The Quad CTP Squad

A web facility specializing in magazines and catalogs, Saratoga Springs removed all of its conventional platemaking equipment in January. Now, armed with four Creo platesetters—two VLFs and two 3244s—the plant creates digital plates that feed 14 Heidelberg Harris web presses.

Wheeler notes that the Saratoga Springs facility has pursued a CTP workflow aggressively. However, he is quick to add that supportive magazine publishers helped make the transition from conventional to digital production much easier for Saratoga Springs. Many well-known titles have made the switch, including Newsweek, Forbes, People, Sports Illustrated and Time.