Fujifilm changes plate classification from “chemistry-free” to “low-chemistry”

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With the commercial availability of its Brillia HD PRO-V and PRO-VN plates this month, Fujifilm has taken the opportunity to challenge widely used plate classification conventions. Fujifilm’s Brillia HD PRO-V and Brillia PRO-VN plates had been grouped under the generic “chemistry-free” classification when they were launched at drupa 2008. Fujifilm now believes that for most of the plates marketed under this classification, the term is misleading and presents an ambiguous picture of environmental performance, inconsistent with its own policies. Fujifilm has therefore reclassified these plates, together with the Brillia HD LH-PJE and its FLH-Z processor as “low-chemistry” solutions with a corresponding “lo-chem” logo. ...cont´d

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