KODAK THERMAL DIRECT PLATE

Take the complexity out of computer-to-plate with a truly process-less, chemistry-free thermal plate.

Just image, mount on press, and makeready. That's it.

After imaging, the plate is mounted on press and the dampening rollers engaged for 5 to 10 revolutions. This brings fountain solution to the plate surface and develops the latent image. Once the image becomes visible on the plate, the ink rollers are engaged. Makeready sheets carry away the dissolving coating as the press is brought up to color and registration adjusted in the normal manner. Within a few sheets, the background is clean and ink is at density.

Laser energy writes the image into the ultra-thin coating.  Coating in the image areas becomes non-soluble in press fountain solution.	The plate is mounted on press.	Dampening rollers are engaged, covering the surface of the plate with fountain solution.	Coating in the non-image areas dissolves in the fountain solution.
The press ink rollers are then engaged, and the plate is initially covered with ink.	The fountain solution plus the ink tack ensure that the dissolving coating is transferred to the blanket, and so to teh first few sheets.	The makeready sheets carry the dissolving coating out of the press as the job is brought up to color and into register.	Within a few sheets, the background is clean and ink is at density.