Survey Shows Top Reasons for Plate Remakes

Results of the study were presented by GATF technical consultant Bruce Tietz at the recent 10th annual GATF/NAPL Sheetfed Pressroom Conference in Chicago. The survey was distributed to 200 past attendees of the GATF/NAPL Sheetfed Pressroom Conference and GATF's Continuous Improvement Network.

"There is a dearth of historic plate remake information available," Tietz says. "According to NAPL's 1987 waste and spoilage survey, the average plate remake percentage was more than 7 percent. The 4.3 percent average reported in this latest survey is certainly an improvement, but reflects statistics from a more educated printer, not the industry as a whole."