DIGITAL PLATE TECHNOLOGY -- Platemaking Loses a Step

In the end, what Drupa 2004 showed is that processless plates are here—sort of. It should be noted that Presstek Inc. would rightfully argue that it eliminated the need for plate processing—in the conventional sense—years ago. What the industry was still awaiting, though, was mainstreaming of the technology in the form of product offerings from multiple vendors and compatibility with a broader array of platesetters.