The present invention provides a relief precursor comprising: a) a dimensionally stable support; and b) at least one photopolymer layer comprising at least one binder, at least one photoinitiator or photoinitiating system, at least one component with at least one unsaturated group and at least one plasticizer; wherein the at least one plasticizer is a bio-based plasticizer, the plasticizer is characterized by a UV transmission at 365 nm of a solution of 5 wt% plasticizer in n-hexane of higher than 15%.
The present invention provides a relief precursor comprising: a.) a dimensionally stable support, and b.) at least one photopolymer layer comprising at least one binder, at least one photoinitiator or photoinitiating system, at least one component with at least one unsaturated group and at least one plasticizer, wherein the melt flow index (MFI) of a mixture of 30 wt% of the at least one plasticizer with a SIS block copolymer (with a styrene content of 19%, a diblock content of 30%, and a molecular weight Mw 216000 g/mol, a dispersity of 1.04) is higher than 7 g/10 min (MFI 160 °C/1.2 kg).
A printing plate or sleeve having a thickness higher than 200 µm and comprising at least an elastic layer (LE, LEI) having a tensile modulus lower than 500 MPa, determined in accordance with ISO 527-1 (10.3.2), said printing plate or sleeve being provided at a surface thereof with first imaged areas with a first ink repelling/attracting property and second non-imaged areas with a second ink repelling/attracting property, said second ink repelling/attracting property being different from said first ink repelling/attracting property.
Method for exposing a relief precursor, using a first light source to expose a first side of a relief precursor, a movable second light source to expose a second side of the relief precursor opposite the first side during one or more second exposure periods of one or more second exposure steps, said method comprising the steps of receiving through an operator interface at least one first characteristic representative for the first exposure period and/or at least one second characteristic representative for the one or more second exposure periods determining a sequence of operation for the first light source and the second light source based on the at least one first and/or second characteristic, said sequence being such that each of said one or more second exposure periods either fully overlaps with the first exposure period or does not overlap with the first exposure period.
A method, a control means and an exposure apparatus for exposing a relief precursor (P) with a light source (2), the illumination area of the light source (2) covering part of the area of the precursor, wherein exposing the total area of the precursor is performed during an exposure pass by moving relatively to each other the light source and the precursor, the method comprising a step (20) of providing a mask (4) on a photosensitive layer, a first exposing step (ESI) comprising exposing during one or more exposure passes the precursor according to a first intensity profile (IP1) and a first speed profile (SP1); a second exposing step (ES2) comprising exposing during one or more exposure passes the precursor according to a second intensity profile (IP2) different from the first intensity profile (IP1) and a second speed profile (SP2) different from the first speed profile (SP1).
The invention relates to a photopolymerizable relief precursor, comprising (A) a dimensionally stable support, (B) a photopolymerizable relief-forming layer, at least containing a cross-linkable elastomer binding agent, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, a surface-active additive capable of migration, a photoinitiator that can be activated with UVA light and a photoinitiator that can be activated with UVC light. The invention further relates to a method for producing a relief structure.
A method for assembling a hollow cylinder (100) on, or removing a hollow cylinder (100) from a further cylinder is proposed, wherein the hollow cylinder (100) comprises a cylindrical body in which openings for creating an air cushion are arranged within a first portion (110) of a shell (102) and a second portion (120) of the shell (102) is designed to be gas-impervious or has openings, for creating an air cushion, of a reduced quantity and/or size compared to the first portion (110), wherein the openings in the first portion of the shell are connected to at least one gas feed, which is connected to at least one gas inlet on the inside of the cylindrical body, and wherein the further cylinder has openings on a shell and gas can be fed though the openings via an internal gas supply. For assembling, the method comprises the following steps: the provision of the hollow cylinder (100), the application of a seal to the first portion (110) of the shell (102) of the hollow cylinder (100) so as to prevent or at least reduce an escape of gas from the first portion (110) of the shell (102), the provision of the further cylinder, the application of gas to the further cylinder so that gas escapes from the openings, and pushing the hollow cylinder (100) onto the further cylinder. Further objects of the invention are an assembly aid (400) and an arrangement comprising a hollow cylinder (100) and such an assembly aid (400).
