Login or register now to gain instant access to the rest of this premium content! Bluetree Group, the UKâs largest online print supplier, has adopted KODAK SONORA X Process Free Plates across its entire fleet of Heidelberg Speedmaster presses. The move, which further boosts Bluetree Groupâs fast-turnaround capabilities, means an average of 40,000 plates each month are now imaged in a process-free production environment that reduces costs, speeds prepress, and strengthens Bluetreeâs commitment to sustainable manufacturing. At the same time, Bluetree Group has installed a Nela automated plate punching/bending and transport system to streamline the path the SONORA X Process Free Plates take from the companyâs three platesetters to the presses. Together, the investments create the simpler, more efficient workflow that Paul Bennington, Bluetree Groupâs Litho Team Leader, says is âcrucial when our business is about delivering work to customers as quickly as possible. On a typical job weâll get an order at 6.00 pm, make plates and print by 9.00, and despatch it by 11.00. So, the faster we get plates from the CTP to the press, the better.â