Digital Plate Primer: Enviro Plate Considerations

The Agfa Amigo plate uses “ThermoFuse” technology, the same as its “chemistry free” Azura. Agfa positions the plate as a reduced chemistry option rather than chemistry-free. We can see, however, that its chemistry usage is nearly as high as that of conventionally developed Fujifilm and Kodak thermal plates, and higher than those plates using an intelligent processor. (Kodak also offers an optional “Chemical Conservation Unit” for its preheat plate products, offering up to 40 percent savings on chemical usage for high-volume plate users.)