Southern Lithoplate

Presstek has entered into a definitive agreement with Southern Lithoplate to sell certain assets related to its CTP portfolio.

A new partnership between Southern Lithoplate (SLP) and Xitron will strengthen SLP’s broad portfolio of integrated systems.

Southern Lithoplate (SLP) is expanding its recently announced strategic alliance program for the commercial and offset printing market through a partnership agreement with Esko. The new partnership strengthens SLP’s growing portfolio of integrated systems solutions to help companies that produce commercial printing, folding cartons and offset labels manage and grow their business.

This strategic alliance enables Southern Lithoplate to provide and service Screen’s offset CTP units in North America, either as standalone systems or as part of bundled configurations “Screen-manufactured CTP systems are in use at the world’s most successful printing companies,” noted Edward A. “Trip” Casson III, chairman and CEO of SLP.

The changes, which follow the completion of Southern Lithoplate’s acquisition of Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging’s offset printing plate business, are intended to provide a solid foundation for the company as it pursues leadership in the prepress and pressroom consumables, service and support arenas.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions' October 2010 edition.

Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging, Inc. will sell its offset printing plate business, including subsidiary American Lithoplate, Inc., to Southern Lithoplate. The anticipated closing is scheduled for Friday, October 1, 2010. The decision to sell was based on the long-term strategy of Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.

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