Increase your productivity and profits with the high resolution, repeatable accuracy, large format, and fast throughput of the Fire 9000 Photoplotter.


Since the first Fire 9000 Laser Photoplotter was sold in 1985, they have established a reputation for having the world's most advanced imaging systems for the PCB, LCD, LEF and Chemical Milling industries





1/16-mil Resolution and Accuracy Over Large-Format

The Fire 9000 Series of photoplotters can maintain resolutions up to 1/16-mil and across image sizes up to 34.5x30.5" with accuracy up to 0.25-mil one sigma radial measurement.

The Fastest System Available

Generating either positive or negative or merged composite film, Fire photoplotters create exceptional quality electronic artwork up to 25 times faster than other systems.


• High-speed Fire photoplotters streamline preparation of phototools from CAD data. For example, a typical plot can be imaged over an 18x24" area in 4 minutes at 1/4-mil resolution.
  
• As throughput from data input to exposed film is resolution dependent, optimum resolution can be specified as required without sacrificing quality.
  

Engineering is the Key to Quality

The internal drum architecture is unique. Instead of wrapping the film around a large spinning drum, the film is held stationary by vacuum on a curved bed while the spinner optics travel the length of the platen. The simplicity of the Fire 9000's patented design delivers not only the highest quality, accuracy, and throughput, but also maximum reliability.

The Platen

• The curved platen is a single, solid structure machined to 3 microns.
  
• It has outstanding thermal and mechanical stability and accuracy.
  
• The stationary bed has no moving parts to cause vibration or wear out.
  

Laser Beam Photoplotting

• Improved edge quality and no irregular raster pacing - The only moving part, the spinner, rides on frictionless air bearings, no wear or vibration
  
• Consistent, high-quality image on film - the spinner is advanced by a precision micropositioner with direct position feedback.
  
• Single, faceted, featherweight mirror delivers identical exposure on every scan line.
  
• Also eliminates the spinner signature: microbanding and line jitter.
  
• Green laser light source matches film sensitivity and provides a stable, maintenance-free light source.
  
• Laser beam is always exactly at a 90 degree incident to the film plane. The result is a perfectly round pixel image, top to bottom, left to right, and consistent scanning resolution sizes as small as 1/16-mil.
  

Automatic Film Loader (AFL)

The optional AFL is designed to attach to Fire 9000 Series laser photoplotters. It eliminates problems arising from film handling during manual loading and unloading. The load and unload cassettes can handle 50 sheets of full-size film (7-mil) without operator intervention.

The Conveyor

With the AFL, plus optional conveyor system, full automation is achieved. Film is automatically loaded, imaged, unloaded and then transported into a developing unit, eliminating errors created by handling. Full unattended operation of the plotter is realized when an IGI FirePlot workstation is used to auto-queue files directly.

NOTE: The AFL and Conveyor are compatible with any Fire Series photoplotter without a Film Punch Option and a serial number greater than 15.

Autoplot Format is Industry Standard

Taking advantage of the universal AUTOPLOT format, plotters can be directly connected to a variety of CAD, CAM, and mass-storage systems. Data can also be input to the Raster Image Processing (RIP) unit via an industry-standard Ethernet LAN or directly from a variety of media.

High-Speed Vector-to-Raster Processing with RIP V

At the heart of Fire 9000 photoplotters is the Raster Image Processor (RIP), based on the latest range of Sun Sparc systems. An ultra-fast custom hardware processor, RIP V converts vector data to raster data in real time. This means throughput is limited only by plotting time, not rasterizing time, which lets operators automatically input a second job while the first is being plotted.

RIP V Features

• Switchable 1/2 & 1/4, 1/4 & 1/8, 1/8 & 1/16-mil resolutions, which means fine lines and no jaggies.
• Positive/negative merge allows single-pass plotting of combined files.
• Scratch and paint vectors enable easy additive and subtractive data.
• Polygon fill on the fly allows rapid data transfer and fast plotting
• No software limits on input data file size.
• Remote and local queuing allows data to be plotted from multiple CAD/CAM systems.

Semi-Automatic Film Loading is Standard

The Fire 9000 operator does not have to touch the platen so contamination is kept to an absolute minimum. To load film, all the operator has to do is place the film along the guides on the film tray. Plotting begins with a press of the LOAD button. Clean and simple!

For complete unattended operation, the fully automated film loading option is required.

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