Abstract: The present invention relates to a reverse offset printing method, and more particularly, to a reverse offset printing method in a partial off type capable of accurately transferring a pattern to a cliche to achieve more precise minute printing by separately performing removal for each shear region of a functional ink even though the pattern is minute.

Abstract: Provided are a reverse offset printing apparatus and a reverse offset printing method, including: a printed film supplying unit and a printed film collecting unit for continuously supplying a printed film; a printed film supporting unit provided between the printed film supplying unit and the printed film collecting unit; a printing roll for transferring a printed matter pattern to the printed film on the printed film supporting unit, in which the printed roll is provided so that a progress direction of the printed film is parallel to a rotation direction of the printing roll at a place where the printed matter pattern is transferred; a coating unit coating a printed matter on the printing roll; and a cliché provided on a stage for mounting the cliché in order to form the printed matter pattern on the printing roll.

Abstract: An offset printing blanket cleaning liquid includes: a solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.7 or more but less than about 4.1 and having a ? covalent bond in a molecular skeleton thereof. Moreover, an ink composition includes: an organic material; and a solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.3 to about 3.0 both inclusive and having a ? covalent bond in a molecular skeleton thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing a control area to prevent scumming of a printing form that can be used for offset printing with dampening solutions, includes producing the control area separately from the printing form and joining the control area to the printing form thereafter. A cut-out is introduced into the printing form and the control area is inserted into the cut-out. A control area and a printing form having a control area are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reusable print medium comprising a substrate and a sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer contains a hotmelt composition at least comprising an amorphous material. The amorphous material is a resin being a reaction product of a first monomer A, said first monomer A being a polyhydroxyl alcohol comprising X hydroxyl functional groups, wherein X?2, monomer A optionally comprises a primary or secondary amine functionality; a second monomer B, being an aromatic monocarboxylic acid; a third monomer C, said third monomer C being able to form an ester linkage with an alcohol and/or an amide linkage with a primary or secondary amine; and optionally, a fourth monomer D, being an aromatic monocarboxylic acid different from the second monomer B. The sacrificial layer including the printed image may be removed from the substrate by applying heat. A new sacrificial layer may be applied such that the reusable print medium is ready to be reused.

Abstract: The invention relates to thin film single layers, electronic components such as multilayer capacitors which utilize thin film layers, and to their methods of manufacture. Chemical solution deposition and microcontact printing of dielectric and electrode layers are disclosed. High permittivity BaTiO3 multilayer thin film capacitors are prepared on Ni foil substrates by microcontact printing and by chemical solution deposition. Multilayer capacitors with BaTiO3 dielectric layers and LaNiO3 internal electrodes are prepared, enabling dielectric layer thicknesses of 1 ?m or less. Microcontact printing of precursor solutions of the dielectric and electrode layers is used.

Abstract: A method includes creating a stream of uniquely-addressed mail pieces on a web offset press by printing on sections of a web, separating the sections of the web, and printing unique address information on each section of the press-printed material. The unique address is printed by a variable printer according to a mail file of intended recipients. The stream of uniquely-addressed mail pieces is conveyed in a shingled formation. An on-press conversion of the stream of uniquely-addressed mail pieces into a plurality of batches of stacked mail pieces is performed, each batch containing only mail pieces belonging to a common mail delivery group. The on-press conversion includes controlling via the controller the creation of batch separation points among the mail pieces according to the mail file, conveying the stream of mail pieces in the shingled formation into a stacking device, and stacking the mail pieces with the stacking device.

Abstract: A method of file preparation, ripping and plate making for high end graphics printed on cylindrical products utilizing Dry Offset printing presses. While utilizing two inverse angle techniques and one fixed angle on the Black, with virtually unlimited color pluralities, encompassing a majority of all open areas of the common printing blanket without any ink overlap. The nesting of the halftone dots at even coarse line screen rulings eliminating a dot rosette pattern and creating a continuous tone appearance. Print contrast is increased to that of offset printing quality and ink contamination over the course of the run length is virtually eliminated. This current invention also increases the ability to print white with colors as opposed to needing white coating done in advanced to transparent plastics and metallic surfaces.

