EP0536531A3 - Process for graining of aluminum and aluminum alloys respectively for supports for printing plates and a printing plate - Google Patents

Process for graining of aluminum and aluminum alloys respectively for supports for printing plates and a printing plate Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0536531A3
EP0536531A3 EP19920115022 EP92115022A EP0536531A3 EP 0536531 A3 EP0536531 A3 EP 0536531A3 EP 19920115022 EP19920115022 EP 19920115022 EP 92115022 A EP92115022 A EP 92115022A EP 0536531 A3 EP0536531 A3 EP 0536531A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
aluminum
graining
supports
printing
printing plate
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP19920115022
Other languages
German (de)
Other versions
EP0536531B1 (en
EP0536531A2 (en
Inventor
Michael Dr. Brenk
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Agfa Gevaert AG
Original Assignee
Hoechst AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hoechst AG filed Critical Hoechst AG
Publication of EP0536531A2 publication Critical patent/EP0536531A2/en
Publication of EP0536531A3 publication Critical patent/EP0536531A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0536531B1 publication Critical patent/EP0536531B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C3/00—Reproduction or duplicating of printing formes
    • B41C3/02—Stereotyping
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41N—PRINTING PLATES OR FOILS; MATERIALS FOR SURFACES USED IN PRINTING MACHINES FOR PRINTING, INKING, DAMPING, OR THE LIKE; PREPARING SUCH SURFACES FOR USE AND CONSERVING THEM
    • B41N3/00—Preparing for use and conserving printing surfaces
    • B41N3/03—Chemical or electrical pretreatment
    • B41N3/034—Chemical or electrical pretreatment characterised by the electrochemical treatment of the aluminum support, e.g. anodisation, electro-graining; Sealing of the anodised layer; Treatment of the anodic layer with inorganic compounds; Colouring of the anodic layer
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25F—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM OBJECTS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25F3/00—Electrolytic etching or polishing
    • C25F3/02—Etching
    • C25F3/04—Etching of light metals
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S204/00—Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
    • Y10S204/08—AC plus DC

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Printing Plates And Materials Therefor (AREA)
  • Cleaning And De-Greasing Of Metallic Materials By Chemical Methods (AREA)
  • Rotary Presses (AREA)
EP92115022A 1991-09-09 1992-09-03 Process for graining of aluminum and aluminum alloys respectively for supports for printing plates and a printing plate Expired - Lifetime EP0536531B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4129909 1991-09-09
DE4129909A DE4129909A1 (en) 1991-09-09 1991-09-09 METHOD FOR Roughening ALUMINUM OR. FROM ALUMINUM ALLOYS AS CARRIER MATERIAL FOR PRINTING PLATES AND A PRINTING PLATE

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0536531A2 EP0536531A2 (en) 1993-04-14
EP0536531A3 true EP0536531A3 (en) 1993-04-28
EP0536531B1 EP0536531B1 (en) 1997-03-05

Family

ID=6440183

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP92115022A Expired - Lifetime EP0536531B1 (en) 1991-09-09 1992-09-03 Process for graining of aluminum and aluminum alloys respectively for supports for printing plates and a printing plate

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US5304298A (en)
EP (1) EP0536531B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH05278361A (en)
KR (1) KR930005783A (en)
CA (1) CA2077306A1 (en)
DE (2) DE4129909A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5795541A (en) * 1996-01-05 1998-08-18 Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho Aluminum alloy sheet for lithographic printing plates and method for manufacturing the same
JP3567402B2 (en) * 1996-06-12 2004-09-22 コニカミノルタホールディングス株式会社 Method for producing lithographic printing plate support, lithographic printing plate support obtained by the method, and photosensitive lithographic printing plate using the support
US6048657A (en) * 1999-01-28 2000-04-11 Xerox Corporation Surface treatment method without external power source
EP1157853A3 (en) * 2000-05-24 2005-01-05 Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH Process for roughening support material for printing plates
KR101835178B1 (en) 2015-01-05 2018-03-06 씨제이제일제당 (주) Preparation method of instant fresh glass noodle and glass noodle prepared therefrom

