Abstract:
A method for making a lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed comprising the steps of: - providing a grained and anodized aluminum support; - treating the support with an aqueous solution comprising a compound containing a silicate anion and one or more cations; - treating the support with an aqueous solution comprising a compound containing an organic acid group and/or an ester or a salt thereof; - applying a coating on to said treated support comprising an image-recording layer including hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles having a particle size ranging between 20 nm and 55 nm.
Abstract:
A method for making a lithographic printing plate support is disclosed comprising the steps of: (i) providing a grained and anodized aluminum support; (ii) treating said support with an aqueous solution comprising a salt of zirconium; (iii) treating said support with an aqueous solution comprising a compound comprising a phosphonic acid group and/or an ester or a salt thereof.
Abstract:
A shuttle air supply system which regulates the air pressure in an inktank (10) of an inkjet printer has - a vacuum supply line (11) coupled to a fixed vacuum source (1), - a valve (12) for controlling the opening of the vacuum supply line actuated by a - valve control circuit (9) obtaining measurements from - a pressure sensor (13) sensing the pressure in the ink tank (10) and wherein the pressure in the inktank is regulated by the valve control circuit (9) to a desired inktank pressure. A pressurized air supply line (14) coupled to a fixed value pressurized air supply (4) and an air pressure valve (15) controlled by the valve control circuit (9) can be added to enhance pressure setting range.
Abstract:
A curing method in UV-curable inkjet printing uses a combination of a partial curing followed by a final curing step. The printing is organized in a first set of printing passes during which partial curing takes place, followed by a second set of passes during which no partial curing takes place. The method apparently suppresses gloss banding artifacts.
Abstract:
A novel co-initiator is disclosed characterized in that said co-initiator has a structure according to Formula I
wherein B represents a structural moiety comprising at least two aliphatic tertiary amines; L represents a divalent linking group positioning the nitrogen atom of the aromatic amine and the nitrogen of at least one aliphatic amine of the structural moiety B in a 1-9 to 1-23 position; with the proviso that at least one aromatic and at least two aliphatic amine each have an alfa-hydrogen.
Abstract:
A method for making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed wherein the method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a photosensitive coating on a substrate having a hydrophilic surface, (ii) image-wise exposing said photosensitive coating, (iii) developing said exposed coating to form an image on said substrate and optionally gumming the plate and (iv) baking the image on the plate, wherein said baking step is carried out within a dwell-time of less than 1 minute and wherein the chemical resistance of the coating against printing liquids and press chemicals is improved. This baking step is preferably carried out by exposing the printing plate to an infrared radiation source, preferably in a dynamic configuration.
Abstract:
Ink coalescence in inkjet printing is reduced by printing mutually interstitial images. The mutually interstitial images have pixels lined up along diagonal lines. The printing order of the interstitial images is optimized to reduce correlated image artifacts such as banding.
Abstract:
A non-aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment comprising C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and a polymeric dispersant according to Formula (I):
wherein, T represents hydrogen or a polymerization terminating group; Z represents the residue of polyethyleneimine having a number-average molecular weight of at least 100; A represents an oxyalkylene carbonyl group; T-C(O)A n - represents a TPOAC-chain which is bound to Z through an amide bond; and n and m are integers wherein m is at least 2 and n is from 2 to 100; characterized in that the polymeric dispersant fulfills the conditions of: W TPOAC > 57 and N Amide ≧ 65 mol% with W TPOAC representing the ratio of the weight percentage of TPOAC-chains over the weight percentage of amide bonds in the polymeric dispersant; N Amide representing the mol% of amide bonds based on the total nitrogen content of the polymeric dispersant; and wherein the values of W TPOAC and N Amide are calculated from the total nitrogen content determined by dry combustion of the polymeric dispersant and from the amine content determined through potentiometric titration in a mixture of CH 3 COOH:THF (14.5:0.5) with 0.1 N aqueous perchloric acid.