Want to reduce your pollution footprint while speeding up plate production? Chemistry-free or processless plates can do just that.

By Bob Atkinson

“The environment is a very important issue to Heidelberg and our customers, and we’ll see ongoing improvements to our existing plates and some new environmentally friendly announcements,” Rogers concludes.

Both Fujifilm and Agfa are expected to show new violet process-free plates at Drupa as well. It will be interesting to see who gets their product to market first and how they compare in specifications and pricing.