Trend Graphics: Defying Print Conventions

With short-run work dwindling and increased demand for run lengths up to 10,000 copies, the Gajewskis decided to enter the offset market with a half-size, four-color Sakurai 458 sheetfed press. The company initially outsourced its platemaking, which became expensive and which also put the fate of quick turnarounds in someone else's hands. So Bob Gajewski decided to bring it in-house and obtain a DPX 4 platesetter from Mitsubishi Imaging, which outputs Silver DigiPlate plates. The polyester computer-to-plate route has suited him just fine so far.