Limited Availability
Regardless of the imaging technology, one concern that continues to dog the adoption of CTP is the availability of plates. Actually, there are two parts to this issue—intentional and unintentional supply restrictions.
In the digital plate arena, manufacturers have tended to preview, or even formally introduce, new products long before they go into commercial production. A number of plates were shown at DRUPA 2000 that have yet to be fully commercialized, and some still haven't even been given formal product names.
DIGITAL PLATES -- Covering the Spectrum
Limited Availability
Regardless of the imaging technology, one concern that continues to dog the adoption of CTP is the availability of plates. Actually, there are two parts to this issue—intentional and unintentional supply restrictions.
In the digital plate arena, manufacturers have tended to preview, or even formally introduce, new products long before they go into commercial production. A number of plates were shown at DRUPA 2000 that have yet to be fully commercialized, and some still haven't even been given formal product names.