platemaker
/ˈpleɪtˌmeɪkər/
noun
- A person or company that makes printing plates, used in offset printing or other printing processes.
- The platemaker carefully prepared the aluminum sheets for the press run.
- She worked as a platemaker at a large commercial printing company for over a decade.
- The platemaker used a laser to etch the image onto the metal surface.
- A machine or device that produces printing plates automatically.
- The platemaker jammed, delaying the entire print job.
- Our shop upgraded to a digital platemaker to improve efficiency.
- The new platemaker can produce a plate in under two minutes.