Photo Credit: Kodak Sonora Process Free Plates Offset printing plates are the foundation of offset printing and are used to transfer image information from the plate cylinder to a rubber blanket and ultimately to the printed substrate. While conventional offset printing plates require a processing step after imaging, newer technologies such as processless plates (process free plates), and chemistry-free plates eliminate or significantly reduce this additional processing.  For commercial printers, packaging converters, newspaper printers, and other offset operations, selecting the right offset…