B41F 27/10 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching non-deformable curved printing formes to forme cylinders
B41F 27/14 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter members
F16C 13/00 - Rolls, drums, discs, or the likeBearings or mountings therefor
The invention relates to a cylinder (2) which is designed to receive one or more hollow cylinders on an outer surface (12) of the cylinder (2). The cylinder (2) comprises at least one movable stop (1) having at least one movable element, wherein, in an idle position, the at least one movable element does not protrude beyond the outer surface (12) of the cylinder (2) and allows hollow cylinders to be slid over it, and in an active position protrudes beyond the outer surface (12) of the cylinder (2) and acts as a mechanical stop for hollow cylinders. According to the invention, the at least one movable element can be moved from the idle position to the active position and vice versa by means of a rotary motion. A further aspect of the invention relates to a method for positioning a hollow cylinder on a cylinder (2) of this kind.
B41F 13/16 - Registering devices with means for displacing the printing formes on the cylinders
B41F 27/00 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
B41F 27/10 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching non-deformable curved printing formes to forme cylinders
B41F 27/14 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter members
The invention relates to an adapter sleeve for adapting the internal diameter of cylindrical hollow cylinders to the external diameter of a cylindrical roller, comprising a sleeve body with (as viewed from the inside to the outside) a deformable base sleeve, possibly an intermediate layer and a top layer. Furthermore, the adapter sleeve comprises a first and a second gas distribution system which are connected to a gas inlet. The first gas distribution system is connected to at least one first gas outlet which opens on an outer shell surface of the adapter sleeve. The second gas distribution system has a cavity which is set up to transmit pressure from the inside to the deformable base sleeve, when loaded with a pressurized gas, in such a way that the internal diameter of the sleeve body is reduced at least in a part region of the adapter sleeve by way of a deformation of the base sleeve. Furthermore, the invention relates to arrangements comprising an adapter sleeve of this type, and to methods for mounting a hollow cylinder on a cylindrical roller with the use of an adapter sleeve of this type.
B41F 27/10 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching non-deformable curved printing formes to forme cylinders
B41F 27/14 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter members
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING PRINTING PRECURSORS
The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for developing printing precursors (11) comprising a developing station (20) comprising a rotating drum (22) having a fixation mechanism (24) for the precursor (11) and at least one brush(26). The apparatus (10) further comprises a pre-cleaning station (30) and a first transport mechanism(12), the first transport mechanism (12) being configured for transporting the precursor (11) through the pre-cleaning station (30) and, after the precursor (11) has passed the pre-cleaning station(30), to the developing station(20). Further aspects relate to a method for developing a printing precursor using such an apparatus.
Method for identifying a relief precursor comprising a carrier and a relief-forming layer, having the steps: a) providing a relief precursor comprising a carrier and a relief-forming layer; b) providing data that identify the type of relief precursor and possibly contain process-relevant data for the processing thereof, in the form of at least one two-dimensional code; c) incorporating the at least one two-dimensional code into the relief-forming layer as relief.
A method for the production of functionalized partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate comprising vinyl alcohol, vinyl acetate and functionalized vinyl alcohol units by reacting in a melt a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate as component A with a reactive compound carrying at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and at least one reactive group reactive with hydroxyl or acetate groups as component B, in the presence of at least one stabilizer as component C and in the presence of at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of tertiary amines and nitrogen-containing heterocycles as component D, the method comprising the steps: a) optionally drying one or more of components A, B, C and optionally D, b) optionally pre-mixing two or more of components A, B, C and optionally D, c) feeding the components into a mixing device capable of heating, melting and mixing components A, B, C and D, d) heating, melting and mixing components A, B, C and D in the device to give a melt and reacting components A and B in the melt, e) optionally cooling or shaping and cooling the obtained mixture.
