B41F9/16

INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SECURITY FEATURES MADE OF OXIDATIVE DRYING INTAGLIO INKS

The present invention relates to the field of processes for producing a security feature on a substrate by an intaglio printing process comprising a step a) of inking an intaglio engraved printing plate with an oxidative drying intaglio ink, said intaglio engraved printing plate being at a printing plate temperature between about 45 C. and about 85 C.; a step b) of wiping off any excess the oxidative drying intaglio ink using a paper of a tissue wiping system or using a polymeric wiping cylinder and cleaning said polymeric wiping cylinder with an alkaline aqueous wiping solution in combination with one or more mechanical means; a step c) of transferring said oxidative drying intaglio ink in the form of the security feature on the substrate; and a step d) of drying the oxidative drying intaglio ink in the presence of air so as to form the security feature.

INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SECURITY FEATURES MADE OF OXIDATIVE DRYING INTAGLIO INKS

The present invention relates to the field of processes for producing a security feature on a substrate by an intaglio printing process comprising a step a) of inking an intaglio engraved printing plate with an oxidative drying intaglio ink, said intaglio engraved printing plate being at a printing plate temperature between about 45 C. and about 85 C.; a step b) of wiping off any excess the oxidative drying intaglio ink using a paper of a tissue wiping system or using a polymeric wiping cylinder and cleaning said polymeric wiping cylinder with an alkaline aqueous wiping solution in combination with one or more mechanical means; a step c) of transferring said oxidative drying intaglio ink in the form of the security feature on the substrate; and a step d) of drying the oxidative drying intaglio ink in the presence of air so as to form the security feature.