1.good printing quality
Because CTP technology no longer uses film, but directly presents graphics and text on the printing plate through light energy or heat energy. Therefore, the dots on the printing plate are directly imaged at one time, eliminating plate-making defects caused by film factors and dust. , cleaner and clearer than the dots on the ordinary PS version. At the same time, due to the reduction of processes, many variables in the plate making process, such as film development, exposure, and chemical development chemicals, are avoided. This also greatly reduces the possibility of human errors in the plate making process, and the stability is much better than the ordinary PS version. In addition, CTP technology uses a more precise printing plate positioning technology, eliminating manual imposition errors. The repeated positioning accuracy of the completed four-color plate can reach micron level, and the brightness error in the printed matter is almost negligible. It can be seen that CTP technology will inevitably improve printing quality.
- Shorten the production cycle and save labor costs
The traditional plate-making process takes 40 minutes from the time the film is discharged to the printing of the plate. Especially when the layout is relatively concentrated, it takes longer, and the printing machine often waits for the plate. CTP technology can generally preview and lay out a large version (collage the layout required by the customer), and use light or heat energy to directly image on the plate, thus eliminating the need for photo printing, manual make-up, printing and other processes. It only takes one or two minutes to put together a set of folio four-color plates, and it only takes about 10 minutes to output a set of four-color plates, which saves nearly 30 minutes compared with the traditional plate-making process and avoids the trouble of printing machines and other plates in the traditional plate-making process. Phenomenon. In addition, the printing preparation time and the consumption of pre-printed paper and ink can be greatly reduced.
- Remote plate transfer is possible to achieve on-demand printing
As a business tool, the Internet connects printing plants with customers and suppliers to complete sales, distribute printed matter, manage printing production and order consumables. Many printing houses have now implemented network connections and use e-mail for business contacts. Some also set up their own web pages. CTP technology fully adopts digital process flow, which provides convenient conditions for online uploading and off-site printing. Moreover, CTP can realize "RIP once, output multiple times", that is, once a RIP interprets the file into vector format and forms an array of dots, the data can be stored on the hard disk and output multiple times, making it convenient and fast for remote transmission. version, thereby enabling on-demand printing.
- Realize green plate making
The rinse-free thermal plates used in CTP technology can be operated in a bright room and do not require chemical rinses. Compared with the traditional plate making process, developing chemicals are no longer used, thereby avoiding the generation of toxic substances such as waste water, protecting the environment, and truly realizing green plate making.
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