Deep-etch platemaking at India Printing Works, Mumbai
PrintWeek India captures the diminishing platemaking process which once was the most used before PS plates came into existence.
22 Sep 2012 | 2560 Views | By PrintWeek India
Sachin Shardul, technical editor of PrintWeek India explains the step-by-step process of deep-etch platemaking
Today CTP plates are commonly used, but before their existence, PS plates were more popular in the printing industry.
But even before PS plates came into existence, there were platemaking processes like wipe-on and deep-etch which were economical and used widely.