'Green' CTP Installations Continue

Chemistry-free computer-to-plate continues to make inroads into in-plants. In the January issue of IPG, we profile two recent CTP installations, at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, Pa., and at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Bucknell recently installed a Presstek Vector TX52, obviating the need to dispose of hazardous chemicals, notes Lisa Hoover, associate director. Not only that, she adds: “We’ve seen a definite increase in quality.”

Doug Fenske, director of printing at MSU, agrees. “No chemistry and no mess are huge benefits,” he says.

His shop just added a Fujifilm Dart 4300 using Ecomaxx-T chemistry-free plates.

“We also have a noticeably sharper image on the finished printed pieces," he continues. "Since the plates take much less water on press, dry time has been cut dramatically. The time savings is huge."

Read the full stories in our January issue.