Scratch The Film. Go Straight To Plate

"The type of work that we're doing has stayed the same, but the volume has really increased," George says.

CTP has helped the shop keep up.

With some 30 percent of in-plants now using CTP systems, according to IPG research, the message seems to be getting out: CTP can substantially reduce the amount of time, labor and money necessary to complete an offset job. In-plants that use platesetters agree.