China printing service development in 5years

This is mainly based on U.S.and British major
print journals published articles collate to United States
and European the printing industries, described in five years after
the printing company production environment what changes will occur.


    


Since the recent DRUPA exhibition, many manufacturers out of the
station for CTP CTP output machines and used printing plates, after
digitization project with the same plate, CTP has officially entered the
popular recent period. This paper describes the content around CTP.


    


Five years after the plate with the film will disappear


 


Let's look at the latest trends in CI-P. Indeed, CTP technology has
been transferred from the third generation of the fourth generation, if the
introduction CTP, technical barriers do not exist already.


 


In the United States, the last five years to sell good imagesetter
(Imagesetter), since 2002, a sudden reduction in sales, industry analysts
believe CTP technology popularization, the next five years to 10 years, lith
film will disappear from the workflow .


 


According to a recent survey, in 2002 the economic situation is
still weak, imagesetter sales has decreased by 35%, while the CTP platesetter
(Platesetter) market grew by more than 40%, if not need film and plate offset
printing company company, do not buy imagesetter and platesetter buy the
overwhelming majority. If you must use film, as well as film and proofing sides
available platesetters.


    


A start formal investment


 


According toState Street's survey, more than 100 workers, as far as
there is a printed version 4 or 8 presses with CTP a favorite plant, but now
workers in the 50-100 CTP companies are most concerned about it. Currently,
holds a printed version 8 presses 42% are planning to introduce CTP, these
companies 1/3, in the near future to buy a platesetter.


    


Most printing companies have recognized the CTP technology is recognized. For medium
and large-scale printing company. In order to remain competitive, can not live
without CTP. With sales of CTP system further intensification of competition,
the price will be reduced, but often is to take catalog printing and
consumable equipment with the sale of policies.


    


Second, been automated workflow


    


Oregon Newsport commercial printing company Mutikraft Vice President
spoke abandoned DT-R3100 imagesetter, the introduction of Platerite 800 thermal
CTP result, production efficiency varies greatly, in principle, to achieve
labor-saving film imposed job, press registration accuracy has increased, while
the phenomenon of reduced dot gain, these are the result of the adoption of the
CTP. This transition successfully, reducing the four workers. From the previous
year after the introduction of digital proofing, only one day to complete the
100% CTP conversion, the device is in place, including color management,
guidance personnel, including technicians and proofing presses invested
adjustment has maintained smooth production.


    


Described above, CTP is a very mature technology, if we can
introduce, as soon as it is introduced as well.


    


Three, IPEX show to see new products


    


IPEX exhibition in theUKlast CTP manufacturers saw many new
products. Like Agfa Geveart exhibited Paradio, since January 2001 the sale of
between six months after the sale of 150 units, for small and medium-scale
printing company designed Paradio, is the use of a UV laser printed version of
the platform 4 sides CTP devices. Paradio special attention to success lies in
the small size, the version shown in addition to markets outside the thermal
heat pretty. In 2002, to belong Paradio sales platesetter most of. About Agfa
thermal type, except ExcalliberVLF, also published a printed eight faces
Excalliber45. It belongs to 2400dpi, 1 days Do the ability to version 20, the
Department of thermosensitive high output, using the latest GLV (Grating Light
Valve) technology.


    


Creo company also exhibited one hour can output 16 edition of the
Lotem 800 platesetter and 2540dpi1 output 39 hour high-speed version of the
film imagesetter Doreve 800V4.


    


Fuji Photo Film Company's new products are UV laser Luxel VX9600,
which is standard hourly output 43 B1 version of the high-speed platesetter.


 


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