Agfa Launches Hybrid Screening Technology for Newspaper Printing

Sub lim a screening technology allows continuous adjustment of the newspaper's reproduction under standard printing conditions. Sub lim a is a hybrid screening technology for newspaper printing. It is A g fa's patented technology. It adds random screening (FM screening) technology and A g fa's B a lan ced (balanced) screening. The combination of technology enables newspapers to have a continuous quality of printing and achieve a level of quality that has never been achieved in high-speed newspaper printing.
In the development of this screening technology, A g fa introduced three major factors, namely, the characteristics of newsprint, the standard 85-100 screen lines, and the high-speed operation of newspaper presses. They developed a photo-quality screening effect in a special environment for newspaper printing using mature random screening technology, which is mainly used in commercial printing.
A g fa's Sub lim a can reproduce gradation effects from 1% to 99%, and can reproduce black and white and color tone images, line art, and various icons with fine details in highlights, shadows, and midtones. Using this technology to print on traditional newsprint, there are no visible outlets on the printed matter, and the quality can be comparable to that of commercial printed products, creating new market opportunities for the newspaper industry and bringing more profits.
A g fa's Sub lim a can be run under their Apogee RIP with Polaris is a direct platemaking system. The plate used is the N91 digital image plate.