American Roller Company, LLC

Gerald J Landl

James R Carlson

A fluid transfer roller for use in offset printing for picking up a film of water and transferring it to a printing plate consists of a rigid core with an outer layer of foamed-in-place, partially open-celled foam.

Foam reservoir fluid transfer roller

A compressible roller especially useful in high speed printing systems consists of a rigid core and a compressible cover. The cover consists of a first relatively thick layer of compressible foam containing entrapped gas which is bonded to the core; an elastomeric seal, which prevents the entrapped gas from leaving the foam, bonded to the foam; and an outer print layer of a compatible elastomer bonded to the seal.

Compressible roller

A compressible roller especially useful in high speed printing systems consists of a rigid core and a compressible cover. The cover consists of a first relatively thick layer of compressible foam which is bonded to the core, an elastomeric seal bonded to the foam; and an outer print layer of a compatible elastomer bonded to the seal. A method of preparing the roller also is disclosed.

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Antioch, IL, United States of America

Gerald J Landl