Chemistry-free CTP: Madison Gas and Electric

“Although the cost per plate is a little higher, the savings in chemistry and press preparation have been significant,” he declares. “For example, we no longer have to pay for waste removal.”

Reduced turnaround time has been another perk.

“Producing plates for a normal four-color job that used to take two hours through chemistry processes, now takes half an hour,” he points out. “We are also printing first-generation plates. When the plates are mounted on the press, everything usually registers perfectly, with minimal tweaking. As a result of the labor savings, we are able to bring more jobs in-house that may have otherwise been done by another vendor, and we have been able to do more graphic design/prepress work.”