Abstract:
The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having at least: a support; and an image recording layer that is provided on the support, the image recording layer comprising: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I), at least one of R1 to R3 represents —(CH2CH2O)n—R4, while the remainder of R1 to R3 respectively independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R5—COOH; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 20; and R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The invention further provides a printing method using the planographic printing plate precursor and performing on-press development.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor having a good press life with a practical energy amount, which can be on-press developed without passing through a development processing step after recording an image by a laser of emitting an infrared ray, is provided, which is a lithographic printing plate precursor capable of performing a development and printing by loading on a printing press after imagewise exposure and supplying an oily ink and an aqueous component, the lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image recording layer, wherein the image recording layer comprises (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable monomer, (C) a binder polymer, and (D) a crosslinked resin particle having a reactive group or (F) a microcapsule containing a polymerizable monomer in the capsule wall, and the image recording layer is imagewise polymerization-curable upon irradiation of actinic ray.
Abstract:
To provide a lithographic printing plate precursor capable of obtaining a plenty of sheets of good printed matters with practical energy dosage, which is excellent in on-press developing property and press life, and capable of reducing pollution of fountain solution, and provide a lithographic printing method. The lithographic printing plate precursor comprises a support having provided thereon an image-recording layer, which lithographic printing plate precursor is mounted on a printing press and imagewise exposed, or mounted on the printing press after imagewise exposure, and then developed by feeding printing ink and/or a fountain solution, wherein at least a part of the unexposed part of the image-recording layer is not dissolved in the printing ink, the fountain solution or both of them, and removed by falling out of film, and the invention provides a lithographic printing method using the same.
Abstract:
The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor that is writable by laser exposure and is composed of a support, a photosensitive recording layer formed on the support, and a backcoat layer containing an epoxy resin, the backcoat layer being formed on the side of the support opposite to the photosensitive recording layer side; and a stack of the planographic printing plate precursors. According to the invention, scratches on the photosensitive recording side of the planographic printing plate precursor can be prevented when brought into contact with another planographic printing plate precursor in the stack without interleaving slip sheets, and productivity in a plate making process can be improved.
Abstract:
A method of deactivating and on-press developing an exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer developable with ink and/or fountain solution and capable of hardening upon exposure to a radiation. The plate is exposed with the radiation, deactivated, and then on-press developed with ink and/or fountain solution. The deactivation of the exposed plate allows the handling of the plate under regular office light or any other light without causing the hardening of the non-exposed areas of the photosensitive layer.
Abstract:
The invention provides: an image recording material comprising a support having provided thereon in this order an image recording layer containing a binder polymer (A), a compound having a polymerizable unsaturated group (B), and a polymerization initiator (C), and a layer containing a hydrophilic polymer and a compound having within the molecule thereof an acid group and a partial structure functioning as a base.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing process which comprises the steps of: imagewise exposing to infrared light a presensitized lithographic plate which comprises a hydrophilic support and a removable image-forming layer containing an infrared absorbing agent having the absorption maximum within an infrared region and a dye precursor having substantially no absorption within a visible region to change the dye precursor to a visible dye having an absorption within a visible region within the exposed area, and to make the image-forming layer irremovable within the exposed area; removing the image-forming layer within the unexposed area of the lithographic plate mounted on a cylinder of a printing press; and then printing an image with the lithographic plate mounted on the cylinder of the printing press. The other processes are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor, including: a support; and a photosensitive layer containing a polymerizable compound; an oxygen barrier layer; and a protective layer containing a filler (preferably an organic resin particle), the layers being formed in this order on the support. The present invention also provides a stack of planographic printing plate precursors, produced by stacking the planographic printing plate precursors with the photosensitive layer side outermost layer and the support side rear surface of the adjacent plate precursor in direct contact with each other.
Abstract:
A polymerizable negative planographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilic support, and a polymerizable negative photosensitive layer and a protective layer containing polyvinylalcohol, organic resin fine particles (preferably, having an absolute specific gravity of 0.90 to 1.25 and an average particle diameter of 2.0 to 15 μm) and mica particles (preferably, at an organic resin fine particle/mica particle ratio in the range of 3:1 to 2:3) as a top layer formed on the hydrophilic support in this order.
Abstract:
A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate comprising: exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support having a hydrophilic surface; a photosensitive layer containing a phthalocyanine pigment covered with a polymer having a group represented by the formula (I) or (II) as defined herein in its side chain and a hydrophobic binder polymer having an acid value of 0.3 meq/g or less; and a protective layer provided in this order; and removing the protective layer and an unexposed area of the photosensitive layer in a presence of a developer having pH of from 2 to 10 in an automatic processor equipped with a rubbing member.