Apparatus for the rapid development of photosensitive printing elements
US7156630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41C1/055
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention pertains to a system for thermally treating a photosensitive element to form a relief structure suitable for flexographic printing. The system of the invention comprises a plurality of consecutively arranged blotting stations for removing uncured photopolymer from the imaged surface of the photosensitive printing element. The flexographic plates produced in the apparatus of the invention are especially suited for use in printing newspapers and other publications.
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