EP0960728A1 - A heat mode sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates. - Google Patents
A heat mode sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates. Download PDFInfo
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- EP0960728A1 EP0960728A1 EP98201800A EP98201800A EP0960728A1 EP 0960728 A1 EP0960728 A1 EP 0960728A1 EP 98201800 A EP98201800 A EP 98201800A EP 98201800 A EP98201800 A EP 98201800A EP 0960728 A1 EP0960728 A1 EP 0960728A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
- B41C1/00—Forme preparation
- B41C1/10—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme
- B41C1/1008—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme by removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support, e.g. by laser or spark ablation; by the use of materials rendered soluble or insoluble by heat exposure, e.g. by heat produced from a light to heat transforming system; by on-the-press exposure or on-the-press development, e.g. by the fountain of photolithographic materials
- B41C1/1016—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme by removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support, e.g. by laser or spark ablation; by the use of materials rendered soluble or insoluble by heat exposure, e.g. by heat produced from a light to heat transforming system; by on-the-press exposure or on-the-press development, e.g. by the fountain of photolithographic materials characterised by structural details, e.g. protective layers, backcoat layers or several imaging layers
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
- B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
- B41C2210/02—Positive working, i.e. the exposed (imaged) areas are removed
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- B41C2210/04—Negative working, i.e. the non-exposed (non-imaged) areas are removed
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
- B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
- B41C2210/06—Developable by an alkaline solution
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
- B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
- B41C2210/14—Multiple imaging layers
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41C2210/00—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation
- B41C2210/24—Preparation or type or constituents of the imaging layers, in relation to lithographic printing forme preparation characterised by a macromolecular compound or binder obtained by reactions involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. acrylics, vinyl polymers
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Description
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 0.2720% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 35 mg/m2 of IR-absorber ST798 ™: 2-(2-(2-Chloro-3-(2-dihydro-1,1,3-trimethyl-2H-benzo(e)indole-2-ylidene)-ethylidene)-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-ethenyl)-1,1,3-trimethyl-1H-benzo(e)indolium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate, 12.4 mg/m2 of FLEXO-BLAU 630 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
ST798 is commercially available by Synthon Wolfen Germany, FLEXO-BLAU 630 is commercially available by BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 25.2 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 29.8 mg/m2 of TB 3354H ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. TB 3354H is an aminehardener for water soluble epoxies, commercially available at Witco GmbH.
The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 25.0 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 30.0 mg/m2 of EUREDUR 115 ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. EUREDUR 115 is a polyamidoamino, commercially available at Witco GmbH.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 25.8 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 29.2 mg/m2 of JEFFAMINE ED900 ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. JEFFAMINE ED900 is a polyetherdiamine which is based on a predominately polyethyleneoxide backbone, commercially available at Huntsman Corporation, Houston.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 22.7 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 6006 W-70 ™, 32.3 mg/m2 of TB 3354H ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 6006 W-70 is an epoxidised o-cresolnovolac resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. TB 3354H is an aminehardener for water soluble epoxies, commercially available at Witco GmbH.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 32.2 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 5520 W-60 ™, 22.8 mg/m2 of TB 3354H ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™ 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 5520 W-60 is an urethane modified epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. TB 3354H is an aminehardener for water soluble epoxies, commercially available at Witco GmbH.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 6.5 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 48.5 mg/m2 of JEFFAMINE M3003 ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. JEFFAMINE M3003 is a monoamine with a propyleneoxide/ethyleneoxide ratio of 8/49 and molecular weight about 3000, commercially available at Huntsman Corporation, Houston.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 37.2 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 17.8 mg/m2 of EPI-CURE 3140 ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. EPI-CURE 3140 is a low viscosity polyamide, also commercially available at Shell Chemicals.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 52.4 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 2.6 mg/m2 of poly(ethyleneimine) substituted trimethoxysilyl propyl, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™ 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals.
Poly(ethyleneimine) substituted trimethoxysilyl propyl is commercially available at ABCR.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 31.4 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 23.6 mg/m2 of JEFFAMINE T403 ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. JEFFAMINE T403 is a trifunctional propyleneoxide amine, commercially available at Witco GmbH.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.2345% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 95.2 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 4.8 mg/m2 of 2-methylimidazole, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™ 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of Tego Wet 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. For 2-methylimidazole, a 99% grade was used, commercially available at Aldrich Chemie.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 22.9 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 27.5 mg/m2 of EUREDUR 115 ™, 4.6 mg/m2 of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™ 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
For the preparation of the coating solution, it is very important to add first of all the 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to the dispersion before adding the epoxy resin or hardener.
EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. EUREDUR 115 is a polyamidoamino, commercially available at Witco GmbH. For the 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane a 98% purity grade from Aldrich Chemie Steinheim was used.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 36.2 mg/m2 of EUREPOX 7001/75W ™, 9.4 mg/m2 of EUREDUR 115 ™, 9.4 mg/m2 of 3-(2-aminoethyl amino)-propyl-trimethoxysilane, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
For the preparation of the coating solution, it is very important to add first of all the 3-(2-aminoethyl amino)-propyl-trimethoxysilane to the dispersion before adding the epoxy resin or hardener. EUREPOX 7001/75W is a Bisphenol A - epoxy resin, commercially available by Witco GmbH. EUREDUR 115 is a polyamidoamino, commercially available at Witco GmbH. For 3-(2-aminoethyl amino)-propyl-trimethoxysilane, KBM-603 from Shin Etsu Chemicals Co, Ltd was used.
