PLATESETTING SYSTEMS -- Generation Gap in CTP

"Older CTP technology using a visible laser has much higher operating costs than today's thermal or violet systems," McLean asserts.

"We are starting to see a wave of CTP users interested in updating and replacing their original, earlier generation systems," similarly reports Mark Tonkovich, product manager, CTP and proofing, at Heidelberg. "These CTP processors were purchased in the last four to six years and have suited buyers well, but technology has moved on significantly."