G03F 7/033 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds with binders the binders being polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers
The invention relates to a digitally imageable, photopolymerizable relief precursor, at least comprising, arranged one atop the other in the specified sequence, (A) a dimensionally stable carrier; (AH) optionally, an adhesion-promoting layer; (B) a relief-forming layer, at least containing a crosslinkable elastomer binding agent, a first ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a photoinitiator; (C) at least one intermediate layer, at least containing a first, non-radically crosslinkable elastic polymer; (D) a laser-ablatable mask layer, at least containing a second, non-radically crosslinkable elastic polymer, a UVA light-absorbing material and an IR light-absorbing material; and optionally (E) a detachable cover layer; characterized in that the layer (C) and, optionally, the layer (D) contain at least a second ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
The invention relates to a method for producing pictorial relief structures on a layer construction. The method comprises the provision of a layer construction having a substrate layer. Subsequently, at least one fluid containing at least one first reactive component is applied pictorially onto the substrate, wherein the pictorial application occurs in the form of a plurality of droplets with a droplet volume of less than 2 µl, and wherein the droplets are positioned pictorially. After this, there is an at least partial diffusing of the at least one first reactive component into the substrate layer for a predefined exposure time and/or an at least partial diffusing of at least one second reactive component into the pictorially positioned droplets of fluid for a predefined exposure time, wherein the substrate layer comprises the at least one second reactive component. The created relief is then fixed under the influence of heat and/or radiation via a reaction involving the first reactive component and/or the second reactive component. The invention also relates to a pictorial relief structure produced according to the method, and to the use of the pictorial relief structure as a printing form, as a microfluidic component, as a microreactor, as a phoretic cell, as a light-controlling element for colour representation, as photonic crystals or as flexible parts of items of clothing.
The invention relates to a radiation-curable mixture for producing relief structures, containing a) at least one functionalised, partially saponified polyvinyl acetate containing (i) vinyl alcohol, (ii) vinyl acetate and (iii) vinyl acrylate units, wherein the vinyl acrylate units can be substituted and have the general structure (I), where R is hydrogen or a linear or branched aliphatic or heteroaliphatic radical having 1 to 12 C atoms or a cycloaliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic radical having 3 to 12 C atoms, as component A, b) at least one initiator as component B, c) at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound which is different from component A as component C, d) one or more additives as component D, wherein the content of vinyl acrylate units (iii) of the functionalised, partially saponified polyvinyl acetate a) is 0.1 to < 3 mol% in relation to all the units (i), (ii) and (iii), and component D contains an additive which can form hydrogen bonds in an amount of 0.001 to 30 wt% in relation to the total of components A to D.
The invention relates to a light exposure device (1) for exposing plate-shaped materials (2) to light. The plate-shaped material (2) has a first side (3) and a second side (4) opposite the first side (3). The light exposure device (1) comprises a first light exposure unit (10) and a transport unit (30), wherein the first light exposure unit (10) has at least one segment with a light source and is configured such that it can rotate about a shaft (14), and the first light exposure unit (10) and the transport unit (30) are configured in such a way that the first side (3) of the plate-shaped material (2) is supplied for exposure to light in a first position (11) of the light exposure unit (10), and the second side (4) of the plate-shaped material (2) is supplied for exposure to light in a second position (12) of the light exposure unit (10). The invention further relates to methods for exposing plate-shaped materials to light, and a printing form which was produced from a plate-shaped material according to one of the methods.
The invention relates to a cylinder (10) comprising a cylindrical body (11). It is provided here that a first proportion of the circumferential face (48) of the cylindrical body (11) is of porous and gas-permeable configuration, and a second proportion of the circumferential face (48) of the cylindrical body (11) is of gas-impermeable configuration, wherein the porous gas-permeable first proportion of the circumferential face (48) is connected to at least one gas feed line, and wherein the first proportion of the circumferential face (48) is at least 0.1% and at most 50%. Further aspects of the invention relate to a corresponding adapter sleeve (10) and a corresponding printing forme cylinder.
