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US 2003/0112312 A1Published application
Non-permanent inkjetted flexographic mask
AssigneeCreo Inc.
InventorDaniel Gelbart
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Abstract
A method for making a printing plate is disclosed comprising mounting a printing plate to a holder; applying a non-permanent patterned coating to an outer surface of the printing plate by moving a coating applicator relative to the holder; and, exposing the printing plate to actinic radiation through the patterned coating without removing the printing plate from the holder. The invention avoids handling-induced damage by performing coating and exposure steps in a single apparatus.
Claims20
A method for exposing a photosensitive printing plate, the method comprising:
- mounting the printing plate to a holder;
- imagewise applying a non-permanent photomask to a surface of the printing plate using a coating applicator;
- establishing relative motion between the holder and the coating applicator;
- and,
- exposing the printing plate to actinic radiation through the non-permanent photomask without removing the printing plate from the holder.
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