Citations (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1621115A1 (en) * 1967-10-17 1971-04-22 Metalloxyd Gmbh Method and device for roughening and electrolytically oxidizing foils or strips made of aluminum
EP0035730A2 (en) * 1980-03-10 1981-09-16 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for modifying the surface of aluminium printing-plate carrier materials, and process for producing printing plates from these materials
DE3312496A1 (en) * 1983-04-07 1984-10-11 Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt Process for electrochemically graining and anodically oxidising aluminium, and its use as a base material for offset printing plates
EP0151304A2 (en) * 1984-01-05 1985-08-14 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for electrolytic roughening aluminium printing plates in an aqueous mixed electrolyte
EP0162281A2 (en) * 1984-04-25 1985-11-27 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for electrochemically roughening aluminium printing plate supports in an aqueous mixed electrolyte
EP0162283A2 (en) * 1984-04-25 1985-11-27 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical roughening of aluminium printing plate supports in an aqueous mixed electrolyte
DE3503926A1 (en) * 1985-02-06 1986-08-07 Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY Roughening ALUMINUM FOR PRINTING PLATE CARRIERS
EP0194429A2 (en) * 1985-02-06 1986-09-17 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminium for printing plate substrates
US4721552A (en) * 1987-04-27 1988-01-26 Polychrome Corporation Two-step method for electrolytically graining lithographic metal plates
EP0268790A2 (en) * 1986-10-17 1988-06-01 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for electrochemically modifying support materials of aluminum or aluminum alloys, which have been grained in a multi-stage process and use of these materials in the manufacture of offset-printing plates
EP0292801A2 (en) * 1987-05-26 1988-11-30 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminium for supports for printing plates
DE3910450A1 (en) * 1988-03-31 1989-11-09 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINT PLATE SUPPORT FROM ALUMINUM
EP0422682A2 (en) * 1989-10-13 1991-04-17 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Method for producing support for printing plate
EP0423555A1 (en) * 1989-10-18 1991-04-24 Kurt Hausmann Process and apparatus for the electrochemical graining of a metal surface
EP0437761A2 (en) * 1990-01-19 1991-07-24 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminum for printing plate supports

Family Cites Families (29)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB879768A (en) * 1958-11-19 1961-10-11 Algraphy Ltd Improvements in or relating to the production of lithographic plates
US3193485A (en) * 1960-09-20 1965-07-06 Plessey Co Ltd Electrolytic treatment of aluminium for increasing the effective surface
GB1392191A (en) * 1971-07-09 1975-04-30 Alcan Res & Dev Process for electrograining aluminium
US3779877A (en) * 1972-02-22 1973-12-18 Sprague Electric Co Electrolytic etching of aluminum foil
DE2250275A1 (en) * 1972-10-13 1974-04-25 Oce Van Der Grinten Nv METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT OF ALUMINUM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES
GB1498179A (en) * 1974-08-07 1978-01-18 Kodak Ltd Electrolytic graining of aluminium
US3929591A (en) * 1974-08-26 1975-12-30 Polychrome Corp Novel lithographic plate and method
US3963594A (en) * 1975-06-03 1976-06-15 Aluminum Company Of America Electrochemical treatment of aluminum surfaces with an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid and gluconic acid
GB1548689A (en) * 1975-11-06 1979-07-18 Nippon Light Metal Res Labor Process for electrograining aluminum substrates for lithographic printing
US4052275A (en) * 1976-12-02 1977-10-04 Polychrome Corporation Process for electrolytic graining of aluminum sheet
JPS5391334A (en) * 1977-01-20 1978-08-11 Hitachi Maxell Silver*ii* oxide battery
JPS53123204A (en) * 1977-04-04 1978-10-27 Okamoto Kagaku Kogyo Kk Method of producing printing plate aluminum support
US4072589A (en) * 1977-04-13 1978-02-07 Polychrome Corporation Process for electrolytic graining of aluminum sheet
GB1598701A (en) * 1977-04-16 1981-09-23 Vickers Ltd Electrolytic graining of aluminium or aluminium alloy surfaces
GB1582620A (en) * 1977-05-24 1981-01-14 Polychrome Corp Aluminium substrates useful for lithograpic printing plates
JPS5926480B2 (en) * 1978-03-27 1984-06-27 富士写真フイルム株式会社 Support for lithographic printing plates
GB2047274B (en) * 1979-03-29 1983-05-25 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Support for lithographic printing plates and process for their production
JPS55158298A (en) * 1979-05-30 1980-12-09 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Manufacture of support for lithographic plate
JPS5629699A (en) * 1979-08-15 1981-03-25 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Surface roughening method by electrolysis
US4242417A (en) * 1979-08-24 1980-12-30 Polychrome Corporation Lithographic substrates
JPS5647041A (en) * 1979-09-27 1981-04-28 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Production of positive type photosensitive lithographic printing plate
JPS56135095A (en) * 1980-03-26 1981-10-22 Mitsubishi Chem Ind Ltd Manufacture of supporter for planographic process block
JPS5716918A (en) * 1980-07-02 1982-01-28 Toyobo Co Ltd Preparation of modified synthetic fiber
US4437955A (en) * 1983-07-05 1984-03-20 U.S. Philips Corporation Combined AC and DC etching of aluminum foil
JPS6019593A (en) * 1983-07-14 1985-01-31 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Manufacture of base for planographic printing plate
US4525249A (en) * 1984-07-16 1985-06-25 North American Philips Corporation Two step electro chemical and chemical etch process for high volt aluminum anode foil
JPS6151396A (en) * 1984-08-20 1986-03-13 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Preparation of support for planographic printing plate
US4518471A (en) * 1984-08-29 1985-05-21 North American Philips Corporation Two step electrochemical etch process for high volt aluminum anode foil
JPH0729507B2 (en) * 1987-10-30 1995-04-05 富士写真フイルム株式会社 Method for producing aluminum support for printing plate

