The Great (Digital) Plate Debate

Agfa
Mistral: a dry, no-process plate providing maximum quality and high run lengths. Based on advanced thermal-ablative technology, which allows plates to be imaged and ready for the press in minutes (without chemical processing), Mistral is capable of screen rulings of 300 lpi and higher.

Thermolite: For short-run, on- and off-press thermal imaging. Agfa took a conventional aluminum substrate technology and put a thermally sensitive coating on top of it. The image is formed through thermal exposure of the emulsion and Thermolite is developed on-press. The plate has the dampening properties of a conventional aluminum plate; no porous coating on top of the aluminum as the water-carrying layer.