General overview of CIP

Three meanings of CIP: 1. Computer To Plate (Computer Direct Plate Making Machine) Off-line computer direct plate making means that the computer-generated graphic and layout information is controlled by a computer to directly expose the printing plate to a laser beam and form a latent image. , CIP system built-in computer-controlled automatic punching device hit the printing machine version of the hole, after the machine washing machine directly on the printing press for printing operations. The CIP system is a technology-intensive prepress equipment. With the CIP system, plate-making can eliminate the need for laser-illuminated photographic or electric extension separation films and artificial imposition, mechanical continuous exposure, artificial exposure printing, and PS plate processing. Applicable to batch teaching materials, newspapers and commercial printing. The CIP system is a further technological transformation of the now more advanced laser phototypesetting electronic typesetting system, and it is the most challenging technology for the production process using film, manual imposition, semi-automatic drying, and automatic drying in the current process. The revolution, which is a revolution in the process of purely digitized and integrated development of the analog process and the analog-digital hybrid process flow in the pre-press traditional laser phototypesetting electronic typesetting system. The use of CTP has the advantages of quick time, labor, and high quality, reduces the loss of dots caused by two plate making, makes the pen type of the printed matter very clear, and has the advantages of almost no loss of image dots. Due to the excellent quality of the CTP plate and the high printing rate, the printing capacity of each printing plate ranges from 250,000 to 1 million printing, eliminating the need for half-tone printing, saving time and saving the plate material. In light of the above-mentioned various advanced technological factors, the CTP system has attracted the attention of the printing industry. 2. Computer To Press (Computer directly connected to the printing press) Online direct plate making technology, refers to the use of computer-edited graphics and digital information layout, plate printing on pre-installed printing presses for plate making and printing. Suitable for fast prints with 200-500 prints. This type of equipment currently has the D146 type of Heidelberg in the market. The current technical challenge of this type of system is the high-end four-color (CMYK) high-speed color laser printer. 3.Computer To Paper (Direct computer to the paper) Direct printing technology, is a computer-edited graphic information layout, the use of computer-controlled ink or color materials, direct printing, only for a small amount of time and tight Advertising, promotional materials, etc. Its characteristics are no longer need film, ps version of the laser photocopying, washing, spell printing and other production processes. Foreign Application Situation The computer-to-plate (CTP-computer-to-plate) system has undergone more than ten years of research and development by prepress equipment manufacturers all over the world. From a small amount of use, the current annual installed capacity has increased substantially, indicating that the CTP-computer direct plate-making system has entered. Mature stage. Now the first to use direct platemaking technology is to take the initiative of European and American countries, followed by Japan and other countries. According to incomplete statistics, in 1995, the number of CTP systems used globally was 57). In 1996, it increased to 400 sets (including 100 sets in the United States). In 1997, it increased to 500 sets, and in 1998 it reached 2,400 sets. In 1999, it was about 3,000 sets. The installed capacity of color CTP systems in Europe, Japan and other countries is increasing year by year. The CTP system has different models in the mechanical and physical construction. Due to the construction cost, the performance can be divided into high-grade (commercial printing), mid-range (for newspaper printing) and low-grade and other different models.