Chemistry-free CTP: Allan Hancock College

“If we were a big commercial shop, we probably would have chosen thermal,” he acknowledges. However, Rivera points out that the in-plant—which is fully subsidized by the college and comprises four full-time staff members—simply doesn’t have the sales or the need to justify the outlay.

“This technology is good for people like me who want high quality, but don’t have the truly picky clientele you’d have [in the retail sector],” he opines, noting that he has used a 200-line screen at 2,400 or 2,540 dpi and has been very pleased with the result.