TRILLIAN SP Plates provide Monroe Litho with longer run times
At Monroe Litho in Rochester, N.Y., TRILLIAN SP Thermal Plates were the perfect fit with the company’s commitment to sustainable commercial printing. Certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and the Forest Stewardship Council, Monroe is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership. “We attract a lot of clients that are green-conscious,” said John Humrich, Monroe Litho Vice President of Operations, “and TRILLIAN SP Plates help us keep our commitment to reduce our environmental impact. We’ve cut our chemistry usage by 50 percent, and we have doubled the number of plates we can process before we have to clean the processor.”
TRILLIAN SP Plates provide Monroe Litho with longer run times as well, Humrich said. “We have had some good-sized runs of 150,000 to 200,000 sheets, and the plates did not wear out. Plus, the plates have a much crisper image. We were able to print a much finer pattern for stochastic printing.”
TRILLIAN SP Plates also lower the total cost of ownership and provide environmental benefits by using significantly less chemistry and eliminating the use of preheat and potentially postbake ovens for long runs or challenging print conditions such as UV-cure ink printing. In addition, the new KODAK TRILLIAN SP Neutral Plate Solution used for developing and replenishing, offers a single solution with a neutral pH of 6.8. The new plates, widely compatible with existing CTP and KODAK processing equipment, enable easier processor cleaning and less maintenance, and provide high-quality, consistent performance on press.