Abstract: A printing method including the steps of, forming a transfer layer on a blanket, forming a groove portion on the transfer layer by pressing a protrusion portion of a mold member including the protrusion portion having a predetermined pattern against the transfer layer, the groove portion having the pattern corresponding to the protrusion portion, forming a print pattern layer on the blanket by causing the transfer layer on the blanket and a relief printing plate including a convex portion having a pattern corresponding to a reverse pattern of the protrusion portion to face each other and pressure-contacting them so that a portion on the transfer layer corresponding to the convex portion is selectively eliminated, and transferring the print pattern layer onto a substrate to be printed by causing the print pattern layer on the blanket and the substrate to be printed to face each other and pressure-contacting them.

Abstract: A method for writing an image to a surface of an offset media (100) includes mounting the offset media on the imaging drum (204); imaging on a first part of the surface with a first imaging unit (208) wherein the first imaging unit is set to operate at high energy radiation to ablate the first part wherein the first part represent non-image data; and imaging a second part of the surface with a second imaging unit (212) wherein the first imaging unit is set to operate at low energy radiation to fixate image data on the second part.

Abstract: A method of forming ink patterns and an apparatus for printing ink patterns capable of reducing the amount of wasted ink and enhancing the printing and positional precision of the shape of ink patterns on a member to be printed, are described herein.

Abstract: Substrate treatment apparatus, printers, and methods to treat a print substrate are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first roller to receive a treatment fluid from a reservoir, a blade to adjust an amount of the treatment fluid present on the first roller, and a second roller to receive an adjusted amount of the treatment fluid from the first roller and to apply the treatment fluid to a substrate, the treatment fluid applied to the substrate to result in a layer of treatment fluid less than about 0.4 micrometers thick on the substrate.

Abstract: A digital offset inking system includes an ink supply, a soft transfer roll, and a hard form roll. A cleaning blade cleaning ink and fountain solution from the surface of the hard form roll that is leftover after transferring ink to a digital imaging member. A fountain solution removal system processes the ink to remove the fountain solution from the ink. The processes ink is resupplied to the inking system for transfer to the digital imaging member.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a composition useful as an additive to a printing ink. In one embodiment a composition is used that includes a biologically derived base material formed from one or more saturated or unsaturated straight or branched chain triglycerides or combinations thereof, wherein the triglycerides are partially to fully hydrogenated and have a viscosity between about 50 and about 200,000 centipoise at temperatures about 72 degrees Fahrenheit. In another embodiment, the composition further includes a finely divided additive selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene or hydrogenated triglycerides in an intimate admixture with the base material. Other aspects relate to a method of making an ink additive and method for printing paper stock by letter press or lithography.

Abstract: A digital offset inking system includes an ink chamber that contains ink, and deposits ink onto an inking member. The ink is transferred to an ink transfer member, which is then transferred to an image transfer member. An ink removal member removes leftover or excess ink from the ink removal member. A cleaning member cleans the ink removal member.

Abstract: A printing method in a printing press includes zonally metering a printing ink at a first viscosity with a metering device and transferring the printing ink at a second viscosity with a printing form cylinder, in which the second viscosity is greater than the first viscosity. An offset printing unit for implementing the method is also provided.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing two or more patterned substrates, which has a simple process and is efficient, and an apparatus for producing two or more patterned substrates.

Abstract: An offset printing press and a method for cleaning inking units in offset printing presses include emptying and subsequently refilling ink fountains of individual inking units of the printing units with ink sequentially one after the other. Immediately after the emptying of a first ink fountain, a washing operation for an associated inking unit is started even before remaining ink fountains have been emptied. After a respective further one of the remaining ink fountains has been emptied, the washing operation for a respective further inking unit is started and refilling of the first ink fountain is started while washing operations for one or more of the further inking units are still running.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and methods for digital offset/flexo printing by selectively addressing one or more hole-injecting pixels of a nano-enabled imaging member to form a latent image thereon, wherein the latent image can be electrostatically developed with an ink and then transferred from the nano-enabled imaging member onto a print media.

Abstract: The stamp-type printer includes: a stamp-type printer comprising: a receiving section for receiving image data including character information; a transfer member; a print head for printing an image on a portion of the transfer member with ink based on the received image data; and a transport member for transporting the printed portion of the transfer member to a contact transfer position, wherein a stamping operation is performed by causing the printed portion to come in contact with a desired recording medium at the contact transfer position.

