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

By Bob Atkinson

There are a few non-thermal processless plate approaches, including the electrophotographic imaging used by Xanté on its Aspen plates and the processless ink-jet plate imaging use by Glunz & Jensen’s PlateWriter 4200 and its iPlate product. Each has its pros and cons worth careful investigation, especially for smaller in-plants and those doing low-to-mid-range press runs (typically up to 25,000 impressions).