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By May 2001, he says, the in-plant was securely in the black. Mettee attributes much of the increase in productivity to Printing Solutions' computer-to-plate (CTP) system, installed in 1998, one year after he took the lead position at the in-plant.

"I analyzed how long it would take to pay for the equipment, and I thought it would take three years. The system paid for itself in two years. We used to send out for stripping, and it would take a week to get the film back. With CTP, there's such a time savings. Everyone loves CTP."