Cutting the Chemistry in Canada

The 28-employee in-plant opted to use Kodak chemistry-free plates with the four-up CTP system, becoming one of the first printers in Canada to go this route, Cranford says. Plates don’t even need gumming—the process of applying a thin coating of gum to a plate’s non-printing areas. Doing away with chemicals not only cut costs, he adds, but it was very appealing to the university.