Hints of a Silver Lining

In addition, NPES estimates the total number of CTP platesetters installed in the United States will grow by 39 percent annually through 2005. From an installed base of 1,240 in 2000, these devices will reach about 6,500 in 2005. All size ranges will grow, including 10-fold growth in four-up platesetters and three-fold growth in the eight-up range. Sixteen-page platesetters will record an annual growth rate of 56 percent, moving from just 225 units to more than 2,000.