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Kodak Sonora X Process Free Plates


SONORA X Process Free Plates bring the environmental and cost benefits of process free plate making to more printers than ever before. With run lengths, imaging speeds, resolutions, and handling capabilities that match most unbaked processed plates, Kodak estimates that SONORA X Plates can be used by up to 80% of offset printers.
SONORA Plates can be used to print:
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Offset packaging and labels
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UV and low-energy UV print
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Heatset web applications
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Newspapers (high-volume & automated)
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Long-run commercial print
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VLF applications
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And more...
Our goal is to make process free possible for all printers.
With the new technology developed for Kodak’s latest SONORA Plates, our plate scientists have come very close to that goal, expanding the capabilities of SONORA Plates to meet the performance needs of most offset printing applications.
Long Run Lengths
Sonora X plates can replace unbaked wet processed plates in most applications, with run lengths up to;
- 400,000 impressions with heatset / commercial cold press
- 200,000 impressions with sheetfed press
- 100,000 impressions for offset packaging (non-UV ink)
- 60,000 impressions for UV-ink applications
Productivity and print quality
With laser energy required of 120 mJ/cm2, SONORA X Plates let printers get the maximum throughput from nearly all platesetters, and with no processing step, making plates is faster than ever.
Your customers will appreciate that you are using a more sustainable plate, and they will love the print quality they’re getting, thanks to the high resolution capabilities of SONORA X Plates.
Technical Specifications
Plate |
Non-ablative, thermal, negative-working (write-the-image) plate incorporating Kodak’s press ready technology |
Application |
High quality, medium to long run plate for sheetfed, packaging, web and all UV print applications |
Spectral sensitivity |
800 – 850 nm |
Laser energy required |
120 mJ/cm2 on KODAK Platesetters with KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology |
Resolution |
1% to 99% @ 200 lpi |
FM capability |
20-micron stochastic |
Run length |
Dependent upon image resolution, press, press chemistry, ink and paper conditions. |
Safelight |
The plate can be handled before and after imaging safely for: |
Spec Sheet
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Economic Benefits of Using Process Free Plates
Kodak's Press Ready Technology in Sonora Process Free Plates
"Why would I want to use my expensive press as a plate processor?"