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  • A modern printing press that uses UV technology
    printing
    / Preparing stereotypes and plates

    …better known examples are nylon, Dycril, and KRP. Nylon is sensitized in bulk by immersion in a solution of acetone containing the sensitizing agent. The plate is exposed to ultraviolet light, and the nonprinting areas are dissolved by a bath of methyl and ethyl alcohol. It takes 24 hours for…

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    …better known examples are nylon, Dycril, and KRP. Nylon is sensitized in bulk by immersion in a solution of acetone containing the sensitizing agent. The plate is exposed to ultraviolet light, and the nonprinting areas are dissolved by a bath of methyl and ethyl alcohol. It takes 24 hours for…

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