Eastman-kodak Company

Lior Perry

Alexander Krol

Alon Siman-Tov

Ophira Melamed

Yehuda Barnes Solomon

Ido Gal

David Aviel

A system for forming an image on a flexographic media includes a digital front end that provides a screened image; locating transition points from data regions to non-data regions in said screened image; determining a distance between pixels in adjacent data and non-data regions; if the distance is greater than a predetermined distance modify said screened image to remove a shoulder of pixels at the transition point; and an imaging device the screen modified image on the flexographic media.

System for forming an image on flexographic media

A method for forming an image on a flexographic media includes providing a screened image; locating transition points from data regions to non-data regions in said screened image; determining a distance between pixels in adjacent data regions for each transition point; if the distance is greater than a predetermined distance, modify said screened image to remove a shoulder of pixels in contact with the transition point; and forming the modified screened image on the flexographic media.

Forming an image on a flexographic media

A system for preparing a flexographic printing plate having a printing layer, a second layer, and a cushion layer includes a first laser for imaging a first zone on a bottom surface of the cushion layer; and wherein the first laser or a second laser images a first area of a top surface of the printing layer which corresponds to the first zone.

Integral cushion for flexographic printing plates

A system for engraving flexographic printing plates, is presented. A flexographic plate () is mounted on an imaging drum. Printable areas () on the flexographic plate are engraved by an imaging source () configured to engrave fine detail information. Non-printable areas () are engraved on the flexographic plate by a second imaging source (, coarse imaging source) capable to engrave substantially deeper () than the depth of engraving used for the printable areas. Synchronizing () between the fine imaging source and the coarse imaging source, by directing the fine and coarse sources operate simultaneously, whereby the fine source images on the printable areas and the coarse source images the non-printable areas. In addition the fine source engraves the printable data areas () and non-printable support areas () underneath the printable areas. The non-printable support areas are engraved to be substantially wider than the printable data areas.

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Lior Perry