FINDING THE RETURN ON CTP

Installation profile: Pechiney answers the call to CTP

For Pechiney Plastic Packaging, the objective was to be ready to ramp up full computer-to-plate (CTP) production when the customer called for it.

Beginning in 1997, the flexible packaging converter spent several years establishing key digital process underpinnings, training press crews, and establishing standardized processes that included a company-wide color management system and other printing-by-the-numbers initiatives. Pechiney also devoted a year to buying and testing various digital materials and systems.