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PLAQUE OFFSET SANS MOUILLAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Platemaking (Printing)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
- Printing Machines and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dry offset plate
1, record 1, English, dry%20offset%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- letterset plate 2, record 1, English, letterset%20plate
correct
- offset letterpress plate 1, record 1, English, offset%20letterpress%20plate
correct
- waterless offset plate 1, record 1, English, waterless%20offset%20plate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A right-reading plate that prints onto an intermediate blanket cylinder and then onto paper without the use of water, as opposed to the offset plate used in the conventional offset process. 1, record 1, English, - dry%20offset%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Letterset plates have images in relief that transfer ink to the rubber blanket. Like a standard offset lithography press, the ink is then transferred to the paper. These plates usually have either polyester film or thin steel as the support for the photopolymer layer. 3, record 1, English, - dry%20offset%20plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Clicherie (Imprimerie)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque offset sec
1, record 1, French, plaque%20offset%20sec
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaque d'impression offset sans mouillage 2, record 1, French, plaque%20d%27impression%20offset%20sans%20mouillage
correct, feminine noun
- plaque offset sans eau 2, record 1, French, plaque%20offset%20sans%20eau
correct, feminine noun
- plaque offset sans mouillage 1, record 1, French, plaque%20offset%20sans%20mouillage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premières plaques d'impression offset sans mouillage ont été lancées par 3M aux USA. Les zones imprimantes de ces plaques sont composées d'une couche de caoutchouc siliconé qui repousse l'encre et qui joue le rôle de l'eau dans le processus offset normal. 3, record 1, French, - plaque%20offset%20sec
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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