ROI on CTP--To Buy or Not to Buy?

After reviewing the various platesetters and performing a cost-benefit analysis between conventional platemaking and CTP, Demske says, "It didn't take long to figure out that CTP was the best option. I knew it would save us money and require fewer employees than conventional platemaking."

Reducing the labor force was one issue Demske considered in determining his ROI; training his prepress manager and two prepress technicians to become in-house service specialists was another, which is exactly what happened after a Printware system was purchased.