摘要 |
<p>The present invention is directed to the manufacture of "seamless" photosensitive printing elements from substantially planar printing plate blanks wrapped around cylindrical printing sleeves or carriers. The method comprises the steps of cutting a photosensitive printing element to a size for wrapping around a printing sleeve, trimming ends of the photosensitive printing element to create a gap when the printing element is wrapped around the printing sleeve, attaching the photosensitive printing element to the printing sleeve and filling the gap between the ends of the photosensitive printing element with a filler material.</p> |