PRINT 05 PREPRESS WORKFLOW & CTP -- Streamlining the Prepress Process

At the show, ECRM announced it had entered into a custom plate manufacturing agreement with Citiplate to offer violet plates for its Mako CTP series. A conventional photopolymer version was due to be released and the companies expected to begin offering a process-free violet plate in late 2006.

RIPit Computer Corp. has also reportedly signed a similar agreement with Citiplate. It will market the RIPit SpeedSetter VM-series of violet metal platesetters together with RIPit brand plates, initially based on Citiplate violet photopolymer technology matched to a 60mW violet laser. A "no-process" version is planned for 2006.