Patent Citations (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1621115A1 (en) * 1967-10-17 1971-04-22 Metalloxyd Gmbh Method and device for roughening and electrolytically oxidizing foils or strips made of aluminum
EP0035730A2 (en) * 1980-03-10 1981-09-16 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for modifying the surface of aluminium printing-plate carrier materials, and process for producing printing plates from these materials
DE3312496A1 (en) * 1983-04-07 1984-10-11 Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt Process for electrochemically graining and anodically oxidising aluminium, and its use as a base material for offset printing plates
EP0151304A2 (en) * 1984-01-05 1985-08-14 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for electrolytic roughening aluminium printing plates in an aqueous mixed electrolyte
EP0162281A2 (en) * 1984-04-25 1985-11-27 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for electrochemically roughening aluminium printing plate supports in an aqueous mixed electrolyte
EP0162283A2 (en) * 1984-04-25 1985-11-27 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical roughening of aluminium printing plate supports in an aqueous mixed electrolyte
DE3503926A1 (en) * 1985-02-06 1986-08-07 Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY Roughening ALUMINUM FOR PRINTING PLATE CARRIERS
EP0194429A2 (en) * 1985-02-06 1986-09-17 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminium for printing plate substrates
EP0268790A2 (en) * 1986-10-17 1988-06-01 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for electrochemically modifying support materials of aluminum or aluminum alloys, which have been grained in a multi-stage process and use of these materials in the manufacture of offset-printing plates
US4721552A (en) * 1987-04-27 1988-01-26 Polychrome Corporation Two-step method for electrolytically graining lithographic metal plates
EP0292801A2 (en) * 1987-05-26 1988-11-30 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminium for supports for printing plates
DE3910450A1 (en) * 1988-03-31 1989-11-09 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINT PLATE SUPPORT FROM ALUMINUM
EP0422682A2 (en) * 1989-10-13 1991-04-17 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Method for producing support for printing plate
EP0423555A1 (en) * 1989-10-18 1991-04-24 Kurt Hausmann Process and apparatus for the electrochemical graining of a metal surface
EP0437761A2 (en) * 1990-01-19 1991-07-24 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminum for printing plate supports

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPH05278361A (en) 1993-10-26
EP0536531B1 (en) 1997-03-05
DE59208104D1 (en) 1997-04-10
EP0536531A2 (en) 1993-04-14
KR930005783A (en) 1993-04-20
US5304298A (en) 1994-04-19
CA2077306A1 (en) 1993-03-10
DE4129909A1 (en) 1993-03-11

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0437761A3 (en) Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminum for printing plate supports
US5339737B1 (en) Lithographic printing plates for use with laser-discharge imaging apparatus
EP0292801A3 (en) Process for the electrochemical graining of aluminium for supports for printing plates
GB2109586B (en) Method of and apparatus for adjusting a set of printing plates mounted on the plate cylinders of a printing press
GB2019022B (en) Grained aluminium support for a lithographic printing plate
DE3261932D1 (en) Aluminum alloy support for lithographic printing plate
AR243027A1 (en) Process for detackifying photopolymer flexographic printing plates
EP0468745A3 (en) Flexographic printing plate process
GB2053272B (en) Electrolytic graining a support for a lithographic printing plate
DE3665199D1 (en) Aluminium alloy support for lithographic printing plates
GB9322705D0 (en) Lithographic printing plates
GB9325592D0 (en) Offset lithographic printing press
DE3370975D1 (en) Process for the electrolytic roughening of aluminium and its application as a support for offset printing plates
DE3469923D1 (en) Process for producing aluminum support for lithographic printing plates
DE3464771D1 (en) Process for producing aluminum support for lithographic printing plate
DE3663155D1 (en) Process for electrochemically roughening aluminium for printing plate supports
EP0572218A3 (en) Plate for stencil paper printing
GB2281250B (en) A method of mounting a printing plate on a mounting sheet
EP0573988A3 (en) Process for producing support for lithographic printing plates.
DE3262125D1 (en) Composite aluminum alloy support for lithographic printing plate
EP0488530A3 (en) Ink composition and process for producing a lithographic printing plate using the same
GB2275656B (en) Cleaning apparatus for cylinders of a printing press
AU7829191A (en) Process for dimensionally stabilizing photopolymer flexographic printing plates
EP0536531A3 (en) Process for graining of aluminum and aluminum alloys respectively for supports for printing plates and a printing plate
EP0583959A3 (en) Process for producing heat-sensitive stencil sheet

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19930807

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19940930

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT NL

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: AGFA-GEVAERT AG

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT NL

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 59208104

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19970410

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19970320

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: SOCIETA' ITALIANA BREVETTI S.P.A.

ET Fr: translation filed
PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 19980922

Year of fee payment: 7

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 19980930

Year of fee payment: 7

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20000401

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20000531

NLV4 Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee

Effective date: 20000401

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: 746

Effective date: 20000808

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20030828

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20030902

Year of fee payment: 12

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20040903

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050401

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20040903

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050903