Pat McCord

Don't send your plates out to be imaged; do it yourself. Find out how—and why—to invest in computer-to-plate technology. For Manager Pat McCord, going computer-to-plate (CTP) was an option that made sense. Before purchasing an A.B.Dick DPM 2000, his in-plant at Asgrow Seed Co., in Parkersburg, Ind., outsourced its negatives to make paper plates at $16 to $18 a pop—a pretty hefty price for a shop with only two full-time employees. By comparison, the DPM 2000 produces poly plates at $2 each, McCord says. And instead of sending out 200 to 300 negatives—and risking quality problems and decreased cycle time—the in-plant