Claims
- 1. Method for producing a printing forme with printing openings which define an image which is to be printed, comprising the steps of determining the contours of the image to be printed and positioning and making contour printing openings in accordance with the determined contours, on the contour lines or at a predetermined, fixed distance therefrom, in a preform of the printing forme.
- 2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the contour printing openings are made at fixed distances from one another.
- 3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the contour printing openings are made by perforation of a preform of the printing forme with high-energy radiation.
- 4. Method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of positioning additional printing openings inside the area which is delimited by the contour printing openings.
- 5. Method according to claim 4, wherein the additional printing openings are made by perforation of a preform of the printing forme with high-energy radiation.
- 6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the printing forme with contour printing openings is produced by means of electroforming.
- 7. Printing method for printing a substrate with a printed image using a printing forme which is produced according to claim 1.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
1012099 |
May 1999 |
NL |
|
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation application of PCT/NL 00/00341 filed May 19, 2000, which PCT application claims priority of Dutch patent application 1012099 filed May 19, 1999, herein incorporated by reference.
Continuations (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
PCT/NL00/00341 |
May 2000 |
US |
Child |
10015178 |
Nov 2001 |
US |