From Clean Slate to Direct-to-plate

McCord Printing wasted no time integrating the new platesetter into its workflow. After five weeks of testing on carefully selected jobs, the Galileo is being ramped up to full speed. "There's been a considerable drop in our film use," notes Shaw.

Shaw says the Galileo is creating new opportunities for McCord's salespeople, as the firm can now increase its line-screen rulings from 175 lpi to 200 lpi or even 225 lpi at the same resolution to produce more vivid images. If the resolution is bumped to 3,600 dpi, they can go even further. "The plates are so clean, we're able to enter new markets without being concerned about film-related optical diffusion," Shaw remarks.