ON-PRESS IMAGING -- Firing on All Cylinders

With some of the presses, a plate still can be made in a separate operation and installed on the printing unit in the traditional way.

* One cost associated with all types of digital imaging that can get overlooked is the often sizable service contract that generally comes with a purchase. Buyers of pressroom equipment may not be accustomed to dealing with such charges, which are now associated with DI/DOP presses to cover maintenance of the imaging systems.