BRIDGED BLANKET SLEEVE/CYLINDER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME FOR WEB OFFSET PRINTING MACHINES

摘要

A method of making a bridged blanket sleeve or bridged blanket mandrel for an offset printing machine or rotary printing machine includes forming an intermediate bridge section between an outermost single blanket layer and an innermost core layer or the outer surface of the mandrel. The intermediate section of the sleeve or mandrel so made can include one or more intermediate bridge layers. A bridged blanket sleeve or a bridged blanket mandrel for an offset printing machine or rotary printing machine includes an intermediate bridge section between an outermost single blanket layer and an innermost core layer or the outer surface of the mandrel. The intermediate section of the sleeve or mandrel can include one or more intermediate bridge layers.