Pros and Cons of Pre-, Post- and No-bake Plates

According to Jim Crawford, PS Plate product manager for Fuji Photo Film USA, the need for the commercial sheetfed market to avoid ovens and baking is the reason Fujifilm introduced the Brillia LH-PI thermal plate. It requires no pre-bake and no post-bake for run lengths that reach hundreds of thousands, which actually exceeds the needs of most commercial printers.