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Presstek has announced its line-up for this month's Graph Expo show, where it plans to showcase a raft of chemistry-free pre-press kit.

The US-based manufacturer, which will also be exhibiting at next week's Total Print! Expo (TPE), will demonstrate its Compass, Dimension Pro 800 and Vector FL52 platesetters at Graph Expo, as well as its range of chemistry-free plates.

Kathy McHugh, Presstek's chief marketing officer, said: "Presstek's chemistry-free solutions eliminate steps from the production process as well as time, cost and errors associated with chemistry-based platemaking.

"These efficiencies are not only good for the environment; they also enable printers to be more capable, profitable and competitive."

Presstek's Drupa launch of the Compass platesetter and its Aurora Pro plate represent its first steps toward opening up its CTP offering.

Previously Presstek's plates could only be imaged on its own platesetters, whereas the Aurora Pro can be used with both Kodak and Screen devices, while the Compass can also image other manufacturers' plates.

The company's Anthem Pro plates, optimised for its Dimension range, and its Freedom Pro plates, optimised for the Vector FL52, will also be on stand at Graph Expo, which will be held in Chicago from 26-29 October.