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Avatar T-CF

Unique in its class, Avatar T-CF is a non-ablative chem-free thermal printing plate that does not require pre-heating and offers outstanding performance. This plate covers an extensive range of demanding newspaper printing applications.
Avatar T-CF

Expect supreme image quality, productivity and versatility with a minimal ecological footprint – discover Avatar T-CF, Agfa’s robust pre-heat-free, chem-free photopolymer printing plate.

Unique in its class Avatar T-CF combines an image quality of 200 lpi (1,200/1,270 dpi), and a run length of up to 350,000 revolutions with predictable, low dot gain and compatibility with most thermal platesetters on the market, as well as the Adamas clean-out unit.

The printing plate covers a wide range of applications produced in newspaper printing plants today, like daily and weekly newspapers, special interest editions or magazine-like products.

Key benefits

  • Patented ThermoLink technology provides robustness, high image quality and optimal press performance.
  • Run lengths of up to 350,000 copies (75,000 copies with UV inks)
  • Designed to cover an extensive range of demanding newspaper applications
  • Daylight safety with an imaging resolution of up to 200 lpi (1,200/1,270 dpi)
  • Compatible with most thermal platesetters on the market
  • No ablation control required
  • High-sensitive, high-contrast, chem-free printing plate

特性

Razor-sharp results

Avatar T-CF provides photorealistic image quality up to 200 lpi (1,200/1,270 dpi) or higher, depending on your platesetter type. Its protective overcoat prevents oxidation and eliminates ablation, guaranteeing durability and low maintenance.

Productivity made simple

A highly sensitive printing plate, Avatar T-CF is designed to handle print runs of up to 350,000 copies. It combines fast, accurate and wide-latitude plate exposure with simple processing and robustness.

Robust and durable

Avatar T-CF allows for coldset and low-power UV printing (with a run length of up to 75,000 revolutions). Its highlight dots are tough enough to offer a high-quality press performance even on the longest press runs.

Optimal convenience

While Avatar T-CF’s robust and scratch-resistant surface allows for easy handling, its strong image contrast supports simple visual inspection and quality control, ensuring plates are mounted on press correctly. The plate supports all kind of vision bender and barcode reader in the punch & bending and stacking area.

ECO3 innovation

Committed to sustainable innovation that targets ecology, economy and extra convenience (ECO3), Agfa aims at developing cleaner and cost-effective solutions that are easy to operate and maintain, both for chemistry-free and conventional systems.

Avatar T-CF is a prime example of this philosophy, requiring only small quantities of concentrated or diluted clean-out gum – when combined with the Adamas COU clean-out series. The result? No use of water, decreased waste production, lower disposal costs and a safer work environment.

Patented ThermoLink technology

As a cutting-edge photopolymer plate, Avatar T-CF is based on Agfa’s patented ThermoLink technology. Thanks to the ThermoLink technology, the plate compounds are cross-linked without pre-heating, resulting in robustness, high image quality and optimal press performance. This swift polymerization process also ensures a predictable, low dot gain, making Avatar T-CF similar to a linear plate.

ECO³

Agfa is committed to sustainable innovation that focuses on ecology, economy, and extra convenience—or ECO³. Our hardware, software and consumables make your prepress and printing operations cleaner, more cost-effective and easier to operate and maintain.

The ultimate goal? More value for your entire printing business!

Create more value for your entire printing business

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Applications

Avatar T-CF covers a wide range of applications produced in newspaper printing today like daily and weekly newspapers, special interest editions or magazine-like products. Thanks to its robustness, the plate is perfect for newspaper printing, but if you don’t need such high productivity, Avatar T-CF’ sensitivity will instead guarantee an extremely long laser lifespan.

Coldset press: newspaper
Coldset press with UV or heatset inks: special interest editions or magazine-like products

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Technical Specs

Avatar T-CF

Plate characteristics
Technology Chemistry-free ThermoLink technology
Substrate High-quality grained and anodized aluminum
Spectral sensitivity 830 nm thermal
Energy 90 mJ/cm²
Platesetter compatibility Accredited for most common 830 nm external drum platesetters
Image contrast Excellent. The plates can be measured with all available densitometers and plate readers.
Plate sizes Length: 289-1500 mm

Width: 400-2100 mm

Gauges 0.15-0.40 mm (0.006-0.016”)
Resolution AM 200 lpi @ 1,200/1,270 dpi
Applications Web printing
Run length Up to 350,000 coldset

Up to 75,000 in UV

Cleaning out
Developer none
Clean-out gum Adamas gum
Replenishment rate 50 ml/m² and 50 ml/h (ready-to-use)
Bath life 8,000 m²
Finisher Unifin, RC 795
Clean-out unit Adamas COU85, Adamas COU125, Adamas COU150
Environment
Light conditions Daylight
Room conditions (T, RH) 18-24 °C (64-75 °F), < 70% RH
Storage conditions Below 32 °C (90 °F), <70% RH

Agfa’s Pressroom Chemicals

Plate correction pen (for unbaked plates) Polymer deletion pen
Scratch remover Reviva Plate
Plate cleaner Standard: ANTURA CtP Plate Cleaner
UV: ANTURA UV PL CLEANER
Dual purpose gum: ANTURA CleanGum
Fountain solutions Sheetfed: Not applicable
Heatset: ANTURA fount HS PLUS
Coldset: ANTURA fount CS2 Plus, ANTURA fount CS2 , ANTURA fount CS2-spray
Rehardener Standard: RC611
For RO water: ANTURA water conditioner
Roller and blanket washes Standard: Xtrawash Plus 40 & 60
UV: ANTURA UV74 wash
Heatset: ANTURA wash WEB
Rejuvenator: Reviverol Plus