CTP FIELD REPORTS -- Set to Compete

The company is still using its original platesetter, but did upgrade to the Creo Prinergy workflow along the way. "We'd love to have a second unit, and are looking at putting in another VLF (very-large format) machine this year," Long says.

"For now, we continue to be able to meet our production demands with the one unit. It would be nice to have a second one as a backup, but since this machine has been so reliable we haven't been able to justify the investment without the need for greater plate capacity. We typically process as many as 100,000 pages a year through our CTP system, or more than 55,000 plates per year," he notes.