Kodak introduces Electra XD Thermal Plate at drupa

Kodak has unveiled its new Kodak Electra XD Thermal Plate, exhibiting pre-press and on press stability for high resolution, run length, and color control throughout the full press run, at drupa. With typically triple the unbaked run length of the Electra HR Plates, the Electra XD Plate also helps printers reduce overall plate consumption and energy usage while maintaining consistency, stability, and print quality.

The Electra XD Thermal Plate is a non ablative, no preheat, positive working digital plate. ‘The Electra XD Plate enables further hands-off automation in parts of the printing process that once required manual intervention and labor intensive monitoring and adjustments,’ said Rich Rindo, director global product management, printing plates business, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. ‘It actually "industrializes" FM screening and fine AM line screens, allowing the work to be repeated day in and day out with consistent, stable quality. That becomes a real competitive advantage for users.’

The Electra XD Plate is rated for 500,000 impressions without baking and 1.5 million baked, and is ideal for medium to long run sheetfed and heatset/coldset web offset operations. Because of its run length, users of the Electra XD Plate may be able to reduce plate usage and decrease energy costs.