Abstract:
AN INK SYSTEM FOR FOUR-COLOR (MULTICOLOR) PRINTING OF ANODIZED ALUMINUM BY GRAVURE TECHNIQUES COMPRISING USE IN THE INK SYSTEM OF A SPECIALLY SELECTED GROUP OF COLORANTS. THE COLORANTS WHICH INCLUDE ORASOL YELLOW, ORASOL SCARLET, ORACET BLUE B, ORASOL RED, AVIATION OIL BLUE, LATYL CERISE B, SUDAN YELLOW, FLUOROL 7 BA, GRASOL BLUE AND NEOZAPON BLUE, ARE EACH ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER IN MATTERS OF PENETRATION OF THE ANODIC FILM ON ALUMINUM, IN REASONABLY EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE TO THE FADING EFFECTS OF LIGHT AND IN OTHER RESPECTS PECULIAR TO THE SUCCESSFUL MULTICOLOR PRINTING OF ANODIZED ALUMINUM.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to using soft photopolymer plates in a printing process, and more specifically, to an apparatus and methods of using soft photopolymer materials to decorate an exterior surface of cylindrical metallic containers with high definition graphics and other indicia.