Provided herein is an imaging blanket for variable data lithography comprising (i) a substrate and (ii) a thermally-conductive composition disposed on the substrate comprising a silicone elastomer and a thermally-conductive filler selected from metal oxides, wherein the thermally-conductive composition has a thermal conductivity ranging from about 0.6 W/m.sup.2 to about 1.6 W/m.sup.2. Further provided herein a method of making the imaging blanket, as well as a printing system comprising the imaging blanket, wherein the imaging blanket has improved thermal conductivity.

The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor including at least a heat-sensitive layer and an ink repellent layer disposed on a substrate, the rate of gas generation therefrom being 6.510.sup.5 g/m.sup.3 to 12.510.sup.5 g/m.sup.3 as determined by GC-MS analysis in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is heated in a nitrogen stream at 450 C. for 5 minutes, and also provides a method for producing a lithographic printing plate and a method for producing printed matter therefrom.

An imaging blanket for variable data lithography. The imaging blanket comprises a substrate. A foam layer is disposed on the substrate. An elastomeric layer is disposed on the foam layer, the elastomeric layer comprising a silicone elastomer. The elastomeric layer has a Shore A hardness ranging from about 50 Shore A to about 100 Shore A.

A printing rubber blanket includes base layer, a surface rubber layer provided on one surface of the base layer and metal layer provided on the other surface of the base layer on the opposite side of the surface rubber layer. The metal layer includes a passivation layer on at least a surface thereof on the opposite side of the base layer.

Provided is a printing blanket that is unlikely to cause portions uncoated with ink even when the printing-applied surface has protrusions. The printing blanket according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a printing surface to be pressed against a printing plate on which the ink is placed and against the surface on which printing is applied and that is a target of printing. The printing blanket further includes a substrate, an inner coating layer covering at least part of the surface of the substrate, and an outer coating layer covering at least part of the surface of the inner coating layer that is on the side opposite the substrate. The inner coating layer has a smaller Asker C hardness than the substrate, and the outer coating layer has the printing surface on the side opposite the inner coating layer.

Provided herein is an imaging blanket for variable data lithography comprising (i) a substrate and (ii) a thermally-conductive composition disposed on the substrate comprising a silicone elastomer and a thermally-conductive filler selected from metal oxides, wherein the thermally-conductive composition has a thermal conductivity ranging from about 0.6 W/m.sup.2 to about 1.6 W/m.sup.2. Further provided herein a method of making the imaging blanket, as well as a printing system comprising the imaging blanket, wherein the imaging blanket has improved thermal conductivity.

This invention discloses digitally printed plate, the manufacturing method and applications thereof, is characterized in that the digitally printed plate is of respectively from top to bottom surface lacquer layer, texture layer, second wear layer, first wear layer, pattern layer, bottom lacquer layer, base layer. The digitally printed plated has various patterns, with sufficient materials, printing unrepeatable stereoscopic pattern is possible, so it can satisfy customers' personalized customization requirements, without wasting abundant time or cost, and with process reduced, production efficiency is improved, enabling order manufacturing order insert and sample making at any time.

A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.

The invention relates to a multilayer sheet material 10 in the form of a printing blanket or of a printing plate, in particular for the printing of conical or cylindrical vessels made of, for example, plastic, styropore, paperboard, metal, etc., with a multiple-ply printing layer 1,2 made of at least one polymeric material and at least one other layer 3, 4, where the individual layers form, with one another, an adhesive bond that is not amenable to non-destructive separation.

The upper ply 1 of the printing layer, which during the printing procedure faces toward the object to be printed, comprises from 40 to 80 phr of butadiene rubber (BR) and from 20 to 60 phr of butyl rubber (IIR), and the lower ply 2, which during the printing procedure faces away from the object to be printed, comprises from 80 to 100 phr of butyl rubber (IIR).

A device 1 for imprinting cans 8 comprises a plurality of ink cartridges 2a-2f that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates 3a-3f; the printing plates 2a-2f communicate with transfer blankets 5a-5l fixed to drum 6, the transfer blankets 5a-5l move ink from the printing plates 2a-2f and apply it to cans 8; each transfer blanket 2a-2f includes a different art in low relief (FIG. 15) which produces an image on cans 8 in addition to the image produced by printing plates 2a-2f; the device 1 is preferably a rotary dry offset printer. A method of printing cans comprising forming a relief image in a transfer blanket with a laser is also disclosed.