Computer-to-plate and Thermal Advancements

Mahaffey's CTP device, a Presstek Pearlsetter 74, feeds two midsize Heidelberg MO presses.

"We beefed up prepress this year as well with the addition of a 533MHz DEC Alpha file server and OPI spooler along 100 base-T network switch and DLT backup system," he continues. "We archive more than 150GB per month to tape and were using 4mm DAT."