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News Release from: Presstek | Subject: DPM 2508 polyester platesetter
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2004
Council Puts Faith In Platesetter For
Short Runs
Port Talbot County Borough Council (UK) has installed a DPM 2508 polyester platesetter from A B Dick to replace an old camera system.
Port Talbot County Borough Council (UK) has installed a DPM 2508 polyester platesetter from A B Dick to replace an old camera system "We wanted greater flexibility on short runs that only a computer to plate system could bring
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 27 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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An outside bureau was making most of our plates and that meant having to wait a few days for them.
Consequently it wasn't viable for us to print 500 copies of a multi-page newsletter on a litho press," explained Roger Rees, who heads up the print and graphics section at the council.
Added to that, there was an increasing demand for full colour leaflets and other documentation from its two-colour A3 press, which required top quality plates.
That led to the council looking at a number of platesetters.
"We bought the DPM 2508 because we wanted a polyester platesetter that was compatible with our presses and A B Dick offered us the best deal.
They've backed it up with great support during the installation and training," added Rees.
The Print and Graphics section has a 'spend to save' policy and Roger Rees is confident that the investment in the DPM platesetter has paid off.
"It's much faster and more cost effective to produce the plates in-house.
This section has a commitment to find the best deal for its customers and that has meant putting quite a lot of work out, simply because we could not compete.
Now we are doing virtually everything in-house from concept through to printing and finishing, except for very long print runs and large format work," he stressed.
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