The '90s In Review - New Trends Aren't So New

In other cases, we weren't so right. In January 1991 our "experts" predicted that flexographic printing would make major inroads into the in-plant market in the '90s due to its ease of operation, cheap plates and quality. That didn't quite turn out as they figured it would.

Direct Imaging Debut

In 1991, direct-to-plate and even direct-to-press technologies were already causing a minor stir in the in-plant world. Heidelberg debuted its GTO-DI (direct imaging) press at Graph Expo that year.