There are so many things that can go wrong and delay printing. To aid our customers in creating trouble-free disks, check out our Guide to Electronic Submissions page. The focus of the Stripping Department is film assembly. In the Proofing Department, bluelines and matchprints are produced and sent to Camera Ready for assembly. Next is the Plating Department.
Plates are sheets of aluminum coated with an ultraviolet light-sensitive emulsion.
They are created using burning frames. The hinged glass top is closed and the vacuum pump is switched on, drawing the flat down tight to the plate. A large ultraviolet light hanging over the burning frame connected to a timer is switched on for a number of seconds, exposing the plate and making a giant contact print. The plate is then developed in a plate processing machine. Once the plates are finished, we're ready to print.