process for producing product illustrated lithography - printing plates

摘要

A method of preparing an imaged element useful in lithographic printing comprises:(a) electrostatically imaging at least one surface of a substrate with a toner composition;(b) heating the imaged substrate a first time using non-contact heating to a first substrate temperature Tp; and(c) heating the imaged substrate a second time to a substrate temperature TF, wherein the method does not comprise a development step between steps (b) and (c). This method is used to obtain an imaged element with adequate fuser toning while avoiding substrate buckling and distortion.