Take your plate room to the next level with a fully automated CTP workflow that brings SCREEN imaging, KRAUSE pallet loading, and NELA plate transport, punching, bending and sorting into one seamless line.
No hesitations, no stoppages, just consistent, high-speed production from pallet to press.
More Throughput, Less Cost
KRAUSE Automated Plate Loading
Founded in 1855, Krause has become the technology leader in the CTP sector.
KRAUSE pallet-based loaders feed plates directly from the pallet into the platesetter with no manual plate handling. The Krause PowerLoader range delivers:
- Continuous plate feeding. Remove up to 40 plates per hour
- store up to 1500 plates for a continuous flow
- fewer bent or spoiled plates
- reduced labour involvement
- true unmanned production for peak periods or overnight
- a CTP line that runs at the full rated speed, consistently
This is a completely modular system, available to scale as needed for your printing business.
SCREEN CTP Imaging
SCREEN is the world’s largest supplier of CTP (Computer to Plate) systems. They set the global benchmark for prepress plate production, delivering outstanding performance, reliability, and efficiency for a wide range of printing applications.
Their technologies deliver the consistency modern offset operations demand, from B1 and B2 commercial through to very large format (ability to produce plates up to 1600 x 2280 mm at 2540 dpi), with optional single or multi autoloaders supporting up to five different plate sizes. Their commercial PlateRite range delivers:
PlateRite Commercial B1 & B2 Series
PlateRite Ultima Series
Very Large Format CTP solutions, designed to handle the most demanding printing environments. These systems deliver top-tier performance for commercial and packaging printing applications.
- Capable of outputting plates up to 1600 x 2280 mm
NELA Plate Transport, Punching, Bending & Sorting
Designed to optimise prepress workflow, NELA automation reduces handling time, improves consistency and ensures plates arrive press-ready, sorted and organised.
• fast, precise plate movement
• press-ready sorting
• safe handling even over long distances
• zero scratches, mix-ups or delays
Every plate arrives press-ready, exactly where it should, exactly when it’s needed.
Proven With Bluetree Group
If it works for the UK’s biggest online printer, it’ll work for you.
Bluetree Group, home to instantprint and Route 1 Print, operates one of the most advanced, high-volume print facilities in the UK. They run huge plate volumes, tight deadlines and a diverse product range. Reliability isn’t optional; it’s essential.
Dennison has supported Bluetree throughout their journey from an award-winning screen printer to the multi-faceted powerhouse they are today. Over the years, we’ve supplied several generations of CTP systems as their operation expanded, right through to the three SCREEN PT-R 8900N-Z lines they run today, among the fastest and most reliable CTP machines available.
These lines combine SCREEN CTP and multi-cassette autoloaders, KRAUSE high-volume pallet-based automated loading, and a NELA plate transport, punch and bend system, creating a flexible, high-speed, pallet-to-press workflow.
It is automation proven at scale in one of the UK’s most demanding print environments.
Why Choose Dennison?
We’re the UK integrator trusted by high-volume printers to deliver complete CTP automation.
With over 40 years of pre-press expertise and a nationwide team of factory-trained engineers, we don’t just sell equipment, we manage everything: consultation, layout design, installation, training and long-term after-sales support.
We have been working with SCREEN, our primary CTP partner, for over 35 years. With the addition of KRAUSE and NELA equipment, our pre-press automation offering is now fully comprehensive. Their systems are widely used across the commercial and newspaper industries and are installed alongside equipment from Screen, Eco3 (Agfa), Kodak, Heidelberg and numerous other CTP manufacturers.
These manufacturers have a long history with KRAUSE and NELA technology, and many of their plate lines still rely on these systems today.
Dennison’s role is to support, maintain and integrate KRAUSE and NELA equipment in cooperation with the OEM, not in competition with them. We work collaboratively and only within boundaries approved by the manufacturer or customer, ensuring continuity, stability and long-term reliability for existing installations.
You get a fully aligned, fully supported automation solution that simply works.