New Thermal CTP Plate Demo's At Komori UK

A Fujifilm Graphic Systems product story

Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team Oct 3, 2005

Fujifilm Graphic Systems will be using Komori's workshop days as the platform for the first European showing of its new processless thermal plate, Brillia PRO-T.

Fujifilm Graphic Systems will be using Komori's workshop days as the platform for the first European showing of its new processless thermal plate, Brillia PRO-T.

The plate, which has been two years in development, will be running on October 18 and 19 at Komori's Leeds (UK) showroom.

Graham Leeson, marketing manager at Fujifilm Graphic Systems, said: "Fuji has had a long partnership with Komori, which uses Brillia LH-PIE positive working thermal CTP plates for B1 and B2 commercial sheet-fed press demonstrations in its Leeds showroom.

We are looking forward to giving Brillia PRO-T its debut demo's, as since its launch, we have already had lots of interest from printers around the UK." Said to be compatible with most thermal (830nm) platesetters and approved for one per cent - 99 per cent at 200 lines per inch (lpi) conventional, 300lpi hybrid and FM screening, Brillia PRO-T is a non-ablative plate that carries a latent image with distinct contrast, allowing visual inspection after imaging.

When used on press, the new Multigrain technology is claimed to quickly carry ink and fount, enabling the plate to be in full print production within a similar number of waste sheets compared with conventional PS or CTP plates.

Multigrain also contributes to the same ink and water balance as Fuji's existing CTP plates, added the company.

Brillia PRO-T only needs an imaging power very close to Fuji's existing thermal processed plate at 120mJ per square centimetre, resulting in the same production speeds.

Supporting run lengths up to 100,000 impressions, dependent on press type and conditions, the company believes the plate will meet the demands of most commercial printers and can be handled under daylight conditions.

Due to the new undercoating technology, it also requires no additional equipment for true processless capability, said Fujifilm.