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Also announced was Agfa's new direct-imaging aluminum plate, Thermolite Plus, which is currently in alpha stage, but is expected to be commercially available in the third quarter. Designed for on-press imaging, it offers a run length of up to 100,000 impressions, depending on printing conditions. It reportedly will allow presses such as the Heidelberg Speedmaster 74-DI and the Komori S40D to handle higher volume print jobs.