A method and a plate for digitally-imaged offset printing
CA 2393807 A1 · Owner: Creo Il. Ltd. · Inventors: Figov, Murray
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An offset plate sensitive to UV or visible light prepared simply and imaged , digitally therewith in a CTP method and also processed in a simple manner. The plate is provided as a photopolymer plate with increased sensitivity and , is used in a simple imaging-on-press system using the surface of a , lithographic printing cylinder itself as a plate substrate. The method of preparing the printing plate begins by applying a photosensitive liquid coating to the substrate, digitally imaging the coated substrate using an , actinic light source to polymerize portions of the liquid coating in accordance with the imaging, and washing the liquid coating with an aqueous solution after the imaging …
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