Patent ID: 6766741
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: B41F,B41N

Abstract:
A process for producing an inking plate for a rotary printing machine, the inking plate having a substantially cylindrical form thus defining a inner, central area, and being formed of at least a base plate having an outer major surface directed away from the central area and two polymer materials defining two successive layers deposited on said base plate over a majority of the outer surface of the base plate thus defining an inner layer and an outer layer of deposited material, wherein exclusively the outer layer of the inking plate is cut so as to define relief surfaces having limits corresponding to the outlines of surfaces to be inked, the process comprising the following steps:mounting a base plate on a preparation cylinder and clamping the base plate by appropriate means; covering the clamping means with a cover; depositing a layer of adhesive on the surface of the base plate, except over the cover; depositing at least one layer of a polymer material on the layer of adhesive and on the cover; cutting the polymer layer lying over the cover; and taking off the cover and removing the inking plate from the preparation cylinder.