Abstract: Before image data are screened for the subsequent exposure of a printing form, files needed for the screening step are changed in such a way that the values of individual elements in the data fields are changed. The number of elements whose values are changed is determined by evaluating contiguous regions within the data fields. These can be, for example, threshold value matrices in which individual matrix elements are set to a value corresponding to the color white, or which, for the half-tones, are calibrated to a reduced value of the full-tone density. In the latter case, the full-tone image points are screened with a frequency-modulated screen.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for printing on the surface of soft gelatin capsules during filling. In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus and method for printing a pre-determined figure or symbol on the surface of a soft gelatin capsule while a product is being encapsulated, including means for transporting the gelatin ribbon, inking means and means for shaping the soft capsule, including an injection, moulding and die-cutting station and additional printing means.

Abstract: A magnetic fluid composition include a suspension of nano-particles including cross-crystallized multi-metal compounds dispersed in a solvent, the cross-crystallized multi-metal compounds including at least two or more metals having different valencies or oxidation states, the metals selected from the group consisting of a monovalent metal (Me+), a divalent metal (Me2+), a trivalent metal (Me3+), a quadrivalent metal (Me4+) and a rare earth metal. The magnetic fluid having a viscosity and surface tension that permits dispensing from an inkjet printer at a rate of at least 2.5 m/s, at a resolution of at least 600 dpi, supporting jetting pulse frequencies of at least 15 KHz per nozzle (enabling high speed inkjet printing applications of at least 0.6 m/sec per individual nozzle row per print head), and enabling uninterrupted, industrial level print output of magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) code lines suitable for high speed magnetic data scanning per established industry regulations (ANSI X9).

Abstract: In a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, an anti-marking device is provided. The anti-marking device comprises a flexible jacket having a first surface and a second surface, each surface having projections projecting from the surface. When the flexible jacket is installed over the transfer cylinder with the second surface positioned facing towards the transfer cylinder the first surface is positioned to engage the freshly printed substrate as it is transferred over the transfer cylinder, and when the flexible jacket is installed over the transfer cylinder with the first surface positioned facing towards the transfer cylinder the second surface is positioned to engage the freshly printed substrate as it is transferred over the transfer cylinder. The anti-marking device is removably attached to the transfer cylinder.

Abstract: In this offset printing apparatus, a plate table (4) and a substrate table (6) are provided in a manner capable of traveling on guide rails (2) that are provided on a trestle (1). A transfer mechanism portion (9) that is provided with a blanket roll (10), lift actuators (13) of the blanket roll, a height sensor (14) of the blanket roll, and a pressure sensor (15) that detects the contact pressure of the blanket roll with respect to the plate (3) and the substrate (5) is provided at a position corresponding to the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the guide rails (2). Also, a controller controls the lift actuators (13) so that the contact pressure that is detected by the pressure sensor (15) when the blanket roll (10) is brought into contact with the plate (3) and the substrate (5) becomes a predetermined value.

Abstract: Method for overprinting already printed packages includes preparing a raster or steel magnetic block which is provided with a clamping plate, wherein the block is engraved with the aid of a jet etching device and represents new texts or patterns which are applicable by tampon printing using specific inks on a located existing and already printed part of a box, drying, verifying and packing the box. The method is used for overprinting and includes masking an undesired area by printing a blanking pavement and afterwards by overprinting a desired text, instruction or a pattern thereon and uses an automatic line including a de-stacker (3) for automatically feeding boxes, at least one printing head (1), at least one drying tunnel (4) and at least one restacker (5).

Abstract: The stamp-type printer includes: a stamp-type printer comprising: a receiving section for receiving image data including character information; a transfer member; a print head for printing an image on a portion of the transfer member with ink based on the received image data; and a transport member for transporting the printed portion of the transfer member to a contact transfer position, wherein a stamping operation is performed by causing the printed portion to come in contact with a desired recording medium at the contact transfer position.

Abstract: A variable cutoff web printing press is provided including a first plate cylinder for printing a first color of first and second images and a second plate cylinder for printing a second color of the first and the second images. The printing press also includes a common blanket cylinder. The first and second plate cylinders contact the common blanket cylinder and transfer the first and second images to the common blanket cylinder. The printing press also includes a first transfer body for receiving the first image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the first image to a web and a second transfer body for receiving the second image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the second image to the web. A method of variable cutoff web printing is also provided.

