DIGITAL digest

EULESS, TX—Spurred by the need to have its existing CTP device repaired, Curry Printing has added a Javelin 8300E eight-up, thermal platesetter from Fujifilm. The company was looking for greater production flexibility and the move up to a 40˝ format to support its five presses.

PALO ALTO, CA—HP reports its user base has set new records in digital printing volumes for the calendar year 2006. The total number of annual impressions printed on HP Indigo presses reportedly surpassed 10 billion, for a year-over-year growth rate of 40 percent. In addition, users set a single-month record by printing more than 1 billion impressions in November. According to research firm InfoTrends, overall U.S. revenues generated by digital presses in the high-volume (1 million plus average monthly impressions) category is expected to grow from $3.5 billion in 2006 to $13.5 billion by 2010.