.
