The Great (Digital) Plate Debate

Dainton says that printers using single workflow, silverless UV CTP are reporting plate cost-savings averaging 25 percent to 75 percent, compared to other CTP methods that require a dual workflow.

"Not only are high-performance UV plates much more economical than thermal and visible light CTP plates," he says, "but because they do not contain silver, silverless UV plates offer an affordable, dual-purpose CTP and film-based solution that does not necessitate extended handling, expensive plate processing lines and significant chemical and waste disposal issues."