KODAK THERMAL DIRECT non process plates bring the resolution and imaging accuracy of thermal, digital plates without processing. THERMAL DIRECT plates eliminate the installation, management or maintenance of the traditional wet-chemical plate processing system. This eliminates cost, as well as a source of variability - the processor - and thus improves the overall stability of the digital platemaking process.
Eliminate plate processing and post-imaging treatment requirements.
Kodak Thermal Direct non process plates develop on press, eliminating the need for a plate processor.
Imagine what you wont have to deal with: the cost of buying and maintaining a processor, the logistics of electrical and plumbing connections, chemistry purchase, storage, handling and disposal.
It all goes away.
Thermal Direct plates do not even require rinsing, cleaning or gumming.
Just image, mount on press, and print.
Faster platemaking means more jobs on press The platemaking cycle is shorter with Thermal Direct plates.
In a short run, quick turnaround production environment, these plates deliver the productivity you need to increase efficiency and profitability.
Simplicity, with the quality of thermal CTP Kodak Thermal Direct plates provide the quality, resolution, accuracy, reliability and repeatability you expect from Kodak thermal plates, without the need to install and maintain a plate processor.
Eliminating plate processing not only removes a cost center, it removes a source of variability. With Thermal Direct plates, the image you write in the platesetter is, quite simply, the image you take to the press.
Easy set-up, easy drop-in A CTP system using Thermal Direct plates is easy to set up, saving time and money.
The plate is compatible with most thermal platesetters, requiring only minimal adjustment to imaging parameters. Its traditional grained and anodized aluminum surface gives it a familiar look and feel, and demonstrates wide on-press latitude.
Environmentally responsible No plate processor means no plate processor waste. Say goodbye to neutralization or pre-treatment procedures.
Thermal Direct plates eliminate all handling and disposal issues.
Kodak is the world leader in digital plates 2006 denotes the 10th anniversary of Kodak's landmark thermal digital plate technology.
Today, thermal imaging remains the number one CTP technology of choice, delivering exceptional quality and productivity to printers around the world.