PRINT 05 - Seven Days in September

Sun Chemical, through its Kohl & Madden subsidiary, introduced what it calls a breakthrough technology with its Liberty™ inks. These inks can stay open indefinitely on press, yet will dry very quickly when applied. The formulation does not use volatile organic compounds or cobalt dryers.

Kodak introduced products designed to allow companies to remove processing steps from platemaking. These include the Kodak Magnus 400 CTP imaging device and the Kodak Thermal Direct non-process plates. Because the Thermal Direct requires no processor and no adjustments to the imaging device, it shortens the platemaking cycle.