E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Manfred Schober

Hans L Schroder

Bernard Feinberg

Hans-Leander Schroder

James A Klein

Wolfgang A Augstein

A process for preparing flexographic printing plates wherein the photopolymerizable material is imagewise exposed from the cover layer side, followed by an overall exposure through the support. The resulting flexographic printing plate has improved relief depths and a lower tonal value increase on printing.

Process for preparing flexographic printing plates

Photosensitive composition comprising, inter alia, thermoplastic-elastomer block copolymer binders and addition-polymerizable monomer having terminal ethylenically unsaturated end groups wherein at least one monomer has one acrylate or methacrylate group, said monomer forms a homopolymer having a solubility parameter in the range between 7.6 and 9.6 and a glass transition temperature below 0.degree. C. and, further wherein, at least one monomer has more than one acrylate or methacrylate groups, said monomer forms a homopolymer having a solubility parameter in the range between 9.6 and 12.

Flexographic printing reliefs having increased flexibility

The invention relates to a process for producing flexographic printing reliefs by:

Process for the production of flexographic printing reliefs

A process is described for cementing together the edges of photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements for printing plates that contain as an elastomeric binder a block copolymer whose polymer blocks are polystyrene and polyisoprene and/or polybutadiene or their copolymers.

Process for the cementing of photopolymerizable flexographic printing

The invention relates to a process for the ozone protection of an imagewise exposed and developed photopolymer flexographic printing plate, having an elastomeric, thermoplastic polymeric binder, which comprises applying to the exposed and developed surface of the flexographic printing plate at least one known liquid polyether of the formulas: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 =H, or methyl

Process for the ozone protection of photopolymer flexographic printing

Direct positive film with incorporated developer having improved sensitometric properties and storage stability is obtained with a developer combination of hydroquinone monosulfonate and a superadditive developer of the 3-pyrazolidone or the N-methyl-p-aminophenol sulfate types.

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Offenbach, Germany

Manfred Schober