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Space limitations also played in to the decision to go with a manual unit. The platesetter's ease of operation mitigates any labor concerns. "We haven't seen the need for a dedicated operator. Every person in the shop knows how to image a plate," Burns notes.

At the same time it installed the platesetter, Nova added a HP Designjet 10ps color printer with Best Software color management to do proofing. "Given our press formats, the output size was perfect for proofing," Burns says. "It works better for us than going to a Matchprint conventionally, and the cost is dramatically less."