Three publishers of specialty and weekly publications have shifted to computer-to-plate, purchasing Trendsetter 70 thermal systems from Creo Inc.

Trader Publishing in Norfolk, Va., purchased 10 CTP systems in order to standardize production of publications that range from Auto Trader to The Employment Guide.

Trader is installing two CTP units in each of five print sites it operates, in Portland, Ore.; Columbia, Tenn.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Dayton, Ohio; and Cranston, R.I.

Trader has used Creo’s CTP system in its York, Pa., print facility for several months and prints all of its publications with the vendor’s Staccato stochastic screening technology.

MCW in Louisville, Ky., meanwhile, purchased a Trendsetter to print its specialty publication, which covers the farm equipment industry.

Finally, Baton Rouge (La.) Press bought a CTP system for its weekly newspapers and other publications.