Stochastic

Screening
More detail:
FM AM
Changing the way Newspapers Print

Primary Benefits of Staccato

Diminishes visual effect of mis-registration
Displays fine detail on paper
10 to 20% Ink Savings
Secret: Staccato is less
affected by misregistration
150 lpi Staccato

Clear centered
Secret: Staccato is less
affected by misregistration
150 lpi Staccato

Clear centered
Secret: Staccato is less
affected by misregistration
150 lpi Staccato

dot centered
Secret: Staccato is less
affected by misregistration
150 lpi Staccato

dot centered
Secret: Staccato is less
affected by misregistration
150 lpi Staccato No
rosette
drift

Stable
dot
pattern

Consiste
quality
dot centered
 Renewed interest

Mis-registration
often occurs over
the length of
press runs
Mis-registration
100 lpi Staccato

On

Off
Out of registration

100 lpi Staccato

The halftone
Conventional a.k.a. AM screen

45

LPI
A better way

Staccato
Secret:
Staccato better ink mileage

AM

Stacca

Cutback curve and that dot gain is primarily optical

results in better ink mileage
Secret:
Staccato better ink mileage
Secret:
Staccato better ink mileage
Secret:
Staccato better ink mileage
Web press Harris 1000X 16 page press
Number of copies 245,000 copies of each screen were tested the ink consumption
was measured precisely
Pages 16
Staccato screen 35 my
AM screen 120 LPI
Paper 52 gram GRAPHO BRITE EXTRA (NEWSPAPER)
Ink Consumption AM 400 kg. (1,63 g)
Ink Consumption FM 340 kg. (1,39 g)
Facts Ink savings for this advertising flyer on FM screen were 17 %.
Furthermore the quality was better. On the same order we have
made another test where the ink saving was 7 percent.

Sren Henriksen
Production Director GraphX A/S (A Scandinavian Heatset Offset )
Member of the Euro Offset Technical Committee
Screening Basics
AM
Low
detail

FM Stochastic grainy
unstable
failed

High lpi Hi detail

AM
problems
Screening Basics
Some devices and plates
cant render small dots

Tone
Break
 Screening Basics
Hybrid AM screening - ideal for applications like flexo

compromises
highlights
& shadows
Staccato

Smooth stable proven

Printers are thriving with Staccato

Staccato is redefining what printing is all about
Staccato delivers real value
Staccato delivers the competitive edge
 Staccato Implementation

Do-it-yourself Consulting Services

300+ customers have benefit from our experience
suceeded this way
 Imaging Technology

Gaussian laser Creo uses a

spots are larger square-shaped
than the target spot with no
pixel and there is variation of
a variation of power from
energy from the center to edge
center to the
edge
SQUAREspot imaging on a Thermal CTP Plate