For most printers with their own CtP prepress, a key factor in the decision to invest was the need to increase production efficiency and business profitability. Increasing demands of end customers for print quality and speed of order fulfillment require optimization of printing processes and implementation of modern digital technologies. Investing in an in-house CtP prepress, means ensuring a high and competitive position in the market in the long term.
Why invest in your own CtP prep room?
1. saving time
Switching to digital CtP technology reduces the time associated with outsourcing and waiting for service delivery. It allows for fast, repeat work and reduced downtime.
2. cost reduction
Laser CtP eliminates the cost of negatives, the purchase of services at an external prepress, and reduces labor costs. The benefit is less printing machine downtime and reduced material waste.
3. increase print quality
A high, predictable and repeatable printing standard is becoming a reality. Accurate dot mapping and the elimination of errors resulting from damage to the polymer plate or negative significantly improve quality.
4. process automation
The in-house CtP prepress eliminates possible and unfortunately frequent human error. Files go directly from the PDF supplied by the customer to the CtP laser and then to the photopolymer plate. They are also automatically saved, queued and archived, making work easier and ensuring full data security.
5. 100% control
The entire plate preparation process takes place in your printing house. You control the work and its results, ensuring that the highest required quality of your customers' orders is maintained, as well as the security of image files and transferred data.
6. speed and flexibility
In-house CtP prepress means full flexibility and responsiveness to the ever-increasing expectations of your customers. The ability to meet the tremendous pressure on job deadlines, the agility of production changes for low-volume orders, and the rapid elimination of potential errors are now the key to increasing the efficiency of your business.
How to increase the benefits of implementing CtP technology?
Excellent results are obtained by combining CtP technology with Toyobo water-washable polymer plates. In addition to the increased efficiency of the printing process, you get excellent quality from the flat spots of such a plate and protect the environment by eliminating harmful solvent altogether.
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