Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

Tatsuji Higashi

Nobuyuki Kita

Yukio Abe

Tadahiro Sorori

Hiroshi Takahashi

Tsumoru Hirano

Yasuo Okamoto

Kazuhiro Fujimaki

Yoshihiko Urabe

Koichi Kawamura

Kazuto Kunita

Syunichi Kondo

Toshio Ohba

Kouichi Kawamura

Yoshimasa Aotani

Koji Sonokawa

Noriaki Watanabe

Susumu Yoshida

Masanori Imai

Mitsumasa Tsuchiya

Mitsuru Koike

Nobuyuki Nishimiya

Kei Okuno

Noboru Yasuda

Kouichi Kawamma

A plate-making system, in which a light-sensitive lithographic printing plate carrying an interleaf paper superimposed thereon and/or an original plate for making a dummy plate carrying an interleaf paper superimposed thereon are processed in a plate-setter provided with an automatic interleaf paper-removing mechanism and an automatic developing machine, is characterized in that it comprises a means for detecting the presence of any interleaf paper on the lithographic printing plate and/or the original plate or a means for discriminating the interleaf paper, the light-sensitive lithographic printing plate and the original plate. A plate-making method of the invention is characterized by irradiating the interleaf paper, the lithographic printing plate and the original plate for making a dummy plate with sensor light rays after they are passed through the automatic interleaf paper-removing mechanism and determining the intensity of the light to thus detect any interleaf paper possibly present on the plates or discriminate the interleaf paper, the light-sensitive lithographic printing plate and the original plate for making a dummy plate from one another. The plate-making method permits the reliable detection of the presence of interleaf papers on light-sensitive lithographic printing plates and/or original plates for dummy plates and the plate-making operations can thus stably be carried out using a plate-setter and an automatic developing machine.

Plate-making system of light-sensitive lithographic printing plate and plate-making method

A method for producing a lithographic printing plate is disclosed, comprising performing the plate-making by scan exposing a lithographic printing original plate comprising a hydrophilic support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing i) at least one polyurethane resin binder, ii) at least one compound having an addition polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond, and iii) at least one photopolymerization initiation system. Also disclosed are a photosensitive composition for use in the photosensitive layer of the lithographic printing original plate.

Method for producing lithographic printing plate, lithographic printing original plate for laser scan exposure, and photopolymerizable composition

A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate involving the steps of subjecting, to imagewise exposure, a presensitized plate for use in making a lithographic printing plate comprising an aluminum substrate provided thereon with a light-sensitive layer formed from a photopolymerizable light-sensitive composition, which comprises a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a photopolymerization initiator and a polyurethane resin binder and then developing the imagewise exposed plate with a developer containing an inorganic alkaline agent and a nonionic surfactant, carrying a polyoxyalkylene ether group, having a pH value ranging from 10.0 to 12.5 and an electrical conductivity ranging from 3 to 30 mS/cm.

Method for preparing lithographic printing plate

A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed, comprising an aluminum support having thereon a photopolymerizable photosensitive layer which contains (1) an alkali-soluble urethane binder having at least one ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group on the side chain thereof, (2) an addition polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and (3) a photopolymerization initiator.

Lithographic printing plate precursor

Photosensitive composition and method for manufacturing lithographic printing plate

A photopolymerizable composition which comprises a compound having one or more addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bonds and a specific oxime ether compound. The photopolymerizable composition has high sensitivity to actinic rays in a wide region, ranging from ultraviolet to visible light, and gives a photosensitive material which has improved film strength in exposed areas.

Photopolymerizable composition

A photosensitive lithographic printing plate comprising a substrate having provided on the surface thereof a photosensitive layer through a layer which is formed by coating and drying a composition prepared by hydrolyzing and polycondensing a compound represented by formula (I) in a solvent having dissolved therein a phenol having a molecular weight of 1,000 or less or an organic phosphoric acid compound:

Photosensitive lithographic printing plate having a layer of a

A presensitized plate for use in making a lithographic printing plate requiring no fountain solution excellent in scratch resistance and press life is disclosed, which comprises support and, formed thereon in order from support, a photosensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer, wherein the silicone rubber layer is a crosslinked and cured product obtained by addition reaction of (a) polysiloxane having alkenyl groups with (b) hydrogen polysiloxane having .tbd.Si--H groups so that the number of .tbd.Si--H groups in (b) is from 11 to 30 based on the number of alkenyl groups in (a), wherein polysiloxane (a) has at least two alkenyl groups directly bonded to silicon atoms per molecule, average repeating number x of --[Si(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)--O].sub.x -- group of 100 .ltoreq.x.ltoreq.600 (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a alkyl group, aryl group, aralkyl group, alkenyl group, polydimethylsiloxane group or halogenated hydrocarbon group, provided that 70% or more of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are methyl groups), and alkyl groups or alkenyl groups directly bonded to the terminal silicon atoms, and wherein the hydrogen polysiloxane (b) is formula (I):

