Digital Plate Primer: Enviro Plate Considerations

Processless. Finally, we examine the option of processless plates, looking at two thermal solutions, the Fujifilm Brillia Ecomaxx-T (also known as HD PRO-T in some regions) and Kodak Thermal Direct. As both are developed on-press, they involve neither additional chemistry nor a processor.

All plates use resources in their development that have an impact on the environment. The major resources include chemistry for processing, water and energy. Plate processing also affects the ambient air through, for example, the release of VOCs. Let’s focus on chemistry, water and energy, and the waste resulting from their consumption.