DIGITAL PLATES -- Shortcutting the Process

Baking Issues

The current non-ablative, thermal plate theoretically can be post-baked for longer run lengths, but that creates a logistics issue. "If you put it on a press to get rid of the non-image area, then you've already got a crimped and folded plate that would be difficult to run through an oven. The plate would have to be "hand processed" off-line if you want to post-bake it," Dainton concludes.