CTP--What's New In Blue?

Blue diode technology is not new technology; it is not trivial either. But a lot of work will have to go into achieving something which, in my opinion, given the quality and success of thermal CTP, is already comprised.

Ongoing Research
Tim Combs, vice president, marketing, Fujifilm: While it is true there has been a great deal of discussion (not to mention, a good deal of hype) on the merits and drawbacks of the blue laser, we feel that we're still a few years away from this being considered a truly viable technology. Fuji has been conducting ongoing research with blue laser diodes and UV laser exposure heads and, in fact, already has plate technology that could be used on such devices.