Azura is a thermal, negative working plate for low/medium volume commercial printing where simplicity, robustness and reliability are important. It provides the high quality imaging you’d expect from a thermal system, without chemical processing. Elimination of chemistry removes all process variables and simplifies platemaking, giving you clear, consistent results. :Azura users benefit from one of the simplest, most reliable and predictable CtP technologies ever created.

Chemistry-free Thermal CtP Plate - A Breakthrough in CtP
Agfa's :Azura is the only plate system on the market that is completely chemistry-free. It uses ThermoFuse technology to physically bond images to the plate without any chemical processing. The result is highly stable and predictable thermal imaging, without any compromises on press. :Azura provides a simple alternative to traditional plates. This built-in simplicity gives :Azura users an inherently wide working-latitude with fewer variables and higher reliability than other forms of CtP. :Azura is the recommended technology for printers who require the ultimate in predictable, stress-free, CtP technology. Because it requires no chemical processing, it reduces waste and eliminates prepress steps--helping you create a more streamlined workflow.

No process variables
Azura is an easy addition to any workflow. Because it uses no chemical processing, it is safer, simpler and more consistent for everyone to use. And it provides the convenience of daylight handling, to fit in to any prepress environment.

No special press room handling
Azura works with your existing press chemistry, so there is no need to change inks, fountain solutions, or alcohol substrates. It prints directly from its electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum substrate, giving you a wider printing latitude.

High-quality results on press
Azura provides 2-98% dpi screen tints at 200 LPI depending on imaging conditions yielding excellent results on press. It also gives you up to 100,000 impressions dependent on printing conditions for high productivity.

How Azura Works
During imaging, Thermofusable particles within :Azura are fused together by the thermal laser to create an image. A physical process then bonds the image to the substrate, with absolutely no chemical processing involved. A dedicated cleaning unit uses gum to finish the plate and clean the un-fused areas, leaving a press-ready Azura plate.




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