Digital Printing Technology in Use

Ira Gold, a digital workflow consultant in Rockaway, N.J., says that DTP has been slow to catch on, “We’re seeing a confluence of digital printing and digital imaging [DTP] technology.”

A recent TrendWatch report, “Direct-To: Are We There Yet?”, shows that 1,100 printers are again looking at investing in DTP technology, while 13 percent of service bureaus plan to buy digital color printing presses. Digital presses bypass plates altogether, sending an image right from the computer to the printing cylinder that makes the page impression.