摘要:
A method of making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a photopolymerizable coating on said support, b) image-wise exposing said coating in a plate setter, c) developing the precursor, thereby removing the non-exposed areas of the coating from the support, whereby the developing step is carried out off-press in a gumming unit by treating the coating of the precursor with a gum solution.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive material for making a negative working non-ablative lithographic printing plate including in a heat sensitive layer thermoplastic polymer beads and a compound capable of converting light into heat on a surface of a hydrophilic metal support, the layer being free of binder, and characterized in that the thermoplastic polymer beads have a diameter between 0.2 &mgr;m and 1.4 &mgr;m.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided a heat sensitive imaging element comprising on a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface an image forming layer including thermoplastic particles of a homopolymer or a copolymer of styrene and a hydrophilic polymer containing carboxyl groups, characterized in that said imaging element further contains an anionic IR-cyanine dye being present in said image forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided an IR radiation-sensitive imaging element comprising on a hydrophilic surface of a lithographic base an image forming layer comprising (1) a water insoluble, alkali soluble or swellable resin having a phenolic hydroxy group, (2) a latent Bronsted acid, and (3) an amino crosslinking agent capable of reacting with the water insoluble, alkali soluble or swellable resin under the influence of an acid, characterized in that said image forming layer comprises a carbon black pigment as infrared absorber.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive material for making lithographic plates comprising in the order given on a support an IR-sensitive oleophilic layer and a cross-linked hydrophilic layer, wherein said heat-sensitive material is covered with a layer comprising at least an organic compound comprising cationic groups.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive imaging element for providing a lithographic printing late, comprising a lithographic base with a hydrophobic oleophilic surface and a top layer comprising a compound capable of converting light into heat and a hydrophilic polymer, characterized in that said hydrophilic polymer is crosslinked.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of:(1) mounting an imaging element comprising (i) on a hydrophilic surface of a lithographic base an image forming layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles capable of coalescing under the influence of heat and dispersed in a hydrophilic binder and (ii) a compound capable of converting light to heat, said compound being comprised in said image forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto on a print cylinder of a printing press;(2) image-wise exposing said imaging element by means of a laser or LED;(3) and developing a thus obtained image-wise exposed imaging element by supplying an aqueous dampening liquid and/or ink to said image forming layer while rotating said print cylinder.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the image-wise exposure of a heat-sensitive imaging element with a laser and developing said imaging element by rinsing it with plain water or an aqueous solution. To improve ink-uptake the imaging element is exposed on an external drum recorder whereby the pixel dwell time of the laser is above 0.1 .mu.s
摘要:
Heat-sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates according to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive imaging element for making positive working lithographic printing plates comprising on a lithographic base a layer comprising a polymer, soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution and an IR-radiation sensitive top layer. Upon image-wise exposure the capacity of the aqueous alkaline solution to penetrate and/or solubilize the top layer is changed. Image-wise exposure can be performed with an infrared laser with a short as well as with a long pixel well time.The obtained positive working printing plates have excellent printing properties and an improved infrared sensitivity.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of:(1) image-wise exposing to light an imaging element comprising (i) on a hydrophilic surface of a lithographic base an image forming layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles capable of coalescing under the influence of heat and dispersed in a hydrophilic binder and (ii) a compound capable of converting light to heat, said compound being comprised in said image forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto;(2) and developing a thus obtained image-wise exposed imaging element by mounting it on a print cylinder of a printing press and supplying an aqueous dampening liquid and/or ink to said image forming layer while rotating said print cylinder.