CTP technology has been born for more than 10 years, but its development speed is not optimistic. At present, there are about 229,000 printing companies with a certain scale in the world, of which less than 4,500 have adopted CTP technology; this year, the world is expected to consume 3 billion square feet of offset printing plates, CTP plates (including thermal, visible light and Silver plates and other plates are only a small part of them. The promotion of CTP technology is so slow. The fundamental reason is cost. Printers like CTP, but are discouraged by the high prices of CTP equipment and consumables. As a result, many printers have adopted a "wait and see" attitude and have been seeking a more economical alternative.
Citiplate, the first non-silver salt UV CTP plate to be displayed at the Drupa 2000 printing exhibition, provides a new choice for users. This CTP plate is suitable for various types of UV CTP direct plate making systems, thus reducing equipment investment and consumables costs. For printers, the use of non-silver salt UV CTP plates is more economical, and printers’ competitiveness and profitability have also improved.
Non-silver salt UV CTP plates will become the dominant product in the CTP market. Non-silver salt UV light CTP plate processing process only need to add a UV CTP direct plate making system in the traditional plate making process, its requirements for the environment and the traditional plate making process is no different, no need for the printing process conditions Make any changes. Compared with the existing thermal plate, visible plate, or silver plate, the non-silver salt UV CTP system can save 25% to 50% of the cost.
The economic advantages of the Citiplate non-silver salt UV CTP plates are compelling, and the cost-saving CTP era that printers are expecting is coming.