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Getting in the Zone

Mitsubishi's RPS-X1 Reusable Plate System was shown in the Future Technology Zone. An off-press system, it images reusable aluminum plates in the same fashion as thermal CTP systems, so the plates can be erased and re-imaged up to 20 times. Plate life is said to be 100,000 impressions per imaging. This recycling feature reduces plate consumption by 95 percent.