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Cypert: Savings come from the elimination of film and metal plate purchases, hauling away of spent developer and fix, and labor savings from the eliminated prepress steps and errors that were made.

What changes did you have to make to your workflow when adding CTP?

Hoover: The workflow did change a bit because the prepress technicians/designers are sending files directly to the DPM 2340. Since most of those operators did not have a stripping background, there was a bit of a learning curve about how to arrange files for work and turn, imposition, etc.