DIGITAL PREPRESS
Direct-to-Plate Commercial Printing

Direct-to-plate serves three ideas: Efficiency. Economy. Environment. Direct-to-plate produces exceptional commercial printing products in less time than conventional platemaking. Smith-Edwards-Dunlap and our customers save time and money through shorter production times and lower material costs. Direct-to-plate is also safer for the environment because direct-to-plate does not use dangerous chemicals found in conventional platemaking.

Benefits of Direct-to-Plate in Commercial Printing:
Efficiency. Direct-to-plate printing increases the productivity of the prepress process. Each high-grade aluminum plate can be created in six minutes or less. Multiple jobs can be run through a platemaker at any given time. But the best part is…

…Economy. Smith-Edwards-Dunlap saves customers money. Imposition software. Decreased film cost. Shortened processing. Less work for SED’s expert employees in stripping, proofing, and platemaking. Faster press make-readies. The result: lower cost and faster turnaround for all SED customers. The bottom line is about…

…Environment. Direct-to-plate printing transfers files electronically to a machine that outputs the high-grade aluminum plate. Sometimes called computer-to-plate, direct-to-plate does not use the hazardous chemicals necessary for traditional platemaking and film processing.

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DIGITAL PREPRESS Direct-to-Plate Commercial Printing

DIGITAL PREPRESS
Direct-to-Plate Commercial Printing