CtP Plates from Both Ends of the Spectrum.

The article focuses on the presentation of digital platesetting or plates by the proponents of thermal technology at Ipex in Birmingham, England. Agfa Corp. showed its three new Energy plates that will replace the Thermostar 970 which include the Energy Marathon and the Energy Elite. The company has also demonstrated its chemistry-free violet polymer plate for the first time. Basysprint GmbH has showed its well-known flatbed platesetters for conventional ultraviolet-sensitive diazo plates. Escher Grad and ECRM Imaging Systems has offered two new models for commercial printers.