DRUPA 04 REPORT PREPRESS & PREMEDIA -- Preparing Data, Not Dot

Agfa's announced acquisition of Lastra is still pending approval, but its stated intent is to keep the plate maker's products as an independent brand. For its part, Lastra says it is beta testing a no-process thermal plate called Cosmic, which is based on switchable-polymer technology, supports runs of up to 100,000 impressions and should be available in early 2005.