Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor is provided and has a porous aluminum support, (1) a layer containing a water-soluble polymer resin having a hydrophilic substituent adsorbable to a surface of the porous aluminum support and a sulfonic acid, and (2) an image recording layer from which unexposed areas can be removed by supplying an oil-based ink and an aqueous component thereonto on a printing machine without being subjected to development after exposure. The layer containing the water-soluble polymer resin, which has come in contact with the oil-based ink and the aqueous component, has a sulfonic acid group left therein.
Abstract:
A printing method comprising: imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image recording layer being removable with a fountain solution or a combination of a printing ink and a fountain solution and loading the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor on a plate cylinder of a printing press, or loading the lithographic printing plate precursor on a plate cylinder of a printing press and imagewise exposing the loaded lithographic printing plate precursor, supplying at least a fountain solution comprising a compound represented by the formula (I) defined herein to the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor so as to remove an unexposed area of the image recording layer; and performing printing.
Abstract:
A thermal negative type presensitized plate provided with an image recording layer hardened by infrared rays on an aluminum support, wherein the aluminum support has on the surface thereof, a grain shape with a structure in which a grained structure with medium undulation with a specified aperture diameter and a grained structure with small undulation with a specified aperture diameter are superimposed. For the presensitized plate, contact characteristics between the image recording layer and the support and scum resistance on a non-image area are kept compatible with each other at a high level, a thermal diffusion depression effect by which an energy generated by exposure can be efficiently used to form an image is excellent, and sensitivity is high.
Abstract:
The positive-type planographic printing plate precursor of the invention comprises a support and a recording layer provided on the support, wherein the recording layer contains: a polymer compound having (a) a monomer represented by the following formula (1), (b) a monomer having an aliphatic group having 7 or more carbon atoms and having a bridge bond, and (c) monomer having an acid group as a copolymerization component; and an infrared-ray absorbing agent. The positive-type planographic printing plate precursor of the invention achieves both excellent developability and excellent inking property, as well as better image-forming property and a clear image. wherein in the formula (1), Rf is a substituent containing a fluoroalkyl group or a perfluoroalkyl group having 9 or more fluorine atoms, n represents 1 or 2, and R1 represents hydrogen or a methyl group.
Abstract:
A polymer having a polymerizable group and an alkyleneoxy groups on side chains thereof, and a polymerizable composition containing the polymer. The polymerizable composition preferably contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator. Also provided is a planographic printing plate precursor having a polymerizable layer on a hydrophilic support, the polymerizable layer containing a polymer having a polymerizable on a side chain thereof. The planographic printing plate precursor can form an image without being subjected to an alkali development. An undercoat layer containing a specific copolymer may be provided between the support and the photopolymerizable layer.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor having a support, and an image recording layer containing a microcapsule and (A) an active light absorber, removable by a printing ink and/or fountain solution on the support, characterized in that the microcapsule is a specific urethane type microcapsule, and a lithographic printing method using the same.
Abstract:
A method of producing a photopolymerizable lithographic plate having an overcoat layer containing, as a main component, a water-soluble polymer containing a hydrogen bond forming group, comprises controlling the crystallization degree of the water-soluble polymer of the overcoat layer.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image-recording layer that contains (A) a radical polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable compound and (C) a lipophilic binder polymer substantially not containing an acid group and is capable of being removed with either or both of printing ink and dampening water, wherein the polymerizable compound has at least one structure selected from (1) an ethylene oxide chain, (2) an alcoholic hydroxy group and (3) an isocyanuric acid structure in the molecule thereof.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing process which comprises the steps of: imagewise scanning with a laser a presensitized lithographic plate which comprises a hydrophilic support and an image-recording layer containing a polymerization initiator, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound having no adherence to the hydrophilic support, and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound having adherence to the hydrophilic support and a molecular structure comprising a polyoxyalkylene group to polymerize the ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compounds within the exposed area; removing the image-recording layer within the unexposed area from the lithographic plate mounted on a cylinder of a printing press; and then printing an image with the lithographic plate mounted on the cylinder of the printing press. A presensitized lithographic plate is also disclosed.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to provide a planographic printing plate material providing excellent initial ink receptively, excellent printing durability and greatly improved registering property, a printing plate prepared therefrom, and a printing method employing the printing plate. The forgoing printing plate material comprising a hydrophilic layer on one surface and a backing layer on the other surface of a plastic sheet support, wherein the backing layer contains an organic matting agent and a polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −30 to 40° C. is used to attain the object.