摘要 |
A method for making a relief printing plate, by using a lithographic printing plate to create ink-receptive areas on a receiver base. The relief printing plate has ink-receptive cured areas defining an image. The method comprises the steps of: a) imaging a lithographic printing plate precursor to produce a lithographic printing plate having ink-receptive image areas and ink-repellent non-image areas; b) applying a first curable composition to the lithographic printing plate, to form a coating of the first curable composition on ink-receptive image areas; c) contacting the coating to the receiver base to make an impression on the receiver base; and d) curing the impression on the receiver base to produce ink-receptive cured areas defining an image. In the practice of an embodiment of the invention, a modified rotary printing press may be employed to make a relief printing plate on a receiver base using a lithographic printing plate.
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