At the recently concluded Ipex show in Birmingham, Monotech placed an order for 10 Cobra-8 eight-page systems in view of the growing demand for violet CTP technology in India.

T P Jain managing director of Monotech said: "Violet technology has surpassed even the most discerning print requirements and therefore the buying decision for CTP is now based more on value and return on investment. Cobra and Python violet photopolymer CTP from Highwater are simple in design, reliable and accurate in terms of imaging quality. We have 17 installations of Highwater in India. Our existing customer base in India is a testimony to the above facts."

These include printers from various regions in India: Mehta Print Arts and Saurabh Printers in New Delhi, Lotus Printers And Simple Graphics in Bengaluru, Kota-based Nagar Printing Press, Ratlam-based Jyoti Industries, Government Printing Stationery in Gandhi Nagar, National Printers in Udaipur, Government Photo Litho Press in Ahmedabad, Graphic Art Offset Press in Cuttack, Artrac in Shimla, Purnima Printers in Jamshed, Nagpur-based Eskays Scanna Graphics and Vipul Prints, Purnananda Press in Assam, Designer Complete Printing Solutions in Jaipur and Setu Printers in Ranchi.

The other violet CTP products under Monotech’s range of offering include Xante VM Metal and VM News CTP, Alfaquest Fastrak CTP, Alfaquest News Express CTP. The Highwater products will be competing against of violet CTP in India like TechNova, Fujifilm and Dotline.