Claims
- 1. A photopolymerizable printing plate for preparing a flexographic printing form having edges mounted on a cylinder, said printing plate containing a laser mask coating thereon, characterized in that an edge-covering material is disposed on the edges of the printing plate, said edge-covering material consisting essentially of at least one soluble film-forming polymer, at least one UV absorber, and a solvent or solvent mixture.
- 2. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 1, characterized in that thermoplastic, elastomeric, block copolymers are used as the soluble, film-forming polymer.
- 3. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 1, characterized in that compounds having high absorption at 360 nm and compatible with the film-forming polymer are used as UV absorbers.
- 4. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 1, characterized in that toluene, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, or ethyl acetate are used as solvents.
- 5. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge-covering material also contains at least one thixotropic agent.
- 6. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 5, characterized in that pyrogenic silica is used as the thixotropic agent.
- 7. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge-covering material also contains a dye and/or a pigment.
- 8. The photopolymerizable printing plate according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge-covering material has a viscosity of 1-3 Pa(sec).
- 9. A process for preparing a flexographic printing form, wherein a) a photopolymerizable printing plate bearing a laser mask layer is premounted on a sleeve or a cylinder, b) a laser mask is prepared, c) the photopolymerizable printing plate is exposed through the mask, and d) the resulting exposed printing plate is washed off and dried, characterized in that an edge-covering material is applied on the edges of the photopolymerizable printing plate before the preparation of the laser mask in step b) or before the imagewise exposure of the photopolymerizable printing plate in step c), said edge-covering material consisting essentially of at least one soluble film-forming polymer, at least one UV absorber, and a solvent or solvent mixture.
- 10. A process for preparing a flexographic printing form, wherein a) a photopolymerizable printing plate bearing a laser mask layer is premounted on a sleeve or cylinder, b) a laser mask is prepared, c) the photopolymerizable printing plate is exposed through the mask, and d) the resulting exposed printing plate is washed off and dried, characterized in that an edge-covering material is applied on the edges of the photopolymerizable printing plate before the preparation of the laser mask in step b) or before the imagewise exposure of the photopolymerizable printing plate in step c), said edge-covering material consisting essentially of at least one soluble film-forming polymer, at least one UV absorber, and a solvent or solvent mixture, said edge-covering material being applied along the edges of the photopolymerizable printing plate by means of a fine nozzle.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 09,009,598 filed Jan. 20, 1998, now abandoned.
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