In recent years, due to the emergence of emerging computer-to-plate (CTP) technology and digital printing technology, the use of the imagesetter has been greatly affected. With the development of CTP technology and digital printing presses, will the application scope of laser imagesetters be greatly reduced or even disappear?
Although some authorities have predicted that film will soon disappear over a decade ago, at least today, laser imagesetters still occupy a larger original market. For this reason, we have conducted extensive investigations and researches to industry stakeholders and manufacturers, and we believe that laser image-setters also have broad development prospects and a huge range of market applications.
The advantages of laser imagesetters are as follows:
1. Machine sales price: At present, the selling price of the CTP system includes not only the production cost of the equipment itself, but also the cost of the promotion and promotion of the new product market, and the cost of the prior technology development, development and operation. Since no large-scale mass production has yet been formed, the overall production cost of the CTP system is now relatively high. Reflected in the sales price, the CTP's selling price is still higher than the photosetter of the same grade.
2. Machine Performance: After more than 20 years of development, the Phototype Dispenser has been fully technologically mature. The CTP is still in a period of perfect development, its function is not yet perfect, its speed is not ideal, and its internal structure and principle still have many defects. All of these factors have made it difficult for the domestic printing industry colleagues to agree with them.
3. Consumables Costs and Technology: Photographic printers that use film costs are cheaper than those that use the same output size and format. Consumables are also cheaper. Therefore, imagesetters still play an important role with many printing companies before printing.
From a technical point of view, CTP technology skips this step of the film and directly sends the raster data to the platemaking equipment, forming an image on the plate, and the technology goes further.
However, using CTP technology, we must consider the issue of consumables. In general, the main cost structure of the output center, in addition to equipment investment, a large one from the cost of material consumption. At present, China has made great progress in the production technology of films, but there is still a long way to go in the production of CTP plates. The existence of this situation objectively leaves room for development for the use of the phototypewriter.
4. Process requirements: In the traditional process, the film can be adjusted in a variety of processes such as filming, printing, and proofing. Because of the direct printing plate version of CTP, the simplification of the process inevitably requires the improvement of the technical content, and the flexibility of its operation is not as good as the film.
5. According to national conditions: China is at the stage of initial accumulation of capital. When the overall quality of the quality of printing plates is not very high, the output centers always take the lowest cost as a prerequisite, and low price competition is used as a means to compete for customer resources, and the industry integration is achieved by squeezing the space for competitor generation. The purpose of the optimization. Under this premise, if the output center introduces a high-cost, high-consumption CTP system, it will not produce too good economic benefits.
6. Service system: Nowadays, all major laser image-setter manufacturers have offices in the country, and they are all equipped with professional and technical personnel to build a perfect after-sales service system, which can provide domestic users with timely and effective services. In addition, the prices of accessories for laser imagesetters are relatively low. In this regard, the manufacturers of CTP systems face enormous market competition pressure, and the possible risks resulting from the uncertainties will eventually be passed on to the end users of the equipment.
7. Personnel quality: Laser phototypesetting machines have been used domestically for many years. In terms of personnel training, they have accumulated a wealth of experience. At present, people familiar with the operation of imagesetters abound in China, and the cost of training a new job is also very low. However, the operation of the CTP system has raised the requirements for employees, and a complete training system has not yet been established in China. This is also something that companies have to consider when investing in CTP systems. After all, the price gap between a four-color version and a four-color film is very different.
8. RIP interface: Due to the particularity of the Chinese use environment, the requirements for RIP are very high. In this regard, the domestic leading product is still the RIP of Founder. From the current point of view, the laser image-setters introduced in China can be basically connected to Founder RIP, but the CTP system cannot guarantee it. How to realize the connection between the CTP system and the existing system and guarantee the consistency of the RIP result and the typesetting content is the necessary technical prerequisite for the popularization of the CTP system in China.
Although some authorities have predicted that film will soon disappear over a decade ago, at least today, laser imagesetters still occupy a larger original market. For this reason, we have conducted extensive investigations and researches to industry stakeholders and manufacturers, and we believe that laser image-setters also have broad development prospects and a huge range of market applications.
The advantages of laser imagesetters are as follows:
1. Machine sales price: At present, the selling price of the CTP system includes not only the production cost of the equipment itself, but also the cost of the promotion and promotion of the new product market, and the cost of the prior technology development, development and operation. Since no large-scale mass production has yet been formed, the overall production cost of the CTP system is now relatively high. Reflected in the sales price, the CTP's selling price is still higher than the photosetter of the same grade.
2. Machine Performance: After more than 20 years of development, the Phototype Dispenser has been fully technologically mature. The CTP is still in a period of perfect development, its function is not yet perfect, its speed is not ideal, and its internal structure and principle still have many defects. All of these factors have made it difficult for the domestic printing industry colleagues to agree with them.
3. Consumables Costs and Technology: Photographic printers that use film costs are cheaper than those that use the same output size and format. Consumables are also cheaper. Therefore, imagesetters still play an important role with many printing companies before printing.
From a technical point of view, CTP technology skips this step of the film and directly sends the raster data to the platemaking equipment, forming an image on the plate, and the technology goes further.
However, using CTP technology, we must consider the issue of consumables. In general, the main cost structure of the output center, in addition to equipment investment, a large one from the cost of material consumption. At present, China has made great progress in the production technology of films, but there is still a long way to go in the production of CTP plates. The existence of this situation objectively leaves room for development for the use of the phototypewriter.
4. Process requirements: In the traditional process, the film can be adjusted in a variety of processes such as filming, printing, and proofing. Because of the direct printing plate version of CTP, the simplification of the process inevitably requires the improvement of the technical content, and the flexibility of its operation is not as good as the film.
5. According to national conditions: China is at the stage of initial accumulation of capital. When the overall quality of the quality of printing plates is not very high, the output centers always take the lowest cost as a prerequisite, and low price competition is used as a means to compete for customer resources, and the industry integration is achieved by squeezing the space for competitor generation. The purpose of the optimization. Under this premise, if the output center introduces a high-cost, high-consumption CTP system, it will not produce too good economic benefits.
6. Service system: Nowadays, all major laser image-setter manufacturers have offices in the country, and they are all equipped with professional and technical personnel to build a perfect after-sales service system, which can provide domestic users with timely and effective services. In addition, the prices of accessories for laser imagesetters are relatively low. In this regard, the manufacturers of CTP systems face enormous market competition pressure, and the possible risks resulting from the uncertainties will eventually be passed on to the end users of the equipment.
7. Personnel quality: Laser phototypesetting machines have been used domestically for many years. In terms of personnel training, they have accumulated a wealth of experience. At present, people familiar with the operation of imagesetters abound in China, and the cost of training a new job is also very low. However, the operation of the CTP system has raised the requirements for employees, and a complete training system has not yet been established in China. This is also something that companies have to consider when investing in CTP systems. After all, the price gap between a four-color version and a four-color film is very different.
8. RIP interface: Due to the particularity of the Chinese use environment, the requirements for RIP are very high. In this regard, the domestic leading product is still the RIP of Founder. From the current point of view, the laser image-setters introduced in China can be basically connected to Founder RIP, but the CTP system cannot guarantee it. How to realize the connection between the CTP system and the existing system and guarantee the consistency of the RIP result and the typesetting content is the necessary technical prerequisite for the popularization of the CTP system in China.
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