At present, the use of CTP (computer-to-plate) technology has become a trend in the prepress industry. Major printing companies have introduced CTP devices. However, in general, Kodak, Agfa's Tianlong, Heidelberg's CTP162, Fuji Starlight, etc. The major brands are dominant, but the installed capacity of domestic brands is not optimistic, and they have not played "home advantage." Some sellers emphasized that the reproduction accuracy of foreign CTP equipment was good. Some customers claimed that the imported equipment was fast and the hardware stability was good... We could not ask questions. What is the difference between domestically produced CTP equipments? A few days ago, the reporter of China Press and Newspaper reported on this issue.
"Homemade CTP technology is not worse than foreign ones, but there is still a lack of speed and stability." A domestic CTP seller Ms. Tian told reporters that the color reproduction capability of imported equipment is very strong, but in this regard domestically produced equipment Not bad. In retrospect, how can there be so many daily prints with a precision of over 300dpi? Therefore, domestic equipment in this area is not bad. In fact, domestic CTP can fully meet the daily printing requirements, but also in the price and after-sales service, domestic CTP manufacturers have a unique advantage, compared to imported equipment, price concessions, good service.
The promotion and popularization of any new technology and new equipment requires an adaptive process. "As a seller of domestic CTP equipment, we often ask our customers why we cannot give more opportunities for domestic CTPs." The lack of domestic CTP equipment is such an opportunity. At present, due to the high cost of equipment manufacturing, some domestic CTP manufacturers are playing tricks, and the core materials used are relatively minor, directly affecting the reputation of domestic brands, so the domestic CTP industry has to undergo a few years of tempering to develop. stand up!
In terms of speed and stability of the device hardware, domestic CTP manufacturers need to have more opportunities to cooperate with the printing industry in order to form a complete production workflow to better meet printing requirements. Ms. Tian suggested that customers, when purchasing domestically-made CTP equipment, should choose brand-name products from large companies, such as Founder, Hangzhou Corey, and Shanghai Leopard. Do not blindly pursue imported equipment, even if the imported small brand is not easy to use.
"From the design error level to the processing accuracy and assembly accuracy, the gradual accumulation has caused the gap in the overall precision of domestic printing equipment and equipment." Lu Bing, an old expert in the printing industry, once told reporters that printing machinery manufacturing industry is a High-precision industry, equipment and equipment design standards and manufacturing requirements are very high, a few mils (1 mil = 0.0254 mm) error, it will directly affect the stability of the equipment and equipment life.