Rubber plate - rubber plate

Japanese: ゴム版 - ゴムばん（英語表記）rubber plate

A printing plate made from natural or synthetic rubber. Rubber stamps (rubber stamps) are widely used for making impressions, but the term rubber plate refers to a printing plate. Because rubber is elastic, it is used for printing on materials made from rough-surfaced paper such as cement bags and cardboard, as well as for printing on paraffin paper. It is generally used as a plate for the printing method known as flexography (aniline printing). A drawback of rubber is that thin lines and dots can become distorted if it is pressed too hard against the printing surface, so it is printed with very light pressure.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

天然ゴムや合成ゴムで作った印刷版。ゴム印(ゴム判)は捺印用として普及しているが，ゴム版といえば印刷用の版を指す。ゴムは弾性があるので，表面の粗い紙で作ったセメント袋や段ボールなどへの印刷をはじめ，パラフィン紙などへの印刷にも利用される。一般にフレキソ印刷(アニリン印刷)と呼ばれる印刷法の版として用いられる。印刷面に強く接触させると，細い画線や網点がゆがむという欠点があるので，ごく軽い圧力で印刷を行う。

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