Computer to Plate
A 200 page book
A complete guide to the
technology of CtP – how it has developed over the last 10 years and how the
existing plates are formulated.
Essential for any company involved in photochemistry
at this level.
Expensive, but compared to the cost of reports in
this field offers significantly better value.
See copy of index on following pages.
Available from:
Derwent
Technology
Whitewynn
Aughton
Ruddings
Ellerton
York
YO42
4PN
England
Note:
On October 12th we are moving to:
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INDEX
Chapter 1 Overview 1
The market opportunity and
the outlook
The drivers to CtP,
Evolution of the technology,
Development of the Thermal
vs Visible debate,
Alternative technologies.
Chapter 2 Background on CtP Hardware 10
Platesetters
Spot size and overlap
Screening
RIPs
After the platesetter
Chapter 3 Visible light Systems 19
- Photopolymer Systems
General commentary and introduction
Blue and green sensitive plates
Hoechst/Kalle/Agfa
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Fuji
Kodak Polychrome Graphics
Others
Violet sensitive plates
Further reading
Photoinitiators
Sensitisers or sensitising dyes
Co-sensitisers, co-initiators and activator
Other additives
Overcoat formulations
Chapter 4 Visible light Systems
- Silver halide Systems
General description of the
technology
Chapter 5 Thermally Sensitive Systems 41
General commentary and introduction
Novolac based systems
Initial and second
generation technology
Kodak Polychrome Graphics
Fuji
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Agfa
Others
Recent advances in novolac
technology
Further reading on novolac positive systems
Alternative positive working systems
Thermal photopolymer technology
Latex coalescence technology
Processless plate technology
General introduction
Ablative systems
Switchable systems
On-press processing
Chapter 6 Substrates for CtP Systems 94
Conventional aluminium
substrates
Non-conventional aluminium
substrates
Crosslinked polymers
Polyester and paper
substrates
Substrates specifically for
thermal plates
Chapter 7 Pre-press Chemistry for CtP 109
Novalac system developers
Photopolymer plate
developers
General developers
Processor issues
Desensitisers, scratch
removers and finishers
Chapter 8 Manufacture of CtP Product 130
Coating and baking
Cleanliness and defects
Inspection
Flatness
Interleaving
Slitting and cutting
Wrapping
Chapter 9 Testing Regimes for CtP 147
Process control
Product testing
Plate performance
Chapter 10 Inkjet Based Systems 153
Receiving layers
Jetting the image
Jetting reactants
Miscellaneous technologies
Chapter 11 The CtP World as it appeared at DRUPA 2004 168