CTP

Photopolymer Plates. Photopolymer plates have experienced many changes over the years. Louis Minsk, an employee of Eastman Kodak, patented the 1st  synthetic photopolymer plate in 1952. Time, Inc. introduced the 1st  photopolymer-based letterpress plate in 1957 for printing magazines Jump to 2002 when DuPont’s Cyrel Fast technology entered the market, eliminating the need  for solvents in …

Thermal, Photopolymer and Silver-halogen Plates: Which is the Best for Your Business. Photopolymer Plates(part 2…) Read More »

The type of plate you choose, can impact your bottom-line. The concept of Computer-to-Plate (CTP) technology is relatively easy  for those in the printing industry to understand, but the numerous nuances and wide variety of manufacturers often make it difficult for business owners and decision-makers to choose the best solution for their specific business needs. …

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From our previous blog, we learnt that printing plates are templates or master forms by which graphics designs(images and texts) are reproduced in massive quantities. Printing plates varies depending on the technology. There are printing plates for CTF but in this article we are going to focus on the printing plates for CTP. In this …

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CTP which means “computer to plate” is a very popular word used in the printing industry today but do not worry if you haven’t already heard or not familiar with the word. In this article, we are going to; Breakdown what CTP is in layman’s terms. Quickly look at the older way of newspaper printing …

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