REPLACEABLE SLEEVE

摘要

A replaceable sleeve (10) having a working surface is provided which is adapted to be mounted on a carrier (12). The sleeve includes an inner polymeric layer (20), a reinforcing layer (22) overlying the inner layer, an intermediate polymeric layer (24) overlying the reinforcing layer, and an outer polymeric layer (28). The sleeve may include a cushion layer (26) between the intermediate layer and the outer layer. The layers comprising the sleeve are formed around a support and then cured simultaneously in a single step. The resulting sleeve may be used in printing operations or in other applications such as coating, embossing, laminating, calendering and the like.