Digital Plate Primer: Enviro Plate Considerations

There are very few differences in power consumption by plate. Violet processors tend to have slightly higher energy consumption as they are more powerful to accommodate the pre-heating requirements of violet plate processing. (Plates that require baking naturally use much more energy for the baking oven. Ovens can use 24 kilowatts or more per hour of operation.) The Agfa Azura is not temperature-sensitive. Its wash unit, therefore, requires less power and uses less energy. With no processor, processless plates consume no additional energy for development.