CTP Minus The Processing

Both plates use a polymer developed with a solvent, which accounts for the added strength compared to aqueous formulations, Bevan explains. No chemistry replenishment is required in the processor, since the solvent has a very low vapor pressure (minimizing evaporation) and doesn't oxidize, he adds.

These products are still not processless systems, Bevan readily admits. He says the company continues to work toward a thermal, non-ablative plate that would be washed up (or "developed") on press by the action of the fountain solution.