A manufacturing method of flexible substrates via a screen printing machine includes moving the back-ink blade and the scraper, the scraper is above the back-ink blade, and the back-ink blade is configured to coat the adhesive material on the opening; moving the back-ink blade and the scraper along an opposite direction, the scraper is lowered down to a position below the back-ink blade, the scraper prints the adhesive material from the opening to the substrate so as to form a flexible substrate thin-film corresponding to the opening area on the substrate; and applying a baking process on the flexible substrate thin-film to obtain a cured flexible substrate. The screen printing machine forms the flexible substrate thin-film corresponding to the opening of the screen printing machine to so as to obtain the flexible substrate having a predetermined dimension, which simplifies the manufacturing process and saves the manufacturing cost.

An intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use with a printing system, the ITM having (a) a support layer; and (b) a release layer having an ink reception surface and a second surface opposing the ink reception surface, the second surface attached to the support layer, the release layer formed of an addition-cured, hydrophobic silicone material, wherein the release surface of the release layer has relatively hydrophilic properties with respect to the addition-cured, hydrophobic silicone material.

An intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use with a printing system, the ITM having (a) a support layer; and (b) a release layer having an ink reception surface and a second surface opposing the ink reception surface, the second surface attached to the support layer, the release layer formed of an addition-cured, hydrophobic silicone material, wherein the release surface of the release layer has relatively hydrophilic properties with respect to the addition-cured, hydrophobic silicone material.

There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a multi-layered article including a finished outer surface optionally having particular surface properties. The article can be a self-supported strip having a smooth outer surface. The method is, for example, suitable for the preparation of multi-layered articles such as a flexible intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use in an indirect printing system. Uses of such articles are also disclosed.

There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a multi-layered article including a finished outer surface optionally having particular surface properties. The article can be a self-supported strip having a smooth outer surface. The method is, for example, suitable for the preparation of multi-layered articles such as a flexible intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use in an indirect printing system. Uses of such articles are also disclosed.