Printing plates are imaged on special opto-mechanical plate setters. The imaged plates undergo a chemical development process which is usually performed by a plate developing device 100 shown in FIG. 1A. The development process uses chemical development material in a liquid form 108. The material contained a developer tank 104 within the plate developer device 100, as is shown in FIG. 1B.
During the filling of the developer tank with developer liquid 108, air 132 may cause carbonization of liquid 108. The carbonization of the developer liquid results in degraded performance of the plate developing process. The intention of this invention is to prevent, or substantially reduce, the carbonization of the developer liquid inside the plate developing machinery.