GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO 2003--Prepress and Digital Printin

HP Indigo was part of the broader show trend toward increased use of presentations by customers. In this case, the users focused on their successful one-to-one marketing campaigns.

Prepress exhibits around the show floor reflected a variety of other trends.

In the CTP arena, developments in platesetters primarily focused on enhancements to existing product lines, including faster speeds and/or increased automation. Creo spoiled the potentially big introduction of its new Positive Thermal plate—designed for long run lengths with no pre- or post-baking required—by announcing it just prior to the show. Printing Developments Inc. (PDI) did save the introduction of its next-generation Delta 830 long-run (1 million impressions with no baking) thermal plate for the show. And KPG extended its Sword line with Excel, a thermal, high-resolution, negative processing plate rated for up to 500,000 impressions without baking.