SONORA NEWS Process Free Plates

Free to be processor free

Get to press faster by streamlining your production with KODAK SONORA NEWS Plates. Enjoy fast imaging speeds, increased consistency, and additional time from not processing plates. Giving you enhanced productivity to increase efficiency and reduce the risk of press downtime.

KODAK SONORA NEWS Process Free Plate datasheet

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Plate	Non ablative, negative working (write-the-image), thermal digital plate with Kodak's press ready technology
Application	Short to medium-high run newspaper and coldset web publication printing
Spectral sensitivity	800 - 850 nm
Laser energy required	150 mJ/cm² on KODAK Platesetters with KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology; 175 mJ/cm² on KODAK ACHIEVE NEWS Platesetters
Resolution	3% to 97% @ 150 lpi Dependent upon capability of imaging device.
FM capability	36-micron stochastic Dependent upon screening algorithms. For optimum FM performance, Kodak recommends KODAK STACCATO Screening on devices with KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology.
Run length	Up to 200,000 impressions in typical coldset web applications Actual run length may vary according to press, ink and paper conditions.
Safelight	The plate can be handled before and after imaging safely for: Up to 1 hour under white light Up to 8 hours under C20 - UV Cut Up to 24 hours under G-10 yellow light