The graphics industry, particularly the CTP sector, continues to consolidate in the context of streamlined production, where speed and precision have become crucial. By teaming up with manroland, SCREEN is strengthening its local presence to meet the specific needs of the region. This collaboration marks a strategic step enabling SCREEN to get closer to its end customers while benefiting from manroland's expertise, which is well versed in the needs of local printers.
SCREEN and manroland Benelux share a long history in CTP equipment, with a combined experience of over one hundred and fifty years. SCREEN, with its twenty thousand installed CTP units, enjoys international recognition in pre-press technology. This expertise enables manroland to offer a complete range of SCREEN equipment, adding a local dimension of technical support for greater adaptability to market developments.
SCREEN's CTP technology has seen a significant improvement in productivity over the last twenty years. Today, the most efficient equipment can produce over seventy B1 plates per hour, compared with just twelve plates two decades ago. This technological progress enables printers to optimize their production flows, reducing plate preparation times and increasing the precision of results.
This partnership with manroland, a player with twenty-five years' experience of SCREEN equipment, guarantees comprehensive customer support. End-users can count on technical support for the entire SCREEN CTP range. Manroland's in-depth knowledge of equipment and processes facilitates the implementation of solutions in local companies, and reduces production downtime thanks to responsive, efficient support.
By also integrating SCREEN's EQUIOS PTR workflow, which enables direct control of POD printers, manroland extends its offering with a complete PDF file and workflow management solution. This integrated solution meets printers' growing needs for automation of repetitive tasks, enabling better management of work-in-progress and greater flexibility in production.
