A method for depositing a functional material on a substrate is disclosed. A plate having a first surface and a second surface is provided. A layer of light scattering material is applied onto the first surface of the plate, and a layer of reflective material is applied onto the second surface of the plate. After a group of wells has been formed on the second surface of the plate, a layer of light-absorbing material is applied on the second surface of the plate. Next, the wells are filled with a functional material. The plate is then irradiated with a pulse of light to heat the light-absorbing material in order to generate gas at an interface between the light-absorbing material and the functional material to release the functional material from the wells onto a receiving substrate.

The present invention is to provide a flexographic printing plate having high ink transferability and making it possible to perform printing with a high ink density in a solid portion, a flexographic printing plate precursor, a method for manufacturing a flexographic printing plate, and a method for manufacturing a flexographic printing plate precursor. A flexographic printing plate of the present invention includes a relief layer including a non-image area and an image area having an uneven structure formed on a surface, in which the uneven structure is composed of recessed portions consisting of a plurality of grooves and projecting portions other than recessed portions, each of the plurality of grooves has a length of at least 30 m, all of the plurality of grooves are grooves having a line edge roughness in a range of 0.5 to 2.5 m in a region of 30 m of the groove in a longitudinal direction, a depth of the recessed portion is 5 to 25 m, and a ratio of the projecting portion is 5% to 60% of a geometric area of the uneven structure.

The present invention is to provide a flexographic printing plate having high ink transferability and making it possible to perform printing with a high ink density in a solid portion, a flexographic printing plate precursor, a method for manufacturing a flexographic printing plate, and a method for manufacturing a flexographic printing plate precursor. A flexographic printing plate of the present invention includes a relief layer including a non-image area and an image area having an uneven structure formed on a surface, in which the uneven structure is composed of recessed portions consisting of a plurality of grooves and projecting portions other than recessed portions, each of the plurality of grooves has a length of at least 30 m, all of the plurality of grooves are grooves having a line edge roughness in a range of 0.5 to 2.5 m in a region of 30 m of the groove in a longitudinal direction, a depth of the recessed portion is 5 to 25 m, and a ratio of the projecting portion is 5% to 60% of a geometric area of the uneven structure.

Photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements which contain cyclohexanepolycarboxylic esters as plasticizers and also their use for producing flexographic printing forms for printing with UV inks, in particular for UV narrow web printing.

Photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements which contain cyclohexanepolycarboxylic esters as plasticizers and also their use for producing flexographic printing forms for printing with UV inks, in particular for UV narrow web printing.

A method for identifying a relief precursor or a relief comprising a carrier and a relief-forming layer, having the steps: a) providing a relief precursor comprising a carrier and a relief-forming layer; b) providing data which identifies the type of relief precursor and, if appropriate, contains process-relevant data for processing it, in the form of at least one two-dimensional code; c) introducing the at least one two-dimensional code into the relief-forming layer as a relief.

A method for identifying a relief precursor or a relief comprising a carrier and a relief-forming layer, having the steps: a) providing a relief precursor comprising a carrier and a relief-forming layer; b) providing data which identifies the type of relief precursor and, if appropriate, contains process-relevant data for processing it, in the form of at least one two-dimensional code; c) introducing the at least one two-dimensional code into the relief-forming layer as a relief.

The invention pertains to a printing form and a process for preparing a polymeric printing form from a curable composition that includes a multifunctional urethane in a specified reactive group equivalent weight range, and an initiator. The process includes coating the curable composition onto a supporting substrate, such as a print cylinder, to form a layer, curing the layer with heat or by exposure to actinic radiation, and engraving the resulting cured layer to form at least one printing cell in the cured layer. The process prepares novel polymeric printing forms, particularly novel polymeric gravure printing forms, having a cured polymer-based composition layer that is engravable, resistant to solvent inks, and capable of printing gravure-quality images. The present invention shortens the time to prepare gravure printing cylinders and removes the need for and disposal of toxic heavy metals such as copper and chrome associated with conventional gravure print cylinder preparation.

The invention pertains to a printing form and a process for preparing a polymeric printing form from a curable composition that includes a multifunctional urethane in a specified reactive group equivalent weight range, and an initiator. The process includes coating the curable composition onto a supporting substrate, such as a print cylinder, to form a layer, curing the layer with heat or by exposure to actinic radiation, and engraving the resulting cured layer to form at least one printing cell in the cured layer. The process prepares novel polymeric printing forms, particularly novel polymeric gravure printing forms, having a cured polymer-based composition layer that is engravable, resistant to solvent inks, and capable of printing gravure-quality images. The present invention shortens the time to prepare gravure printing cylinders and removes the need for and disposal of toxic heavy metals such as copper and chrome associated with conventional gravure print cylinder preparation.

Provided are a functional cylinder body, including a plurality of layers having magnetic patterns and non-magnetic patterns formed adjacently, and a manufacturing method therefor. The functional cylinder body comprises at least: a cylinder main body; a first functional pattern part, which includes first patterns and first functional patterns, the first patterns having first recess patterns and first non-recess patterns formed by forming recesses on a first material layer made of any one of a magnetic material and a non-magnetic material, the first functional patterns being made of any one of the magnetic material and the non-magnetic material embedded in the first recess patterns; and a second functional pattern part, which is formed in a position of the cylinder main body shallower than a position of the first recess patterns and has magnetic patterns of the magnetic material and non-magnetic patterns of the non-magnetic material formed adjacently.