DIGITAL PLATE TECHNOLOGY -- Platemaking Loses a Step

Shown at Drupa as a "technology demonstration" only, Creo calls its new Clarus PL product a "true processless" aluminum plate since it requires no gumming, processing or post-imaging treatment. Upon its commercialization, the switchable-polymer product is expected to handle runs of up to 50,000 impressions, support Creo's Staccato 20 FM screening and be compatible with 830nm thermal platesetters.