Abstract: An improved automatic blanket wash system for offset printing wherein the washing medium is a water-in-oil emulsion containing 5-35 percent by weight water and 65-95 percent by weight of a water insoluble phase that contains certain hydrocarbons in specific proportions and a surfactant having an HLB of 3-11.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 1988
Date of Patent:
May 16, 1989
Assignee:
Printex Products Corporation
Inventors:
Donald P. Wyman, Grant B. Matta, William A. Beattie