EXACTUS

Gravure cylinder prepress system, consisting of a coater device for coating gravure cylinders with thermal resist material, computerized imager device with a laser imaging head for imprinting on coated gravure cylinders, developer device for developing images imprinted on coated gravure cylinders, electrolytic copper removal device for removing copper from the open areas on gravure cylinders exposed by the developer, and a thermal resist removal device for removal of the residual thermal resist material coating from gravure cylinders, and chemical developers, strippers, electrolytic copper removal solutions, and thermal resist material for use therewith.