B41F 27/10 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching non-deformable curved printing formes to forme cylinders
B41F 27/14 - Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter members
The invention relates to a radiation curable ink formulation comprising - 10 to 70 % by weight of at least one trifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer as component A, - 1 to 40 % by weight of at least one (meth)acrylate monomer with a functionality of 4 or higher as component B, - 0 to 20 % by weight of one or more monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomers and/or difunctional (meth)acrylate monomers as component C, - 2 to 30 % by weight of at least one photoinitiator as component D, - 5 to 50 % by weight of at least one amine synergist as component E, - 0 to 40 % by weight of one or more meth(acrylate) oligomer as component F, and - 0 to 60 % by weight of one or more pigment and/or additive as component G. The invention further relates to a printing process using the ink formulation and to a printed food packaging or label for food packaging.
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
C09D 11/38 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by non-macromolecular additives other than solvents, pigments or dyes
19.
METHOD FOR GENERATIVE PRODUCTION OF RELIEF PRINTING PLATES BY MONOMER DIFFUSION THROUGH AN INTEGRAL MASK LAYER
The invention relates to a method for generative production of relief printing plates where a base with a polymeric substrate layer and a laser-ablatable mask layer is provided, the polymeric substrate layer comprising a first binder. A mask with apertures matching image elements is generated by imagewise laser ablation of the mask layer. Then a liquid comprising a reactive monomer is applied over the surface of the mask-covered polymeric substrate layer and the liquid or the reactive monomer diffuses through the mask apertures into the polymeric substrate layer for a defined exposure time so as to form a relief. Then the excess liquid or excess monomer and optionally the mask are removed from the surface and the resultant relief is fixed by crosslinking.
G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor
G03F 7/032 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds with binders
G03F 7/033 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds with binders the binders being polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers
G03F 7/12 - Production of screen printing forms or similar printing forms, e.g. stencils
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METHOD FOR THE ADDITIVE PRODUCTION OF RELIEF PRINTING PLATES
The invention relates to a method for producing relief printing plates, in which a carrier having a polymer substrate layer is provided and a relief is formed layer-by-layer on a surface of the substrate layer, wherein the relief is formed by single or multiple application of a fluid containing at least one reactive monomer onto the surface of the substrate layer, diffusion of the reactive monomer into the polymer substrate layer for a specified exposure time and curing of the relief, wherein in step a) the fluid is applied in the form of an image on the surface and wherein after the specified exposure time according to step b), optionally the liquid remaining on the surface which has not diffused in is removed from the surface and in step c) a curing of the relief comprising the polymer of the substrate layer and the reactive monomer that has diffused in occurs.
G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor
G03F 7/027 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds
The invention relates to a laser-ablatable mask film for the exposure of relief printing plates and screen printing stencils comprising at least (i) a dimensionally stable carrier film, (ii) a UV-transparent adhesive layer and (iii) a laser-ablatable mask layer, characterized in that the laser-ablatable mask layer (iii) contains a) a binder containing a crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol, b) a material which absorbs UV/VIS and IR light, and c) optionally an inorganic filler.
The invention relates to a digitally imageable, photopolymerisable flexo-printing element for producing flexo-printing forms, comprising - arranged on top of one another in the stated order - (A) at least one dimensionally stable carrier, (B) at least one photopolymerisable, relief-forming layer with a layer thickness of 300-6000 μm, comprising at least one elastomeric binding agent, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer as well as a photoinitiator or a photoinitiator system, (C) a barrier layer that is transparent for UVA light and blocks oxygen, with a layer thickness of 0.3-5 μm, (D) a laser-ablatable mask layer with a layer thickness of 0.3-5 μm, comprising at least one elastomeric binding agent and a UVA/IS light-absorbing material, as well as (E) a removable covering film, wherein the layers (B), (C) and (D) can be dissolved or dispersed in an organic solvent, and the barrier layer (C) contains at least one oxygen-blocking binding agent and an oligomeric or polymeric basic adhesive component. The invention also relates to a method for producing a flexo-printing form, and to a flexo-printing form that can be obtained using the method.
