Abstract:
The present invention provides a cylindrical printing blanket comprising a seamless sleeve and a sheet-like blanket having a fabric layer, a compressive layer and a surface printing layer, said sheet-like blanket being bonded onto the outer surface of said seamless sleeve. The blanket is made by cutting a long sheet-like blanket that has the fabric layer, the compressive layer and the surface printing layer and is bonded to the outer surface of the seamless sleeve, thus the operation can be done with good workability.
Abstract:
A transfer cylinder sleeve is provided for an offset printing machine including an inner carrier layer, a compressible layer and a covering layer, where at least one of the layers has a joint or a gap and provided that when a joint or a gap is used in the covering layer, then the transfer cylinder sleeve is applied to a transfer cylinder in register so that the joint in the covering layer rests opposite a tension channel of a plate cylinder during rolling contact of the transfer cylinder with the plate cylinder. Optionally, a non-stretchable layer is provided between the compressible layer and the covering layer, or alternatively, a non-stretchable material is provided in the compressible layer itself.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a method for producing a novel flexographic printing sleeve which is readily axially mountable on and dismountable from a complementary shaped printing cylinder. The subject method comprises providing an apparatus for receiving a sprayed curable polymeric material and for forming the flexographic printing sleeve. Then, the curable polymeric material is sprayed onto the apparatus and a flexographic printing sleeve is formed. The sleeve has a substantially unitary, non-laminated construction which is self-supporting. The cross-sectional inner and outer diameter of the flexographic printing sleeve is expandable by introducing a relatively low pressure fluid between the inner surface of the printing body sleeve and the outer cylindrically-shaped wall of the printing cylinder. The flexographic printing sleeve is contractible from its expanded position by releasing the low pressure fluid. The structural integrity of the flexographic printing sleeve is resistant to substantial damage or distortion.
Abstract:
A photosensitive printing plate having a thickness of about 3 mm can be readily used on a printing machine set for use with a photosensitive printing plate having a thickness of about 7 mm. There is provided a flexographic printing pad which facilitates combined use of a photosensitive printing plate having a thickness of about 7 mm and that having a thickness of about 3 mm, enables an improvement in ease of replacement of a photosensitive printing plate, and ensures a high printing characteristic. A base sheet 1 serving a flexographic printing pad has a magnet section 10, a cushion section 20, and a polyester film 30. The magnet section 10 and the cushion section 20 are arranged side by side in the same layer. One surface of the magnet section 10 and that of the cushion section 20 are bonded to the polyester film 30.
Abstract:
A sleeve for a print cylinder comprising a fiber reinforced, thin-walled material and having a seamless surface ready to be covered with a surface material. The sleeve may be used in flexographic printing, either as a support for photo-polymerized printing plates or rubber layers. The sleeve has the advantages of having low manufacturing cost and providing the necessary heat resistance to withstand rubber vulcanization temperatures. The sleeve is also airtight, and remains properly positioned during printing operations.
Abstract:
A sleeve for flexographic printing is provided and includes an inner layer, a compressible layer over the inner layer, and an outer layer having a rigid surface over the compressible layer. The outer layer and the compressible layer are adapted to interact such that the outer layer is deformable radially inwardly under the loads occurring during the printing operation.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a relatively thin cladded graphic arts impression graphic arts impression die plate (20) having a steel layer (22) which is integral throughout the extent thereof with a layer of copper (24) or bronze. A relieved design-defining surface may be formed in the copper or bronze layer by a chemical etching process or by chemical milling. The graphic arts impression die plate may be mounted on a magnetic support member (28) to present an assembly which increases the thickness of the die assembly sufficiently to permit use thereof on standard stamping and embossing equipment without modification of the die-supporting chase. The magnetic support member (28) has a plurality of pairs of permanent magnets (33, 35) each pair of which is embedded within a respective cavity (32) and that are magnetically bridged by a steel plate 36. The pairs of magnets (33 and 35) attract the steel layer (22) of the graphic arts impression die plate (20) and thereby hold the graphic arts impression die plate on the magnetic support member (28).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a printing blanket comprising an inner multilayer spiral wound polymeric sleeve, wherein the sleeve comprises between 2 and 5 layers that are affixed to one another with an adhesive, the winds overlay one another to form the multiple layers, the gap between adjacent edges of each ribbon are less than 0.2 inches apart as measured axially, the total sleeve thickness is between 0.006 to 0.0028 inches, and the layers are formed either from a single continuous ribbon or a plurality of continuous ribbons of polymeric material. The adjacent edges of the ribbon may alternately overlay axially in an amount such that relaxation during curing results in non-overlapping edges.
Abstract:
In the present invention, a blanket cylinder for a printing press is made up of a shaft roller and a cylindrical blanket capable of being attached and detached freely to and from the shaft roller. The cylindrical blanket comprises an elastic layer formed integrally with a cylindrical sleeve by winding and bonding a sheet-form elastic member on and to the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, the elastic layer having a gap extending in the axial direction formed between both ends in the circumferential direction of the sheet-form elastic member; and a separation preventive member for preventing both ends in the circumferential direction of the sheet-form elastic member from being separated from the sleeve, the separation preventive member being embedded in the gap so as to be thinner than the thickness of the sheet-form elastic member to form a groove in the outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer.
Abstract:
A tubular printing blanket including a tubular print layer, a tubular isotropic plastic reinforcing layer underneath the print layer, a compressible layer underneath the reinforcing layer, and a sleeve for supporting, directly or indirectly, the compressible layer. es axial stability due to its isotropic nature and the plastic material. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a tubular printing blanket including forming a tubular reinforcing layer and sliding the tubular reinforcing layer over a compressible layer. Furthermore, a device for manufacturing a tubular printing blanket is also provided. A first build cylinder has an outer diameter. A mandrel cap can be attached to one end of the build cylinder, the mandrel cap having an outer diameter larger than the build cylinder outer diameter.