Graph Expo A Pleasant Surprise

Not all plates were designed for platesetters. Kodak Polychrome Graphics announced a new line of thermal waterless printing plates, the Scorpion X54 and X54 Plus. Waterless printing, KPG stressed, provides more consistent color, low dot gain, less waste and faster makeready. Made of an aluminum substrate with a thermally sensitive resin layer capped by silicone, Scorpion plates are rated at 100,000 to 200,000 impressions.