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News Release from: Kodak Graphic Communications Group | Subject: Violetnews plate
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2004
First Violet Plates For Newspapers From
KPG
Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has announced that its first plate for use in violet platesetters will be launched early in 2005.
Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has announced that its first plate for use in violet platesetters will be launched early in 2005 The Violetnews plate, unveiled at the Ifra Expo newspaper exhibition in Amsterdam (Netherlands), is a violet photopolymer plate for newspapers
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 20 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Currently in beta testing at newspapers in Europe and North America, the Violetnews plate is manufactured at KPG's plant in (Osterode), Germany.
The plate will be released in the first quarter of next year, initially in Europe but closely followed by North America, Latin America and Asia.
The Violetnews plate is a negative-working (write the image), high-speed plate for newspaper applications, combining ease-of-use, consistency and low maintenance.
Resolution is claimed at two to 98 per cent at up to 175 lines per inch (lpi) and run-lengths of up to 200,000 copies.
Other key specifications include fast imaging speed, handling in yellow safelight environments and low chemistry usage said KPG.
"We have been evaluating violet from early on, assessing not only what it can offer but what KPG can add that would set our product apart from our competitors," said Jeff Jacobson, chief executive officer of KPG.
"We don't enter markets with 'me too' products, and the Violetnews plate is no exception.
Advances in violet laser technology combined with our plate expertise enable us to offer newspaper customers a violet solution bearing everything they expect from KPG - tried and tested technology, reliability, consistency, high-quality manufacture, and long-life clean chemistry without any of the pitfalls of silver products.
This plate solution reflects our customer driven approach and now is the right time for KPG to add value to violet," he added.
Platesetters from other manufacturers are being evaluated ahead of next year's launch.
KPG has also confirmed that a violet photopolymer plate for commercial CTP applications will be launched later in 2005.
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