Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fujifilm Corporation

Toru Yamazaki

Yoshio Okishi

Tsuyoshi Hirokawa

Hirokazu Sakaki

Keiji Akiyama

Atsushi Matsuura

Haruo Nakanishi

Masakazu Osada

Yuzo Rachi

A metal regeneration method including: a melting furnace cleaning step of melting pure aluminum with an aluminum content of 99.5% by weight or higher in a melting furnace to clean the inside of the melting furnace; and a metal regeneration step of melting waste lithographic printing plates selected from unused lithographic printing plates and used lithographic printing plates, in the melting furnace whose inside has been cleaned by the melting furnace cleaning step, to obtain regenerated metal.

Method of regenerating metal, regenerated metal, material for lithographic printing plate bases, and lithographic printing plate

This invention provides an apparatus and a method capable of electrolyzing a metal web at a high treating speed and high current density without a problem of uneven treatment, which a metal web is wound, arc-shaped electrodes allocated on the outside of the drum roller concentrically with a space, and an electrolytic solution put in the space, wherein the drum roller is made movable in the vertical direction, and a method using the apparatus.

Apparatus and method for electrolytic treatment

There is provided at least one of a moving device for moving a graining brush in the width direction of aluminum web and a turning device for turning the graining brush so that the graining brush can be placed obliquely against a transporting direction of the aluminum web. By moving the graining brush periodically in the width direction of the aluminum web, the entire graining brush uniformly comes into contact with the aluminum web. By turning the graining brush to place it obliquely against the transporting direction of the aluminum web, the entire graining brush can always come into contact with the aluminum web. Accordingly, the abrasion in the bristles of the graining brush is maintained uniform.

Surface treatment method and apparatus for support of lithographic plate

This invention provides an apparatus for electrolytic treatment capable of removing the ununiformity according to the frequency and can achieve high treating speed and high current density treatment, which comprises etching a metal web electrolytically using alternating waveform current continuously, wherein a frequency-variable means having an ability to vary frequency of an electric power supply of said alternating waveform current arbitrarily is provided, and a method therefor.

A process for producing an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate, comprising chemical graining of an aluminum plate with an etching solution, is disclosed. The etching solution contains a mineral acid and an unsaturated concentration aluminum salt of a mineral acid. The printing plate produced from the support exhibits high printing durability and excellent performance in preventing stains in non-image areas.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Toru Yamazaki