Dome Printing--Matching Proof to Plate

For example, Bob Poole continues, the Dome prepress team he directs is now simulating different dot gains for different substrates, in an effort to better predict final output. The prepress team is also preparing plates for a single job on the company's two Creo machines, the Trendsetter and the Spectrum, and combining the two technologies on-press. "With the Trendsetter and the Spectrum," Bob Poole asserts, "we keep up with all of our proofing and plating, even on peak loads. Our remakes are virtually zero, and we're averaging 150 to as high as 300 plates a day."