Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor including: a hydrophilized aluminum support, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer provided on the aluminum support, in which an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side opposite to a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.3 m to 20 m; a method of producing the lithographic printing plate precursor; a lithographic printing plate precursor laminate formed of the lithographic printing plate precursor; and a lithographic printing method.

A chamber blade system maximizes ink flow at an anilox doctor blade by including a heating element adjacent the doctor blade to heat ink adjacent the blade. The heating element may be a heat strip next to an anilox doctor blade that heats the ink adjacent the doctor blade and temporarily reduces the ink viscosity to improve the flow of ink in the vicinity of the blade. Doctoring blades with a ceramic tip coating may be configured to allow a small amount of controlled ink flow through that can wet the lands thereby reducing the hydrodynamic back pressures and friction when trying to force the ink into anilox cells.

Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor including: a hydrophilized aluminum support, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer provided on the aluminum support, in which an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side opposite to a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.3 m to 20 m; a method of producing the lithographic printing plate precursor; a lithographic printing plate precursor laminate formed of the lithographic printing plate precursor; and a lithographic printing method.

Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor including: a hydrophilized aluminum support, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer provided on the aluminum support, in which an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side opposite to a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.3 m to 20 m; a method of producing the lithographic printing plate precursor; a lithographic printing plate precursor laminate formed of the lithographic printing plate precursor; and a lithographic printing method.

An imprint apparatus according to one embodiment includes a contact processing unit and a defect determination unit. The contact processing unit brings a template pattern formed on a front surface of a template into contact with resist placed on a substrate. The defect determination unit determines a defect in an imprint process, on the basis of force which is generated from at least one of the template, the resist, and the substrate, during the imprint process.

An imprint apparatus according to one embodiment includes a contact processing unit and a defect determination unit. The contact processing unit brings a template pattern formed on a front surface of a template into contact with resist placed on a substrate. The defect determination unit determines a defect in an imprint process, on the basis of force which is generated from at least one of the template, the resist, and the substrate, during the imprint process.

A printing device based on digital printing and a printing method based on digital printing are disclosed, wherein the printing device comprises a rack and a platen, wherein the rack is provided with a plurality of functional zones, the functional zones comprise a feeding zone, an underpainting printing zone, a pattern printing zone and an unloading zone; the platen is used for placing a medium to be printed, and is transferred among the feeding zone, the underpainting printing zone, the pattern printing zone and the unloading zone to achieve a continuous printing process. Therefore, only a digital printing device is needed to complete the underpainting and pattern printing, without incorporating a silk net printing machine and an ink jet printing machine, which is advantageously saving the enterprise cost, omitting a step of materials transferring among different equipment, and improving the production efficiency.

The present invention provides a planographic printing plate original including, in the order mentioned below: a substrate; and at least a heat sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer provided on the substrate, wherein the heat sensitive layer contains a polyurethane having a carbonate structure. The present invention also provides a method of producing a planographic printing plate using the same, and a method of producing a printed matter. An object of the present invention is to provide: a planographic printing plate original which has an excellent halftone dot reproducibility and printing durability, and in which the occurrence of scumming can be prevented; a method of producing a planographic printing plate using the same; and a method of producing a printed matter.

The present invention provides a planographic printing plate original including, in the order mentioned below: a substrate; and at least a heat sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer provided on the substrate, wherein the heat sensitive layer contains a polyurethane having a carbonate structure. The present invention also provides a method of producing a planographic printing plate using the same, and a method of producing a printed matter. An object of the present invention is to provide: a planographic printing plate original which has an excellent halftone dot reproducibility and printing durability, and in which the occurrence of scumming can be prevented; a method of producing a planographic printing plate using the same; and a method of producing a printed matter.

The imprint method includes changing the position of a detector that detects an alignment mark formed on a shot on a substrate; bringing a pattern formed on a mold into contact with an imprint material supplied on the shot on the substrate; and detecting the alignment mark using the detector after completion of the change in the position of the detector. Here, the contacting is started prior to completion of the change in the position of the detector.