A new KODAK TRENDSETTER platesetter has been installed at NPN Drukkers in Breda, the Netherlands. “And we switched to process free plate making at the same time,” says director Erik de Lorme. “We are using the new KODAK SONORA X plates for this; these process-free offset plates enable us to print greener and more economically. KODAK SONORA plates need no chemistry for imaging and our processor is no longer needed as well. Wastewater and volatile organic solvents are no longer released into the environment; energy and water consumption are also significantly lower. In addition to the environmental aspects, which are becoming increasingly important in our view, operational costs are lower too. This also played a part in our assessment of whether to switch to process free plate making.