CA2924672C - Device and method for the in-line production of flexographic printing plates - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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- G03F7/20—Exposure; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/2002—Exposure; Apparatus therefor with visible light or UV light, through an original having an opaque pattern on a transparent support, e.g. film printing, projection printing; by reflection of visible or UV light from an original such as a printed image
- G03F7/201—Exposure; Apparatus therefor with visible light or UV light, through an original having an opaque pattern on a transparent support, e.g. film printing, projection printing; by reflection of visible or UV light from an original such as a printed image characterised by an oblique exposure; characterised by the use of plural sources; characterised by the rotation of the optical device; characterised by a relative movement of the optical device, the light source, the sensitive system or the mask
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
- G03F7/20—Exposure; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/2002—Exposure; Apparatus therefor with visible light or UV light, through an original having an opaque pattern on a transparent support, e.g. film printing, projection printing; by reflection of visible or UV light from an original such as a printed image
- G03F7/2014—Contact or film exposure of light sensitive plates such as lithographic plates or circuit boards, e.g. in a vacuum frame
- G03F7/2016—Contact mask being integral part of the photosensitive element and subject to destructive removal during post-exposure processing
- G03F7/202—Masking pattern being obtained by thermal means, e.g. laser ablation
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- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
- G03F7/20—Exposure; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/2022—Multi-step exposure, e.g. hybrid; backside exposure; blanket exposure, e.g. for image reversal; edge exposure, e.g. for edge bead removal; corrective exposure
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- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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- G03F7/26—Processing photosensitive materials; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/36—Imagewise removal not covered by groups G03F7/30 - G03F7/34, e.g. using gas streams, using plasma
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- Photosensitive Polymer And Photoresist Processing (AREA)
- Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
- Manufacture Or Reproduction Of Printing Formes (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| EP13186585 | 2013-09-30 | ||
| EP13186585.9 | 2013-09-30 | ||
| PCT/EP2014/070865 WO2015044437A1 (de) | 2013-09-30 | 2014-09-30 | Vorrichtung und verfahren zur in-line herstellung von flexodruckplatten |
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| CA2924672A1 CA2924672A1 (en) | 2015-04-02 |
| CA2924672C true CA2924672C (en) | 2021-11-23 |
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| US (1) | US9937703B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP3052988B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6526018B2 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN105637419B (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR112016006935B1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2924672C (enExample) |
| DK (1) | DK3052988T3 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES2648663T3 (enExample) |
| MX (1) | MX356049B (enExample) |
| PL (1) | PL3052988T3 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2015044437A1 (enExample) |
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| BR112017003819B1 (pt) * | 2014-08-28 | 2022-04-19 | Flint Group Germany Gmbh | Dispositivo e método para produção de placas de impressão flexográfica |
| EP3035123A1 (de) * | 2014-12-17 | 2016-06-22 | Flint Group Germany GmbH | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Flexodruckformen durch mehrfache Belichtung mit UV-LEDs |
| EP3054352B1 (de) * | 2015-02-06 | 2017-11-08 | Flint Group Germany GmbH | Automatisierte uv-led belichtung von flexodruckplatten |
| US10173412B2 (en) | 2015-05-20 | 2019-01-08 | Sasu Vianord Engineering | Apparatus and method for the photo-polymerization of flexographic printing sheets |
| US10732507B2 (en) | 2015-10-26 | 2020-08-04 | Esko-Graphics Imaging Gmbh | Process and apparatus for controlled exposure of flexographic printing plates and adjusting the floor thereof |
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| WO2017207006A1 (en) * | 2016-05-31 | 2017-12-07 | Glunz & Jensen | A pin system for easy mounting and disassembling printing plates |
| JP6723831B2 (ja) * | 2016-06-01 | 2020-07-15 | 株式会社オーク製作所 | 露光装置 |
| WO2018096144A1 (de) * | 2016-11-28 | 2018-05-31 | Flint Group Germany Gmbh | Belichtungsvorrichtung und verfahren zur belichtung von plattenförmigen materialien |
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| JP7326660B2 (ja) | 2018-04-26 | 2023-08-16 | エクシス プリプレス エヌ．ブイ． | レリーフプレート前駆体を処理する装置および方法 |
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| ES2648663T3 (es) | 2018-01-05 |
| WO2015044437A1 (de) | 2015-04-02 |
| CA2924672A1 (en) | 2015-04-02 |
| CN105637419B (zh) | 2018-03-09 |
| EP3052988B1 (de) | 2017-08-30 |
| JP6526018B2 (ja) | 2019-06-05 |
| US20160207299A1 (en) | 2016-07-21 |
| JP2016535318A (ja) | 2016-11-10 |
| EP3052988A1 (de) | 2016-08-10 |
| MX2016003986A (es) | 2016-09-13 |
| CN105637419A (zh) | 2016-06-01 |
| MX356049B (es) | 2018-05-11 |
| PL3052988T3 (pl) | 2018-02-28 |
| BR112016006935B1 (pt) | 2022-02-08 |
| BR112016006935A2 (pt) | 2017-08-01 |
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