Creo Features Quality Prepress Solutions that Save Time and Money for Label and Narrow Web Trade Shops and Converters

The ThermoFlex 2630 installed at Trisoft Graphics in Fullerton, CA
Vancouver, BC, Canada - Creo Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO; TSX: CRE) is featuring the latest prepress solutions for tag and label, and narrow web trade shops and converters at Labelexpo Americas 2002, September 10-12 in Rosemont, IL. Creo solutions will be demonstrated live, including the ThermoFlex® 2630 flexo CTP device, the Brisque™ Pack and Prinergy Powerpack™ packaging workflows, and the Synapse® InSite Internet portal into prepress.

Platemaking Quality and Cost Cutting
Trisoft Graphics, Inc. (www.Trisoftco.com), a digital prepress company for the narrow web and label market, installed a ThermoFlex 2630 flexo CTP device in July 2002. Based in Fullerton, California, Trisoft has more than 15 years experience in flexographic printing, prepress and platemaking. The company also provides graphic design and web design services. Trisoft's mission is to help its customers become more successful. By moving to a digital workflow including CTP, Trisoft continues to provide the industry with the highest quality products and services available.

The conversion to CTP is already saving Trisoft money by eliminating the use of film and chemicals. It has also dramatically reduced plate production problems. "Having a completely digital workflow makes everybody's life a lot easier," says Trisoft president Tristan Zafra. "We wanted to produce better-quality plates and at the same time, eliminate the variable problems of flexo platemaking, i.e. chemicals, film, film calibration, air bubbles between the film and the plates during the expose, and oxygen depletion," he explains. "With CTP we can achieve quality that we can never get with traditional plate making, and our customers are printing better than ever."

"Our Creo CTP device has opened up markets that were not available to us in the past," adds Phil Taylor, sales manager of Trisoft Graphics. "Label printers who have full service in-house prepress departments may now look to Trisoft to output their high-end jobs to Creo CTP for digital plates."
Two ThermoFlex features-the imaging speed and the ability to easily image single plates when necessary-supported Trisoft's choice of a Creo solution. "Creo also has a very good support team," adds Mr. Zafra. "The [representatives at the] support center will always get back to solve your issues in a timely manner."

"The ThermoFlex 2630 CTP device was developed and priced to meet the needs of the tag and label and narrow web market," says Mark Vanover, marketing director of packaging for Creo. ThermoFlex CTP devices are equipped with 830nm laser thermal imaging and feature fast, easy load/unload operation, which reduces material damage and dramatically improves productivity. A wide range of media types, sizes and thicknesses is accommodated, and adjustments are not required when changing plate sizes, so operators can quickly move from job to job without slowing production. Total throughput is the best in the industry and imaging speed is consistent independent of plate thickness.

About Creo Inc.
Creo is a world leader in solutions for the graphic arts industry. Core product lines include image capture systems; inkjet proofers; thermal imaging devices for films, plates and proofs; professional color and copydot scanning systems; and workflow management software. Creo is also an Original Equipment Manufacture supplier of on-press imaging technology, components for digital presses, and color servers for high-speed, print-on-demand digital printers.

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