DRUPA 2004 -- Gearing Up for the Big Show

The computer-to-plate (CTP) business is experiencing some market shifts, as well, points out Theo De Keersmaecker, director of CTP. Demand for high-volume eight-up and VLF platesetters has flattened as the segment transitions into a replacement market, he says. Lower volume eight-, four- and two-up systems will account for growth in new installs, and processless technology is being targeted to this market, De Keersmaecker observes.