The invention relates to a laser-engravable pad printing plate comprising at least (a) a metal carrier, (b) an adhesive layer, (c) a laser-engravable recording layer with a layer thickness of between 20 μm and 200 μm, and (d) a cover film, characterised in that said laser-engravable recording layer (c) contains (c1) 40 to 95 wt.% of a polyvinyl alcohol, (c2) 5 to 50 wt.% of an IR absorber, (c3) 0 to 30 wt.% of an inorganic filler, (c4) 0 to 20 wt.% of a cross-linking agent, and (c5) 0 to 10 wt.% of additional additives.
A method for producing flexographic printing frames in which a photopolymerizable flexographic printing element is used as the source material, which at least comprises the following, arranged on top of one another: a dimensionally stable carrier; and at least one photopolymerizable relief forming layer comprising at least one elastomeric binder, an ethylenically unsaturated compound, and a photo-initiator; and a digitally imageable layer. In addition, the method comprises at least the following steps: (a) generating a mask by imaging the digitally imageable layer, (b) exposing the photopolymerizable relief forming layer through the mask using actinic light and photoploymerization of the image regions of the layer; and (c) developing the photopolymerized layer by washing off the non-photopolymerized regions of the relief-forming layer using an organic solvent or using a thermal development, characterized in that step (b) comprises two or more exposure cycles (b-1) to (b-n) using actinic light at an intensity of 100 to 10,000 mW/cm2 from a plurality of UV-LEDs, wherein the energy introduced into the photopolymerizable relief-forming layer per exposure cycle is 0.1 to 5 J/cm2.
Disclosed is an apparatus for producing flexographic printing plates from flexographic printing elements that can be provided with digital images. Said apparatus makes it possible to carry out in an automated manner at least the method steps of exposing the rear side, a main exposing process, developing the plates using washout substances, drying and after-treating the plates. The disclosed apparatus comprises at least two different conveying devices which convey the flexographic printing elements and plates through the apparatus. Also disclosed is a method for producing flexographic printing plates using the aforementioned apparatus.
The invention relates to photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements, preferably photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements that can be digitally imaged and comprise a PET carrier film having little thermal shrinkage, to a method for producing said flexographic printing elements and to the use thereof for producing flexographic printing plates by imagewise exposure, washout with organic solvents and drying, the drying being carried out at temperatures of more than 60°C.
The invention relates to a device for automatically carrying out a rear-face pre-exposure process and a main exposure process and for developing flexographic printing elements which can be digitally imaged and to a method for producing flexographic printing plates on the basis of digitally imaged flexographic printing elements using said device.
The invention relates to digitally exposable flexographic printing elements for producing flexographic printing plates, said elements comprising an organically soluble relief-forming layer, a water-soluble barrier layer for oxygen, in addition to a water-soluble laser-ablatable mask layer. The invention also relates to the production of flexographic printing plates using flexographic printing elements of this type, said method comprising a two-stage washout method using aqueous and organic washout agents.
Process of manufacturing flexographic printing forms using digital flexographic printing elements as starting material by imaging, main exposure in the presence of oxygen, development and finishing. The process comprises an additional embossing step in which the surface of the developed printing form is texturized thereby improving the print quality of the printing form.
The invention relates to a method for producing cylindrical flexo printing elements which have a relief-forming layer. Several layers of a molten, relief-forming material, preferably a molten, photo-polymerisierable material are applied consecutively, in a continuous method, to a rotating cylindrical sleeve for producing the relief-forming layer.
The invention relates to flexographic printing elements which can be digitally imaged, for producing flexographic printing plates which can be developed using hydrocarbon-including washout products, and which have a polar, ultra-thin oxygen-blocking barrier layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the layer that can be digitally imprinted. The invention also relates to a method for producing flexographic printing plates using said flexographic printing elements which can be digitally imaged, by imaging, exposure, washout, drying and post-treatment, the washout being done by means of hydrocarbon-including washout products.
