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News Release from: ECRM | Subject: Violet CTP
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2006
1,000th Installation Reinforces Violet
CTP Growth
ECRM Imaging Systems has installed its 1,000th computer-to-plate (CTP) device at Goodway Graphics in Burlington, Massachusetts (USA).
ECRM Imaging Systems has installed its 1,000th computer-to-plate (CTP) device at Goodway Graphics in Burlington, Massachusetts (USA) "Reaching the 1,000th CTP system in the field is a proud moment for our company," said Rick Black, ECRM's chief executive officer
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 2 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"For us it was the return on investment," said Noel Doherty, Goodway Graphics' president and chief executive officer.
"The CTP is simple, flexible and we trust ECRM will be there for us in the future." Goodway Graphics is seeing much sharper image quality on its plates imaged by the violet CTP.
"We're getting a very clean dot," said Robert Doane, Goodway's pre-press manager.
"The CTP is fast, flexible - it's very good." The ECRM CTP device, which replaced an imagesetter, is now imaging plates in Goodway Graphics' multiple press environment - including a 40-inch Harris two-colour V-25 web press, a 29-inch four-colour Heidelberg, and a 40-inch two-colour Miller.
Goodway machine.
The company also has digital print capabilities that include the Xerox iGen3 digital colour press, bindery, fulfillment, and mailing services.
Goodway Graphics prints testing materials, transactional documents, books and monthly publications for its customers that include Harvard University.
"The violet ECRM CTP is a very user-friendly system that is a perfect fit for a company with a range of plate sizes, from small to large," said Bob Davidson, the sales and business development manager, for authorised reseller The Tripp Company.
He added: "The violet ECRM Mako 8 platesetter has a low cost of maintenance with a two-year standard warranty.
A big plus for Goodway Graphics is the fast response of service and parts replacement - that is very important." James Luttrell, director of marketing for ECRM, commented: "The dramatic decline in the price of violet plates over the last 18 months provides the platform that ECRM anticipated in dedicating our R and D to violet laser technology over four years ago.
We are now positioned to provide proven systemss that are uniquely tuned to commercial printers and newspapers." One of those segments amongst commercial printers is represented by Goodway Graphics.
With sales of approximately US$40 million annually, the company is a regional leader in digital printing, developing direct mail marketing campaigns, along with web-to-print programmes.
However, as Goodway's Noel Doherty sid: "Goodway will always be in the offset printing business and with companies like ECRM we will stay competitive with state-of-the-art technology.".
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