Photosensitive lithographic printing plate requiring no fountain solution

A PS plate requiring no dampening water comprises a substrate provided thereon with, in order, a light-sensitive resin layer and a silicone rubber layer, wherein the light-sensitive resin layer is formed from a light-sensitive composition which comprises the following components:

Presensitized plate for use in making lithographic printing plate

A photopolymerizable composition comprising: (a) a compound obtained by reacting one mole of a polyamine represented by the following general formula (I) with at least 2 moles of a compound having a group capable of reacting with the polyamine and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated group: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of not less than 1 and (b) a photopolymerization initiator. A dry PS plate comprises a substrate provided thereon with, in order, a light-sensitive resin layer and a silicone rubber layer wherein the light-sensitive resin layer comprises the photopolymerizable composition and a polymeric compound having film-forming ability. The photopolymerizable composition and the dry PS plate have very high sensitivity.

Photopolymerizable composition and dry PS plate

A dry PS plate having a substrate provided thereon with a photopolymerizable light-sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer in that order. The silicone rubber layer comprises a product obtained by crosslinking through addition reaction the following components:

Presensitized plates for lithography not requiring dampening with water

The present invention relates to a presensitized plate for use in making a lithographic plate requiring no dampening water and comprising, on a support, a light-sensitive resin layer and a silicone rubber layer, in this order, wherein the silicone rubber layer is crosslinked by addition reaction of an .fwdarw.SiH group with a --CH.dbd.CH-- group and wherein the light-sensitive resin layer comprises: (1) a monomer or oligomer having at least one photopolymerizable or photo-crosslinkable and olefinically unsaturated double bond, (2) an organic solvent-soluble polyurethane resin having a glass transition temperature of 20.degree. C. or below and being capable of forming a film, and (3) a photopolymerization initiator. According to the present invention, the PS plate has excellent image-forming properties and printing properties.

PS plate for use in making lithographic printing plate requiring no

A light-sensitive composition which comprises, (a) an ethylenically unsaturated addition polymerizable compound, (b) an alkaline water-soluble or swellable, and film-forming polymer, (c) a photopolymerization initiator, (d) a negative working diazo resin, and (e) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a higher fatty acid and a higher fatty acid amide which are solid at ordinary temperatures. The light-sensitive composition is hardly influenced by oxygen and is suitable for a presensitized plate from which a printing plate is to be prepared.

Light-sensitive diazo resin composition containing a higher fatty acid

A presensitized plate for use in making a lithographic printing plate requiring no dampening water comprises a substrate provided thereon with in order: (1) a photopolymerizable light-sensitive layer which comprises a monomer or an oligomer having at least one photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated double bond, an organic solvent-soluble polyurethane resin or polyamide resin which is solid at room temperature and has film-forming ability and a photopolymerization initiator; (2) a crosslinked silicone rubber layer; and (3) a transparent cover coat layer, wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises dialkylaminoarylcarbonyl compounds and at least one member selected from the group consisting of xanthones, thioxanthones, acrydones, benzophenones which do not carry a dialkylamino group, benzanthrones and anthraquinones and the transparent cover coat layer is formed from a biaxially oriented polypropylene film having a thickness ranging from 6 to 22 .mu.m and an oxygen permeability ranging from 900 to 10,000 cc/m.sup.2 /24 hr./at. at 20.degree. C. The presensitized plate does not cause so-called 'fogging' even when it is kept to stand under irradiation with white light rays and whose sensitivity is not adversely affected by the degree of vacuum when the plate is exposed to light with a vacuum contact printer.

PS plate for making lithographic printing plate requiring no dampening

A presensitized plate, for use in making a lithographic printing plate requiring no dampening water, comprises a substrate, a light-sensitive resin layer applied thereon and a silicone rubber layer formed on the light-sensitive layer which is cross-linked through a reaction of SiH groups with --CH.dbd.CH-- groups, the light-sensitive resin layer comprising:

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Shizuoka, Japan

Tatsuji Higashi