First of all, I want to say that this forum is great for desktop-publishers and prepress-managers! I allready love it! Wink
We are a middle-range printer and have 3 print-machines: Printmaster 74, Speedmaster 52 ans Printmaster 46. Our workflow on division DTP is a MetaDimension & Signastation. This are two systems where we have to sit at (so we can't work from at our workstations) when we are making plates or imposition schemes, making plots and send 1-bit TIFF's to CTP. Also Pitstop is found there. And as I read it here, this is not preflight, but only POSTflight. On this department we also make the plates for the presses. This machine is a Screen PF-R1050 CTP with Harlequin RIP, an AGFA output/devellop machine and plate stapler. All of our desktop-publishers (5) are working with QuarkXPress 7.1 and sometimes with InDesign CS2.
This year we're gonna look for a new CTP with thermal plates. We allready have some propositions for new machines. Also it is time to look for a way to implement an ISO-12647-2 standard.
My question is: what type of workflow is interesting for us to implement, or do we not have to change the way we work with MetaDimension + Signastation? I've read about Apogee, Creo, and so on....
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Showing posts with label heidelberg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heidelberg. Show all posts
March 19, 2007
Used Prepress - Heidelberg Trendsetter = Creo Trendsetter?
Hi, My ex boss is looking at buying used computer to plate CTP system a platesetter system. He has his sights set on a Heidelberg Trendsetter that he found. He asked me if there is any difference in this Heidelberg Trendsetter and a Creo Trendsetter biut I did not know for sure. I told him that I thought they were identical except branding but that I would confirm that info. So, that's question, are they the same and is there any reason to pursue a Creo unit opposed to a Heidelberg unit.
What should a buyer be aware of and lokk for or look OUT for? Are there options that I should pursue with him to see what this unit has or doesn't have? Who would service and support a used Creo Trendsetter and how would I advise him on service and support of the platesetter?
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What should a buyer be aware of and lokk for or look OUT for? Are there options that I should pursue with him to see what this unit has or doesn't have? Who would service and support a used Creo Trendsetter and how would I advise him on service and support of the platesetter?
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