APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR EXPOSING PRINTING FORM HAVING CYLINDRICAL SUPPORT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and process for exposing a printing form having a cylindrical support.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for exposing a cylindrical print sleeve. The method and apparatus are aplicable to exposing various cylindrical print sleeves having different sleeve lengths and/or diameters. The apparatus includes: a sleeve support supporting the cylindrical print sleeve at one end; a plurality of light tubes supported in the longitudinal orientation; and a means for positioning the light tubes along one of a plurality of concentric rails to form a substantially circular wall of light tubes about the print sleeve.