Hp Indigo B.v.

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Eran Shiran

Raia Slivniak

Ido Finkelman

Dima Libster

Sergey Inotaev

Guy Nesher

Alex Feygelman

Michael Kokotov

Nadav Shalem

Amir Kedem

Chen Talmor

Elina Ploshnik

In an example, a print apparatus comprises an intermediate transfer member to receive thermoplastic print agent from a photoconductive surface, a rotatably mounted endless cleaning surface to receive a layer of thermoplastic print agent from the intermediate transfer member and a heater, to heat the endless cleaning surface. The endless cleaning surface may be to engage with the intermediate transfer member when heated to transfer residue from the intermediate transfer member to the layer of thermoplastic print agent on the endless cleaning surface.

Cleaning surfaces for print apparatus

A transfer surface of an intermediate transfer member in a printing apparatus is treated using an electrical discharge surface treatment. The treatment of the intermediate transfer member is to reduce negative dot gain from a previous image in subsequent printing or increase wettability of a silicone-based release layer.

Electrical discharge surface treatment

A liquid electro-photographic, LEP, printing system, comprising a photo imaging plate, PIP, an intermediate transfer member, ITM, and a control unit. The control unit causes the system to initiate a maintenance program, wherein the maintenance program comprises driving the PIP and the ITM while disabling particle transfer to the PIP and applying a voltage difference between the PIP and surface portions of the ITM.

Maintenance program for liquid electro-photographic printing processes

A transfer surface of an intermediate transfer member is treated using an electrical discharge surface treatment. The intermediate transfer member is comprised in a printing apparatus.

Herein is disclosed an intermediate transfer member for liquid electrophotographic printing. The intermediate transfer member may include at least one layer including a thermoplastic polyurethane. A liquid electrophotographic printer and a method of forming an intermediate transfer member are also described.

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Eran Shiran