Abstract:
The present invention provides a silicone composition for use in a printing plate, the composition including at least: a SiH group-containing compound; a compound represented by the following general formula (I); a compound represented by the following general formula (II); and/or a compound represented by the following general formula (III); wherein Ds in the compound represented by the general formula (I), Gs in the compound represented by the general formula (II) and Js in the compound represented by the general formula (III) each represents an acetoxy group or a dialkyloximino group: A-Si-(D)3 (I) (wherein in the general formula (I), A represents a non-hydrolyzable functional group capable of undergoing a hydrosilylation reaction with a SiH group); E-Si-(G)3 (II) (wherein in the general formula (II), E represents a non-hydrolyzable functional group incapable of undergoing a hydrosilylation reaction with a SiH group); and Si-(J)4 (III). An object of the present invention is to provide a silicone composition for use in a printing plate, for obtaining a planographic printing plate precursor or a planographic printing plate which includes a silicone rubber layer having an excellent adhesion to an underlying layer despite being a fast-curing silicone rubber layer, and which has an excellent ink repellency and scratch resistance.
Abstract:
A lithographic ink which has a highly sensitive curability for active energy beam simultaneously with a high washability with water, and which also has excellent resistance to surface staining in the printing and high water resistance of the cured film is provided. Also provided are a varnish for such lithographic ink and a method for producing printed material. The lithographic ink comprises (a) a pigment and (b) a resin having an ethylenically unsaturated group and a hydrophilic group, and it has a highly sensitive curability for active energy beam simultaneously with a high washability with water, and also, excellent resistance to surface staining in the printing and high water resistance of the cured film.
Abstract:
Functionality is disclosed herein for producing articles with multiple color inks. A method of decorating, printing, or otherwise producing articles with multiple color inks includes continuously refilling an ink reservoir with multiple color inks in a sequential manner, and continuously applying the multiple color inks from the ink reservoir onto articles of manufacture to create decorated articles of manufacture
Abstract:
Ablation-type printing plates having increased shelf-life are produced using a melamine resin free of water prior to use. A representative production sequence includes providing a substrate having an oleophilic surface; coating, over the substrate, an oleophilic resin composition having (A) a resin phase consisting essentially of a melamine resin substantially free of water and a resole resin, the resole resin being present in an amount ranging from 0% to 28% by weight of dry film, (B) a near-IR absorber dispersed within the resin phase, and (C) a sulfonic acid catalyst dispersed within the resin phase and being present in an amount ranging from 0.7% to 1.6% by weight of dry film; curing the resin composition to produce a dry film; following resin curing, coating an oleophobic polymer composition over the cured resin composition; and curing the oleophobic polymer composition.
Abstract:
A novel ink formulation, especially useful in Driography printing, is disclosed. The ink formulation comprises a basic planographic printing ink vehicle, a pigment, a modifying varnish and a flow control agent to provide an ink, especially suitable for use in Driography, which exhibits desirable hangling-viscosities under ambient conditions, improved rheological properties under severe press-operating conditions, and provides printings having sharp delineation, fidelity and excellent reproducibility in depth of color tones in long press runs. The basic printing ink vehicle may be a vehicle designed for either sheet-fed or heat-set printing systems. The novel ink formulation is designed to have a high viscosity and avoid becoming pseudoplastic in its behavior at higher press temperatures, which generally can range from about 85.degree. F. to 125.degree. F., and preferably, avoids becoming pseudoplastic at temperatures up to about 140.degree. F. or more.
Abstract:
Methods of imaging and printing are provided whereby a transparent self-supporting substrate is coated with a transparent abhesive polymer and an image formed by inking said polymer and simultaneously subjecting said polymer to electromagnetic radiation to reduce the cohesive force of said ink or increase the adhesive force so as to selectively deposit ink in image configuration on said adhesive polymer, and transferring said inked image to a receiver sheet.
Abstract:
Presensitized planographic printing plate for use in dry planography. A positive acting plate having a flexible base and a relatively thick (0.02 to 2.00 mil) silicone rubber layer, overlying a photo-polymerizable and photoadhesive-layer. Upon exposure to light through a positive transparency, the photoadhesive layer in the exposed non-image area polymerizes and adheres firmly to the thick silicone rubber overlayer, but the photoadhesive layer in the unexposed image area remains nonadhesive to the silicone overlayer. Following the exposure, the surface of the plate is treated with developing liquid capable of swelling silicone rubber. The thick silicone rubber layer in the unexposed image area is easily removed, exposing a sharp image of oleophilic photoadhesive layer underlying the removed silicone layer, while the silicone rubber layer in the exposed background area remains bound to the photoadhesive underlayer. The exposed surface of the photoadhesive layer accepts ink from inking rollers, while the silicone rubber background area does not remove ink from the rollers, and thus remains ink-free.
Abstract:
Lithographic ink is suspended in a hydrophilic medium of high viscoity at low rates of shear and relatively low vscosity at high rates of shear to give a suspension which can be used in lithographic printing without water or fountain solution.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an image element array includes: providing a production tool having a surface pattern of ink-receptive elements spaced by areas which are not, the ink-receptive elements defining the array image elements; applying a multi-coloured first image formed of a inks to only the ink-receptive elements; and transferring only the portions of the multi-coloured first image corresponding to the image elements from the production tool to a substrate. An image element array is formed on the substrate. The production tool surface pattern is configured such that when viewing and image element arrays overlap, each viewing element within an image element array first region directs light from a respective image element or from a respective gap. The viewing angle in the first region directs light from either the array or the gaps.