DIGITAL PLATE TECHNOLOGY -- Platemaking Loses a Step

In addition, users can expect to pay a premium for these products compared to other digital plates due to the newness of the technology and limited production. Smaller shops are considered more likely to be willing to make this tradeoff for the simpler operation and space savings. They are less likely, on a percentage basis, to already have a CTP solution in place that would have to be replaced in part or as a whole, thereby adding to the cost of adoption.