New In-plant Leaps Forward

The in-plant's fourth press, a two-color Hamada RS-34, was installed not long after the Heidelberg.

To get plates for its presses, the in-plant has always used computer-to-plate technology. It started with a Mitsubishi DPX Genesis platesetter, which generated polyester plates for the small presses. When the Heidelberg arrived, the in-plant added a Mitsubishi DotMate 7500 CTP with in-line punching. It also outputs poly plates—between 800 and 1,000 feet of them a month, Smith says.