Merck Patent Gesellschaft MIT Beschrankter Haftung

Dieter Schmitt

Manfred Urban

Wilhelm Baumer

Dampening agents or dampening agent concentrates for offset printing are disclosed which contain copper ions as corrosion inhibitors. Such dampening agents exhibit virtually no corrosive action on the offset printing machine parts with which they come into contact, in particular the printing cylinders made of nickel metal.

Dampening agent for offset printing

A cutting oil suitable for the working of nonferrous metals, in particular for milling and engraving copper cylinders employed in gravure printing, is based on fatty acid esters of monohydric or polyhydric alcohols in an organic solvent which is selected from glycols, oligoglycols, polyglycols or their monoethers, diethers, monoesters or diesters, and also contains a surfactant, preferably an anionic surfactant. This oil enables outstanding and trouble-free working of metals and is distinguished by being completely removable, without regreasing, in an alkaline degreasing bath.

Cutting oil for working nonferrous metals by cutting

An etching medium for chromed surfaces, comprises amounts of aluminum chloride, hydrochloric acid and an inorganic reducing agent, effective for etching a chromed surface. This medium is particularly advantageous when used for the correction of chromed gravure cylinders.

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Darmstadt, Germany

Dieter Schmitt