Abstract: A roller rotary offset printing press has at least one coating unit and at least one printing unit. The coating unit comprises at least one coating unit and at least one printing unit. The coating unit comprises at least one chamber blade having a water-based coating and at least one anilox roller. The coating unit is arranged along a transport path of a print stock downstream of the at least one printing unit of the roller rotary offset printing press. At least one pair of two rollers is arranged that together form a coating gap. At least one roller of the at least one pair is in contact with the at least one anilox roller. The conveyed volume, at least on one part of the shell surface of the at least one anilox roller, is filled by an amount of coating, the mass of which, based on this part of the shell surface of the at least one anilox roller, minus a water portion, equals, on average, a maximum of 4 g/m2.

Abstract: A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a master board and a feeding part. The master board includes first and second planes different from each other, a patterned reservoir formed on the first plane, and an injection hole connected to the patterned reservoir by extending from the second plane through an inside of the master board. The feeding part feeds the ink into the patterned reservoir through the injection hole. The ink is supplied to the patterned reservoir through the injection hole. The feeding part feeds a predetermined amount of ink into the patterned reservoir through the injection hole so that the ink is prevented from overflowing out of the patterned reservoir. Thus, an additional process to remove ink overflowing out of the patterned reservoir is not necessary.

Abstract: A method of applying indicia to an item having a textured surface is disclosed herein, the method including the steps of: applying a textured paint to an exterior surface of the item; and applying the indicia to the exterior surface by an offset printing process. Also disclosed herein is a fluid filter having: a housing having an exterior surface; a textured paint applied to the exterior surface; and indicia applied to the textured paint, wherein the indicia is applied by an offset printing process.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a pattern transfer device and a pattern transfer method. The pattern transfer device may include a printing plate stage to load a printing plate having a pattern of a predetermined shape, and a substrate stage to load a substrate on which the pattern formed on the printing plate is to be printed. The pattern transfer device also includes a pressure unit configured with the printing plate stage to apply pressure to the printing plate, and a printing unit to transfer the pattern formed on the printing plate to the substrate.

Abstract: An offset printing method of the present disclosure brings a blanket roller from above into contact with a plate held on a plate table traveling on guide rails on a mount, and then brings the blanket roller into contact with a print target held on a print target table traveling on the guide rails, to thereby perform transfer of a print pattern from the plate to the blanket roller and re-transfer of the print pattern from the blanket roller to the print target. The method further includes the steps of: causing a plate to be held on an alignment stage provided on an upper portion of the plate table and also causing a print target to be held on an alignment stage provided on an upper portion of the print target table; and correcting a position of the plate by the alignment stage of the plate table and also correcting a position of the print target by the alignment stage of the print target table.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and methods for digital offset/flexo printing by selectively addressing one or more hole-injecting pixels of a nano-enabled imaging member to form a latent image thereon, wherein the latent image can be electrostatically developed with an ink and then transferred from the nano-enabled imaging member onto a print media.

Abstract: A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate.

Abstract: A roller pad printer for printing on an associated object includes a frame, a flat cliché operably mounted to the frame for receiving and a resilient roller pad operably mount to the frame for rolling contact, at a first location and in a first direction along the cliché, to receive ink transferred from the cliché. The roller pad is adapted for rolling contact with the object, at a second location and in a second direction, to transfer the ink from the roller pad to the object.

Abstract: A method of transferring a transfer foil having an image forming layer through a transfer gap of a printing press under a foil cycle timing control that is selectively changeable such that it can be turned on, turned off, or is adjustable in its frequency and period of operation as a function of operating parameters of the press.

Abstract: A variable cutoff web printing press is provided including a first plate cylinder for printing a first color of first and second images and a second plate cylinder for printing a second color of the first and the second images. The printing press also includes a common blanket cylinder. The first and second plate cylinders contact the common blanket cylinder and transfer the first and second images to the common blanket cylinder. The printing press also includes a first transfer body for receiving the first image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the first image to a web and a second transfer body for receiving the second image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the second image to the web. A method of variable cutoff web printing is also provided.

Abstract: Methods for processing print jobs in rendering devices include modifying a raster operation function to have fewer variables than originally specified by the print job. Processing may also include executing the modified function and determining how many variables the function originally includes and whether such is one or more. Preferably, the modifying of the function includes determining whether a variable of the function has a black or white identity, such as a black or white ink or a black or white image, stencil or character. It may also include determining whether a destination variable remains unaltered in a to-be-painted area. Printers having stored computer executable instructions for performing the steps are also disclosed as are host devices that may direct or control the printer to perform the same.

