PPD BROUSSE Clichés
Ales / France
Ales is a village in France full with grape yards, about 120 kilo meters away from the beautiful city in south France of Marselle port. PPD BROUSSE Clichés is a traditional flexographic plate making house since 40 years ago. Mr. Daniel Brousse is the boss and his son Michael Brousse is the operation manager.
Daniel’s brother in law is running a corrugated box factory providing boxes for all grapes and wines, therefore they have to rely independently on them to make flexographic plate for printing jobs. The mother started to make the plate from design / art work / film making……. since 80’s. Now Michael has to work hard in order to provide plate making service of the box factories for all the city / village near around. Fortunately, now they have this CTP direct image printer to help them for the busy and tight production.
Before having this CTP inkjet printer, they used an inkjet printer to make film which is not necessary for them to invest extra money on a camera, processor and related equipment by using photo film which will no longer exist soon. This experience is helping them a lot and has make them to get acquaintance with operating this inkjet CTP printer for direct image on flexographic plate quickly and easily.
After the installation of hardware and inputting the RIP software into their computer as well as entering to their in house operating system. The next day, Michael starts to print images on the plate directly without using film. The UV lamps are equipped with the CTP printer under the flatbed for plate back exposure which is convenient for them no need to turn over the plate in the room which is not big, as well as the LED / UV on the inkjet head hardening the surface of the plate immediate right after print protecting any possible damage of image from moving the plate to washout processor which is not quite close and when a plate is not small.
Satisfactorily, they are all happy about the performance of hardware and enjoying so many choice of settings from the RIP software, besides of no film / no vacuum / sharp Image and easy operation, take all the advantages when the shop is not in a big space, not so many operators and processor is not in a nearby place for the big size plate making.
Michael is delighted personally because of this printer of no film, no vacuum and no turning over side of back exposure in line, will save him 15-20 minutes of processing time each big plate. Now he is not afraid of more jobs come in for he can handle it easily with this machine which means that he is able to enjoy finishing every weekend with his families now. (190508)
