WO1997033759A1 - Process for preparing sleeves for photoengraving, removable from gravure printing cylinders, and sleeves obtained by this process - Google Patents
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- WO1997033759A1 WO1997033759A1 PCT/IT1996/000105 IT9600105W WO9733759A1 WO 1997033759 A1 WO1997033759 A1 WO 1997033759A1 IT 9600105 W IT9600105 W IT 9600105W WO 9733759 A1 WO9733759 A1 WO 9733759A1
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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
- B41C1/18—Curved printing formes or printing cylinders
- B41C1/182—Sleeves; Endless belts
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- 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
- B41N1/00—Printing plates or foils; Materials therefor
- B41N1/16—Curved printing plates, especially cylinders
- B41N1/20—Curved printing plates, especially cylinders made of metal or similar inorganic compounds, e.g. plasma coated ceramics, carbides
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- the invention concerns cylinders for gravure printing.
- Said surface is obtained by galvanic deposition on steel cylinders and, after photoengraving, is given a chromium protective process. For each fresh set of pictures the cylinders are processed by specialised engravers and are then sent to the user who mounts them onto machines for gravure printing.
- the quality of print is higher, while adjusting movements are avoided as well as waste of costly materials.
- a process has therefore been devised whereby a copper film is formed on the nickel sleeve and a separator product interposed between the two so that the film can easily be slid off when a new engraving is required. A fresh film for a fresh engraving is then deposited by electroplating on the nickel sleeve.
- the separator product generally consists of a silver-based solution or of of passivating substances, bichromates or some others. According to a preferred method a copper film and the separator product are applied to the nickel sleeve followed by formation of the copper film to be photoengraved.
- the invention here described appreciably lowers costs of removable sleeves both as regards materials and the time needed for applying them and therefore offers considerable economic and practical advantages as will be explained below.
- Subject of the invention is a process for preparation of metal sleeves for photoengraving, removable from the cylinder on gravure printing machines.
- the removable sleeve is constructed of copper and engraving is done directly onto said sleeve.
- the copper sleeve is created on a cylinder by its immersion in an electro- copper plating bath.
- the cylinder Before being put into the plating bath the cylinder is treated with a separator product to facilitate detachment of the sleeve. Once engraved the copper sleeve can be used for further engraving by mechanical removal of the engraved layer.
- the separator product is once again applied to the base formed by said sleeve and then a copper film is formed in the electroplalting bath on said base,
- the copper film is removed from the sleeve with or without mechanical means.
- a separator product By interposing a separator product, a new film can be formed and a fresh engraving be made in the electroplating bath.
- the separator product is preferably an aqueous solution of silver salts. This solution of silver salts is that given by an exhausted solution used to fix films in the engraving process on copper sleeves, loaded with silver salts which have not been darkened by photographic development and removed during the fixing process. It is an advantage if the cylinder exhibits a device able to create an air cushion to assist in sliding the sleeve off the cylinder. The invention offers evident advantages.
- Photoengraving onto an entirely copper sleeve is much quickier and easier. If, by interposition of a separator product, a copper film is formed on the copper base, a further advantage is gained as removal of the copper film for each fresh photoengraving process can be done simply and quickly.
- removable sleeves offer a great many advantages compared with directly photoengraved cylinders both from the point of view of cost and from that of simplifying operations.
- Fig.1 Perspective of a cylinder for creating an air cushion for formation of a copper sleeve.
- Fig.3 The wet cylinder in a bath for electro copper plating.
- Fig.4 The cylinder with its copper sleeve after photoengraving.
- Fig.5 The engraved sleeve removed from the cylinder.
- Fig.6 Sleeve with chromium finish, ready for gravure printing.
- Fig.7 The cylinder after receiving a layer of electro-copper plating, given a new treatment with a separator product.
- Fig.11 The sleeve in Fig.10 having received a protective chromium coat- ing.
- Fig.12 The sleeve at the end of printing, when the photoengraved film is being removed to permit formation of a new copper film ready for photoengraving.
- the cylinder is treated with a solution 20 of separator product as seen in
- the copper sleeve 30 having been formed, the cylinder is extracted for the photoengraving process of objects 31 as seen in Fig. 4.
- the engraved sleeve 30 is then removed (Fig.5), this action being assisted by presence of the separator product 20 and by the air cushion created by compressed air put into the chamber 15, after which the sleeve 30 is given a protective chromium coating 32 (Fig.6).
- the sleeve is then sent away for gravure printing where it will be mounted on the cylinders of the printing machine.
- the sleeve can be returned to its owners who do the photoengraving.
- the sleeve can be remelted or the engraved layer can be removed, the surface smoothed and the sleeve be used again for further engraving.
- the sleeve can be formed on a cylinder 40 by a layer of copper 42, with interposition of a separator product.
- the cylinder 40 is given a new bath of separator product 20 and once more placed in the copper plating bath 25 for formation of a copper film 44 to make a sleeve 45 (Fig.8).
- This film is then photoengraved with the desired design 31 (Fig.9), the sleeve is removed from the cylinder (Fig.10) and after receiving a protective chro-mium coating 46 (Fig.1 1), is sent to the printers.
