GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO 2004 PREPRESS & PREMEDIA -- Exhib

Plate in Beta Stage

KPG's VioletNews plate is said to currently be in beta testing and will be commercially launched in the first quarter of 2005 initially in Europe, but its North America release will follow closely. It is a negative working, high-speed photopolymer plate offering a resolution of 2 percent to 98 percent dot at up to 175 lpi and supporting run lengths of up to 200,000 copies. KPG has confirmed that it plans to launch a violet photopolymer plate for commercial CTP applications later in 2005.