Kodak has rolled out the latest addition to its process-free plate portfolio, as it looks to target an even wider group of printers with its Sonora technology.
According to Kodak, the new Sonora UV Process Free plates can deliver longer run lengths for UV print applications than any other process free plate – up to 30,000 impressions.
Developed for sheetfed, heatset web, and commercial coldset presses the new plate is designed for a broad range of applications such as commercial print, newspapers, and packaging.
Kodak said the plate was developed to help a wider range of printers to tap into the environmental and economic benefits of process-free plates and expanded UV opportunities including flexibility, quality and faster drying.
In the pressroom, Sonora UV plates, like the flagship XP version, work with customers’ existing press setups. Sonora UV is based on technology used in the XJ Process Free Plate that has been commercially available in Japan since 2016.
