COLOR COPIERS & DIGITAL PRESSES -- Coloring Between The Lines

Even though it technically isn't an on-press imaging solution, the Reusable Plate System (RSP) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merits inclusion here because of the potential of the technology. The prototype, scheduled to be shown at Drupa, will use an off-line operation to erase, prepare and write plate sleeves—in three minutes—using a polymer coating that is sprayed on. The imaged material is said to offer on-press performance equivalent to "conventional" CTP plates and supports runs of 100,000 impressions.