Imagesetters Fill Important Niche

Its output numbers are on the rise, however, as production of the company's inboard and outboard boat motors continues to grow. As the world's largest marine propulsion company, Mercury demands a great deal from the literature included in its new products and its after-market support documents.

To create plates for its offset-printed literature, the in-plant utilizes a six-year-old ECRM imagesetter to image film. The company has looked into purchasing a CTP device and has even explored the possibility of imaging polyester plates on an imagesetter.