Abstract: Photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements which contain cyclohexanepolycarboxylic esters as plasticizers and also their use for producing flexographic printing forms for printing with UV inks, in particular for UV narrow web printing.

Abstract: A printing press has at least one first printing tower with at least one first printing unit that has several offset printing couples which are usable to print on one or on both sides of a first web which runs through the first printing unit substantially from the bottom to the top. The web is printed in multiple colors in the first printing tower. A dryer is arranged downstream of the first printing unit and along the conveying path of the first web. A former structure, with at least one former through which the web runs, is located downstream of the dryer. At least one nipping roller is located downstream of the dryer and upstream of the former. A spreading device is provided between the dryer and the at least one nipping roller that is located upstream of the former and along the conveying path of the first web.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imprint method is disclosed. The method can include forming a liquid droplet of a transfer material with a volume greater than a predetermined reference volume by dropping the transfer material onto a major surface of a processing substrate. The method can include reducing the volume of the liquid droplet to be less than the reference volume by volatilizing the liquid droplet. In addition, the method can include filling the transfer material into a recess provided in a transfer surface of a template by bringing the liquid droplet having the volume reduced to be less than the reference volume into contact with the transfer surface of the template.

Abstract: A method for closed-loop or open-loop control of ink feed in lithographic offset printing presses having at least one inking unit, a control unit and an operating element for adjusting the ink feed across a predetermined ink feed control range, includes subdividing the predetermined control range into partial ranges in the control unit. At least one adjustment parameter of the inking unit or the printing press is assigned to each partial range in the control unit. The control unit determines the appropriate partial range as a function of the ink feed selected with the operating element and adjusts the selected ink feed in the inking unit with associated adjustment parameters in the inking unit and/or in the printing press.

Abstract: At least one embodiment of the present invention provides a roller imprinter that allows easy replacement of a transfer roller, and a method of producing an imprinted sheet. In at least one embodiment, a roller imprinter is disclosed for transferring a pattern on a surface of a transfer roller to a surface of a workpiece sheet through rotation of the transfer roller, the roller imprinter including an axis shaft or rotation for the transfer roller, and the axis of the shaft being non-coincident with the rotation axis of the transfer roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for printing and drying a plastic film web (2), especially a PP, PS, or PE film web, comprising several offset printing mechanisms (10, 12, 14, 16) for printing the film web (2) with different ink applications and at least one flame drying station (18, 20, 22), characterized by a drawing roller (24), which is arranged between a last printing mechanism (16) and the at least one flame drying station (18), contacts the unprinted surface of the film web, and applies tension to the film web.

Abstract: An application for a method of imbedding an image in a stone substrate includes printing an image onto a print image using a computer printer and placing the print image face down on the surface of the stone substrate. A moist towel is placed over the print image and a weight is placed over the moist towel then time is provided for the image to transfer from the print image to the surface of the stone substrate. The moist towel and the print image are then removed and the above steps are repeated until a quality image is imbedded in the stone substrate.

Abstract: A web offset press includes several printing units through which a web passes essentially in a horizontal direction. The printed web then passes to at least one first folding unit. Each of the printing units has at least one plate cylinder and one transfer cylinder which interacts with the web being printed. An effective plate width of the plate cylinder corresponds to the print image of at least eight upright or prone printed pages in a BIN 4A format. The printed web is slit longitudinally into a plurality of web strands: A first number of these web strands are supplied to the first folding apparatus. At the same time, a second number of web strands, produced by the slitting of the same web, are supplied to a second folding apparatus for further processing.

Abstract: Optimum transfer of an optically discernible image from an ink supply to a substrate is effected. In one embodiment, a three dimensional image is created on the surface of an ink transfer medium layer. The height at a specific location of the three dimensional image corresponds to the ink volume to be transferred to that specific location in the printed image, allowing the color intensity to change throughout the printed image.

Abstract: A multilayer composite film for sublimation type dye transfer imaging includes a polyester base layer and an adhesive layer onto which an ink layer of the sublimation dye can be placed. The adhesive layer includes an acrylic resin, an epoxy resin monomer and a crosslinking agent. The components of the adhesive layer preferably are water soluble or water dispersible.