Two-up Metal Platesetters -- The CTP Periphery

Hank Clifford, vice president of sales and marketing, naturally agrees with the assessment that printers prefer to run metal plates. "The registration on metal is better and the plates don't stretch on-press," he explains. "Operators can start and stop presses without impacting the plates on the cylinders. Older presses, in particular, tolerate metal plates better than polyester.