Tetrahydrofuran/Methoxypropanol 55/45 ratio, with a wet coating thickness of 14µm. The resulting layer contained 88% of ALNOVOL SPN452 ™ and 12% of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 1.0095% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 115 mg/m2 of carbon black, 36.2 mg/m2 of EUREPOX 7001/75W ™, 9.4 mg/m2 of EUREDUR 115 ™, 9.4 mg/m2 of DYNASILAN AMMO ™, 11.5 mg/m2 of nitrocellulose, 2.1 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 5000 ™, 11.3 mg/m2 of SOLSPERSE 28000 ™ 2.0 mg/m2 of Tego Wet 265 ™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™. For the preparation of the coating solution, it's very important to add first of all the DYNASILAN AMMO: 3-aminopropyl trimethoxyysilane to the dispersion before adding the epoxy resin or hardener. EUREPOX 7001/75W is a Bisphenol A - epoxy resin, commercially available by Witco GmbH. EUREDUR 115 is a polyamidoamino, commercially available at Witco GmbH. DYNASILAN AMMO is a commercial product of Hüls AG.
Upon this layer was coated with a wet coating thickness of 20µm, the IR-sensitive layer from a 0.4220% wt solution in methylethylketone/methoxypropanol 50/50 ratio. This layer was dried on a temperature of at least 120°C for at least 40 seconds. The resulting IR-sensitive layer contained 35 mg/m2 of IR-absorber ST798 ™: 2-(2-(2-Chloro-3-(2-dihydro-1,1,3-trimethyl-2H-benzo(e)indole-2-ylidene)-ethylidene)-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-ethenyl)-1,1,3-trimethyl-1H-benzo(e)indolium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate, 12.4 mg/m2 of FLEXO-BLAU 630 ™, 13.8 mg/m2 of EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 ™, 16.2 mg/m2 of TB 3354H ™, 2.0 mg/m2 of TEGO WET 265™ and 5.0 mg/m2 of TEGO GLIDE 410 ™.
ST798 is commercially available by Synthon Wolfen Germany, FLEXO-BLAU 630 is commercially available by BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany. EPI-REZ 3510 W-60 is a waterborne dispersion of a liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin, commercially available at Shell Chemicals. TB 3354H is an aminehardener for water soluble epoxies, commercially available at Witco GmbH.
Quotation | Width of scratch |
0 | no scratch visible |
1 | scratch smaller than 50µm |
2 | width between 50 and 100 µm |
3 | width between 100 and 150 µm |
4 | width between 150 and 200 µm |
5 | width greater than 200 µm |
Example | scratch resistance | Chemical resistance | Print quality |
Comp 1 | 27 | 20 | OK |
Ex 3 | 10 | 9 | OK |
Ex 4 | 10 | 15 | OK |
Ex 5 | 14 | 11 | OK |
Ex 6 | 16 | 8 | OK |
Ex 7 | 12 | 14 | OK |
Ex 8 | 6 | 10 | OK |
Ex 9 | 14 | 9 | OK |
Ex 10 | 8 | 15 | OK |
Ex 11 | 20 | 2 | OK |
Ex 12 | 18 | 14 | OK |
Ex 13 | 7 | 15 | OK |
Ex 14 | 19 | 9 | OK |
Ex 15 | 19 | 15 | OK |
Comp 2 | 19 | 15 | OK |
Ex 16 | 14 | 14 | OK |
Ex 17 | 13 | 15 | OK |
Claims (10)
- A heat mode imaging element for making a lithographic printing plate comprising on a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface a first layer including a polymer, soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution and a top layer on the same side of the lithographic base as the first layer which top layer is IR-sensitive and unpenetrable for an alkaline developer wherein said first layer and said top layer may be one and the same layer; characterized in that said top layer contains at least one compound containing epoxy units in an amount between 20 and 500 mg/m2 and a hardener.
- A heat mode imaging element according to claim 1 wherein said compound containing epoxy units is a condensation product of epichlorohydrine and Bisphenol A.
- A heat mode imaging element according to claim 1 wherein said compound containing epoxy units is a compound selected from the group consisting of epoxydized o-cresol novolac resins and urethane modified epoxy resins.
- A heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said top layer comprises a low viscous amine as hardener.
- A heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said top layer comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of polyaminoamides and polyamides as hardener.
- A heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said top layer comprises a compound selected from the group of monoamine polyoxyalkyleneamines, diamine polyoxyalkyleneamines and triamine polyoxyalkyleneamines as hardeners.
- A heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said top layer comprises a trimethylsilane modified polyethyleneimine as hardener.
- A heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein said top layer comprises 2-methylimidazole as hardener.
- A heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 8 wherein said top layer comprises an aminoalkyl trialkoxysilane as coupling agent.
- A method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps ofa) exposing imagewise to IR-radiation a heat mode imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 9; andb) developing said imagewise exposed heat mode imaging element with an aqueous alkaline developer whereby the exposed areas of the first and the top layer, which may be the same, are dissolved and the unexposed areas of the first layer remain undissolved.
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US09/280,659 US6152036A (en) | 1998-05-28 | 1999-03-29 | Heat mode sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates |
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