Two-up Metal Platesetters -- The CTP Periphery

And yet the technology remained behind the eight ball in the eyes of the majority of commercial printers, Lamparter acknowledges. "There really are two sides to the story," he says. "A huge number of printers do revolt when you say polyester, but there also is an installed base of dedicated computer-to-poly-plate systems that rivals—if not exceeds—the number for metal CTP systems."