G03F 7/11 - Photosensitive materials characterised by structural details, e.g. supports, auxiliary layers having cover layers or intermediate layers, e.g. subbing layers
B41C 1/10 - Forme preparation for lithographic printingMaster sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme
G03F 7/09 - Photosensitive materials characterised by structural details, e.g. supports, auxiliary layers
32.
GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED SLEEVE FOR THE PRINTING INDUSTRY
The invention relates to a method for producing electrically conductive glass fiber-reinforced sleeves for the printing industry by means of a UV curing process and to printing sleeves produced using said method, wherein the glass fibers that are used are coated with electrically conductive nanoparticles.
The invention relates to a method for producing flexographic printing plates, wherein a photopolymerizable flexographic printing element is used as the starting material, said element comprising at least the following, arranged one on top of the other: a dimensionally stable carrier; and at least one photopolymerizable layer forming a relief, which comprises at least an elastomeric binding agent, an ethylenically unsaturated compound, and a photoinitiator; optionally a rough UV-transparent layer, comprising at least a particulate substance; and a layer that can be digitally imaged. The method according to the invention comprises at least the following steps: (a) generating a mask by imaging the layer that can be digitally imaged; (b) illuminating the photopolymerizable layer forming the relief through the mask, using actinic light, and photopolymerizing the image areas of the layer; and (c) developing the photopolymerizable layer by washing out the non-photopolymerized areas of the layer forming the relief with an organic solvent or by thermal development. Said method is characterized in that step (b) comprises two illumination steps (b-1) and (b-2), wherein in a first step (b-1), illumination is carried out using actinic light having an intensity of ≥ 100 mW/cm2 from a plurality of UV LEDs, and subsequently, in a second step (b-2), illumination is carried out using actinic light having an intensity of < 100 mW/cm2 from a UV radiation source other than UV LEDs.
G03F 1/00 - Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. masks, photo-masks or reticlesMask blanks or pellicles thereforContainers specially adapted thereforPreparation thereof
The invention relates to a device for producing flexographic printing sleeves, based on photopolymerizable sleeves comprising at least one photopolymeric printing device, a drying device, and a postexposure unit, wherein the flexographic printing sleeves are transported within the apparatus by means of a transport device, wherein the sleeves are doubly translatorily supported in the longitudinal direction in the transport device, and to a method for producing flexographic printing sleeves using said device.
Photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements which comprise cyclohexanepolycarboxylic ester plasticizers, and their use for producing flexographic printing plates for printing with UV inks, in particular for narrow-web label printing with UV inks.
G03F 7/033 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds with binders the binders being polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers
B41C 1/05 - Heat-generating engraving heads, e.g. laser beam, electron beam
The invention relates to offset printing inks comprising A) one or more pigments, B) one or more resins selected from the group consisting of colophonium-modified phenol resin, maleinate resin, hydrocarbon resins and alkyd resins, C) one or more solvents, D) optionally other additives such as waxes, dry additives and fillers, characterized in that the solvent (C) contains one or more cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid esters.
The invention relates to photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements which comprise ethylenically unsaturated, alicyclic monomers, and to flexographic printing formes which can be produced therefrom, in particular cylindrical, endless/seamless flexographic printing formes.
The invention relates to a layered composite comprising a) a photopolymerisable relief-forming layer at least containing an elastomer binding agent, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, a photoinitiator and optionally other additives, b) an optionally photopolymerisable elastomer carrier layer at least containing an elastomer binding agent, optionally ethylenically unsatured monomers, a photoinitiator, and optionally other additives. In the photopolymerised state, the relief-forming layer a) has a hardness of between 30 and 70° Shore A, and the elastomer carrier layer b) a hardness of between 75° Shore A and 70° Shore D, layer b) having a higher hardness than layer a) by at least 5° Shore A.