Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a light sensitive planographic printing plate which has an image forming layer containing (A) a coloring material having an absorption in a wavelength range of 700 nm through 1200 nm and (B) a radical generator on a support and is exposed by a laser beam with a light emission wavelength in a wavelength range of 700 nm through 1200 nm, the method comprising: at least coating process, dry process, cutting process, and inspection/sorting process, wherein either of the coating process, the dry process, the cutting process, or the inspection/sorting process is carried out under light of a light source comprising a light-emitting diode with an emission wavelength maximum in a range of 400 nm through 500 nm and a fluorescent phosphor to emit an yellow light by absorbing a light emission of the light-emitting diode.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide that printing plate materials of the present invention exhibit excellent printing durability, less “out of color” registration, and improved printing image quality. Disclosed is a printing plate material possessing an image formation layer on one surface of a polyester support and not less than two backing layers on the other surface, wherein at least one of the backing layers is an electrically conductive layer, at least one of the backing layer is a layer containing at least one resin selected from polyester resin, acryl resin, acryl modified polyester resin and cellulose ester resin provided on the electrically conductive layer, and at least one of the backing layers contains an organic matting agent.
Abstract:
A planographic printing plate precursor according to the invention includes: a support; and a recording layer disposed on the support and containing an alkali-soluble polymer compound and an infrared absorber, wherein a contact angle at a surface of the planographic printing plate precursor is 70° or less in a case of oil in water and 140° or more in a case of water in oil. Examples of a method for achieving such surface physical properties include inclusion, in a recording layer, of a polymer having a lipophilic functional group on a side chain thereof. According to the invention, a planographic printing plate precursor for direct print making can be obtained, which precursor improves the image forming property of the recording layer using an alkali-soluble polymer compound, is excellent in the lipophilicity of an image portion and the removing property of a non-image portion, and produces printed matters of high quality with excellent reproducibility even in the image formation with an FM screen or high number of output lines.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to provide a planographic printing plate material exhibiting excellent dot reproduction and printing durability and a support for the planographic printing plate material. Disclosed is a support for a planographic printing plate material having a surface roughened via electrolytic surface-roughening treatment and anodization treatment conducted to one surface of an aluminum plate, wherein a) average surface roughness (Ra) of the roughened surface is 0.30-0.55 μm, and b) the roughened surface possesses a surface profile in which a ratio of Xa/Xb is 0.40-0.70, where Xa is the width expanding to the shallow region side and Xb is the width expanding to the deep region side at the position reaching peak depth in amplitude frequency.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image-recording layer containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a spiropyran compound and a spirooxazine compound, and an acid generator, and a lithographic printing method including a process of removing the unexposed area of the image-recording layer on a printing press.
Abstract:
A method for making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (i) providing a negative-working, heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer and a coating provided thereon, the coating comprising an image-recording layer which comprises hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles and a hydrophilic binder, wherein the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles have an average particle size in the range from 45 nm to 63 nm and wherein the amount of the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles in the image-recording layer is at least 70% by weight relative to the image-recording layer; (ii) exposing the coating to heat or infrared light, thereby inducing coalescence of the thermoplastic polymer particles at exposed areas of the coating; (iii) developing the precursor by applying an aqueous, alkaline solution, thereby removing non-exposed areas of the coating from the support, wherein the aqueous alkaline solution has a pH≧11 and comprises a phosphate buffer or a silicate buffer.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support; and an image recording layer comprising a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a polymer binder and being removable with at least one of a printing ink and a fountain solution, wherein the polymerizable compound and the polymer binder are defined so that a film made by the polymerizable compound and the polymer binder has an elastic modulus of 30 g/mm3 or less.
Abstract translation:一种平版印刷版原版,包括:载体; 以及包含聚合引发剂,可聚合化合物和聚合物粘合剂的图像记录层,并且可用至少一种印刷油墨和润版液除去,其中所述可聚合化合物和聚合物粘合剂被定义为使得由 聚合物粘合剂的弹性模量为30g / mm 3以下。
Abstract:
An image recording material comprises: (A) a polymerization initiator; (B) a polymerizable compound; and (C) a compound of generating, when heated, a chemical species of inhibiting a polymerization reaction.
Abstract:
A primer layer that includes a surface-tension modifier dispersed within a polymer binder is disposed between the imaging layer and the substrate of a lithographic printing member to inhibit the production of thermal degradation products that disrupt the oleophilicity of the exposed imaged areas, thereby improving print-making performance and efficiency. In addition, embodiments of the primer layer inhibit static charge buildup during production and during the print-making process.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for manufacturing an aluminum support for a light sensitive planographic printing plate material, the process comprising the steps of surface-roughening an aluminum plate, anodizing the surface-roughened aluminum plate, surface treating the anodized aluminum plate with an aqueous polyvinyl phosphonic acid solution, and drying the resulting plate at from 150 to 230 ° C. to obtain the aluminum support.