- the sleeve 45 is returned to the engraver who can engrave a new design, detaching the film 44 using mechanical means to do so if required, as shown in Fig.12 where the edges 47, 48 of the film 44 may be seen in the process of removal.
- Normal photoengraving work comprises preparation of the photographic material for engraving by chemical or by electromechanical methods.
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- Manufacture Or Reproduction Of Printing Formes (AREA)
- Printing Plates And Materials Therefor (AREA)
- Supply, Installation And Extraction Of Printed Sheets Or Plates (AREA)
- Rotary Presses (AREA)
- Reduction Rolling/Reduction Stand/Operation Of Reduction Machine (AREA)
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Priority Applications (5)
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AU59097/96A AU5909796A (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-05-24 | Process for preparing sleeves for photoengraving, removable from gravure printing cylinders, and sleeves obtained by this process |
DE69614276T DE69614276T2 (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-05-24 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOW-PRESSURE SLEEVES REMOVABLE FROM THE LOW-PRESSURE CYLINDER AND SLEEVES MADE THEREOF |
AT96916288T ATE203715T1 (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-05-24 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING gravure sleeves that can be removed from the gravure cylinders and sleeves manufactured in this way |
EP96916288A EP0886582B1 (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-05-24 | Process for preparing sleeves for photoengraving, removable from gravure printing cylinders, and sleeves obtained by this process |
US09/117,727 US6158340A (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-05-24 | Process for preparing removable metal sleeves for gravure printing machines |
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IT96MI000492A IT1283244B1 (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-03-14 | PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SHIRTS TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED, REMOVABLE CYLINDERS FOR ROTOCALCO PRINTING AND SHIRTS OBTAINED |
ITMI96A000492 | 1996-03-14 |
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WO1997033759A1 true WO1997033759A1 (en) | 1997-09-18 |
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PCT/IT1996/000105 WO1997033759A1 (en) | 1996-03-14 | 1996-05-24 | Process for preparing sleeves for photoengraving, removable from gravure printing cylinders, and sleeves obtained by this process |
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EP (1) | EP0886582B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE203715T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU5909796A (en) |
CZ (1) | CZ266698A3 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69614276T2 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1283244B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1997033759A1 (en) |
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NL7708599A (en) * | 1977-08-03 | 1979-02-06 | Hubert Dahlhaus En Jan Hendrik | Flat printing machine roller sleeve - is thin walled sealed cylinder of rigid resilient material supporting etchable material |
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- 1996-03-14 IT IT96MI000492A patent/IT1283244B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1996-05-24 EP EP96916288A patent/EP0886582B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-05-24 US US09/117,727 patent/US6158340A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-05-24 AT AT96916288T patent/ATE203715T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-05-24 AU AU59097/96A patent/AU5909796A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-05-24 WO PCT/IT1996/000105 patent/WO1997033759A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-05-24 CZ CZ982666A patent/CZ266698A3/en unknown
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US3947330A (en) * | 1975-02-12 | 1976-03-30 | Roli Chemical, Ltd. | Method of electrodeposition |
NL7807649A (en) * | 1977-08-03 | 1979-02-06 | Hubert Dahlhaus En Jan Hendrik | Rotary printing form support - has flexible cylinder with layers of nickel copper and chromium from inside outwards |
NL7708599A (en) * | 1977-08-03 | 1979-02-06 | Hubert Dahlhaus En Jan Hendrik | Flat printing machine roller sleeve - is thin walled sealed cylinder of rigid resilient material supporting etchable material |
NL7708600A (en) * | 1977-08-03 | 1979-02-06 | Hubert Dahlhaus En Jan Hendrik | Flexible thin walled rollers prodn. for flat or deep printing - reducing storage and transportation costs and minimising risk of impact damage |
EP0009360A1 (en) * | 1978-09-13 | 1980-04-02 | Drg (Uk) Limited | Manufacture of printing sleeves |
EP0092285A1 (en) * | 1982-04-16 | 1983-10-26 | Twentse Graveerindustrie B.V. | A flexible gravure sleeve |
JPS61189995A (en) * | 1985-02-19 | 1986-08-23 | Toyo Ink Mfg Co Ltd | Flexoanilox roll |
WO1987003843A1 (en) * | 1985-12-20 | 1987-07-02 | Jens Erik Sattrup | A method of producing a surface sleeve for a plate cylinder for printing purposes |
WO1994027831A1 (en) * | 1993-05-31 | 1994-12-08 | Rotoincisa S.R.L. | Removable matrix, for the cylinders of rotogravure printing machines, for their further use |
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AU5909796A (en) | 1997-10-01 |
EP0886582A1 (en) | 1998-12-30 |
IT1283244B1 (en) | 1998-04-16 |
ITMI960492A1 (en) | 1997-09-14 |
ATE203715T1 (en) | 2001-08-15 |
ITMI960492A0 (en) | 1996-03-14 |
DE69614276T2 (en) | 2002-05-08 |
CZ266698A3 (en) | 1999-02-17 |
DE69614276D1 (en) | 2001-09-06 |
EP0886582B1 (en) | 2001-08-01 |
US6158340A (en) | 2000-12-12 |
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