Abstract:
A printing system incorporates a re-usables image-carrying printing surface. A material which forms a thin hydrophobic layer is arranged by various techniques over a substantially hydrophilic printing surface in a configuration which defines the desired latent image in terms of exposed, contiguous hydrophilic and hydrophobic areas. Depending upon the configuration of the layers, either an aqueous, or oleo ink may be used to develop and print an image. If desired, the layer configuration may be replaced by a different configuration without substantial interruption to the printing process. No photo-induced chemical reaction or latent image developing steps are required at any time. In a typical apparatus, the hydrophilic surface of a printing roll (10) is cleaned (12-16) and coated with a hydrophobic material (20-24), and the hydrophobic material is physically removed from selected areas: by a computer-addressable spark discharge (26-30), laser or other device to form a latent image. A fountain liquid is subsequently applied (40), followed by an ink (50), and the ink image is transferred to a substrate to be printed either directly (8) with the help of a pressure roll (6) or indirectly (8A) through an offset roll (6).
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a color developing composition which has excellent color developability and does not significantly discolor after aged using a color developing composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1) (in the formula, individual reference signs are as described in the specification) and a lithographic printing plate precursor containing the color developing composition in an image-recording layer. In addition, it is possible to provide a lithographic printing plate precursor which has excellent visibility by means of color development, is capable of maintaining excellent visibility even after aged, exhibits favorable on-machine developability, has excellent white light stability, and is also favorable in terms of printing resistance and tone reproducibility and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a color developing compound which has excellent color developability and does not significantly discolor after aged.
The compound represented by Formula 1 has at least one of groups represented by Formulae (2) to (4) (in the formula, individual reference signs are as described in the specification) as R 4 or R 5 or in R 1 , Ar 1 , or Ar 2 .
Abstract:
Provided are: a lithographic printing plate master for furnishing a lithographic printing plate with which edge soiling does not occur, adhesion to interleaving paper is prevented, and water allowance with respect to edge soiling during printing is wide; a manufacturing method therefor; and a printing method using same. The lithographic printing plate is furnished using a lithographic printing plate master that has an image-recording layer on a support, wherein the content per unit area of a compound for which the molecular weight contained in the region of the image-recording layer-side plate surface up to 5 mm to the inside of the edge is 60-300 and which has a solubility in 20°C water of at least 10 g/L is at least 50 mg/m 2 greater than the content per unit area of the compound in regions other than the above region.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a support for a lithographic printing plate. The support has excellent scratch resistance and with the support, an original lithographic printing plate that has excellent printing durability when used as a lithographic printing plate and exhibits excellent on-machine developability can be obtained. For this support for a lithographic printing plate, which is provided with an aluminum plate and an anodized aluminum film thereon and which has micropores in the anodized film that extend in the depth direction from the surface that is on the opposite side from the aluminum plate: the micropores are configured from a large diameter hole section that extends from the surface of the anodized film to a mean depth of 75 - 120 nm (depth (A)) and a small diameter hole section that connects with the bottom of the large diameter hole section and extends from the connection position to a mean depth of 900-2000 nm; the mean diameter at the anodized film surface of the large diameter hole section is 10 nm to less than 30 nm, and the mean diameter and the depth (A) satisfy the relationship (depth (A)/mean diameter) = greater than 4.0 to 12.0; and the mean diameter at the connection position of the small diameter pore section is greater than 0 and less than 10 nm.
Abstract:
Provided are a seamless cylindrical offset printing plate which enables seamless continuous printing to be performed, a manufacturing method therefor, and a reproduction processing method. The seamless cylindrical offset printing plate comprises: a cylindrical plate base material; a hydrophilic satin-like rough surface which is formed on a surface of the cylindrical plate base material; and a hydrophobic resist pattern part which is formed on the satin-like rough surface, wherein an exposed part of the satin-like rough surface serves as a non-printing area and the resist pattern part serves as a printing area.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a support for a lithographic printing plate. The support has excellent scratch resistance and with the support, an original lithographic printing plate that has excellent printing durability when used as a lithographic printing plate and exhibits excellent on-machine developability can be obtained. For this support for a lithographic printing plate, which is provided with an aluminum plate and an anodized aluminum film thereon and which has micropores in the anodized film that extend in the depth direction from the surface that is on the opposite side from the aluminum plate: the micropores are configured from a large diameter hole section that extends from the surface of the anodized film to a mean depth of 75 - 120 nm (depth (A)) and a small diameter hole section that connects with the bottom of the large diameter hole section and extends from the connection position to a mean depth of 900-2000 nm; the mean diameter at the anodized film surface of the large diameter hole section is 10 nm to less than 30 nm, and the mean diameter and the depth (A) satisfy the relationship (depth (A)/mean diameter) = greater than 4.0 to 12.0; and the mean diameter at the connection position of the small diameter pore section is greater than 0 and less than 10 nm.
Abstract:
Provide is a lithographic printing plate precursors having excellent printing durability, staining resistance and developability as well as processes for preparing lithographic printing plates therefrom. A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a primer layer and an image-recording layer in this order in a substrate, wherein the primer layer comprises a polymer containing a repeat unit having a carbon-carbon backbone, a -C(=O)- group directly attached thereto, a -C(=O)-NR 0 -group, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, and an ethylenically unsaturated bond.