Scratch The Film. Go Straight To Plate

George is director of Villanova University Graphics, a 13-employee shop tucked away on the second floor of Galberry Hall in a far corner of campus. Operating in what was once a house, the in-plant is its own storm of activity, and it's in a constant race against the clock.

A little over two years ago, George says the Philadelphia-area in-plant made a purchase designed to beat the clock—a Heidelberg Quicksetter 400 computer-to-plate (CTP) system. Picked up at Graph Expo 2000, the Quicksetter images both film and plates. It has helped Villanova's in-plant handle some major volume increases.