Two-up Metal Platesetters -- The CTP Periphery

The prices for scaled down two-page metal CTP systems may be significantly less than those of their big brothers (four- and eight-page models), but the investment still is more than what owners of two-up shops are likely to want to make, according to Lamparter. Getting financing can also be an issue. "Any time these printers have a buck to spare they'd rather buy a press or a color copier, since they can sell the output," the consultant adds.