Kodak has announced that there was a 50% rise in volume of sale of its Sonora process free plates in 2015, powered, in part, by sales in all 50 of the United States. Kodak anticipates further consistent growth worldwide following the announcement of new SONORA Plates suitable for UV printing at drupa 2016.

“We continue to invest in R&D to provide new, innovative plate solutions for our worldwide customer base that deliver on our commitment to sustainability, productivity and image quality,” said Brad Kruchten, president of Kodak’s Print Systems Division (PSD).

While process free plates are most closely associated with sheet fed applications, Kodak customers are reporting their use for web fed applications and large format (VLF) applications.