File preparation & plate making
Prepress is where the production process begins.

“Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology.” - John Tudor

Rapid growth in Saxon saw a need for more control, and in September 2001 promptly installed an in-house Prepress department.

We've come along way in a short time, now boasting some of the most advanced technology in the industry, and continuing to acquire more as it comes to hand.

Files can be received in numerous forms, from a floppy disk, Zip, CD or our FTP site. They are processed using all the latest software on a suite of Macintosh workstations.

Trapping is applied and taken through to imposition. Imposed proofs are then output on an HP5000 (large format digital printer) that has been fingerprinted to our presses.

When approved, plates are recorded on the Topstetter 102PF - one of the most advanced computer-to-plate systems available; able to record 22 x A1 plates per hour.

Ink profiles are downloaded to the press using CIP3 technology ensuring colour consistency, quality and accuracy.