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TRELLEBORG SHOWS THE NEXT GENERATION OF BLANKET TECHNOLOGY AT IPEX 2010
Friday 12. March 2010 - Ipex 2010 visitors who want to learn how they can use the latest developments in offset blanket technology to increase the profitability of their presses, while having less impact on the environment, will find the answers on the stand of Trelleborg Printing Blankets.
Stand 6 B550
The company will show blanket solutions for litho print sectors ranging from sheet-fed commercial, packaging, newspapers and commercial web offset (heatset and coldset) to specialist areas such as security printing and UV.
Trelleborg is already one of the worlds main manufacturers of offset blankets, with its Vulcan and Rollin brands being industry leaders in several areas around the globe. A recent major revamp of its product portfolio will result in the launch at Ipex 2010 of the neXt generation of blanket solutions, which includes new products for the sheet-fed and web offset sectors along with upgrades to existing lines.
However, blankets are not the only products made by the company and flexographic printers can learn about the latest offerings within the Trelleborg Axcyl flexo sleeve range. Trelleborg is also involved in the digital print sector and supplies belt components for HP Indigo presses.
New Rollin Print-X
The new Rollin Print-X blanket has been designed to provide the commercial sheet-fed printer with exceptional smash absorption and recovery properties, allowing higher press productivity and subsequent cost reductions. Print-X is available for any size of sheet-fed press and has a micro-ground and polished surface that enables good overall print quality to be achieved across a variety of stocks.
New Rollin LibiX
The new Rollin LibiX blanket is aimed at the commercial sheet-fed and packaging markets and can be used with conventional inks and most UV inks. The blanket incorporates a solvent-free carcass. The combination of a thick compressible layer plus a compressible polymer bottom layer results in exceptional resistance to smashes, while the mechanically strong top compound ensures excellent release properties. The surface is ground and buffed to very fine tolerances, resulting in first class print quality and in particular good dense solids.
Rollin STX206
Trelleborg has developed a blanket that is suitable for the newspaper, commercial web and high-quality sheet-fed markets with the creation of STX206. The blanket has a solvent-free carcass and the surface is ground and buffed so that the press operator can more easily create excellent halftones and dense solids.
The neutral feed characteristics of STX206 contribute to stable web tension through the printing units, with a corresponding reduction in the risk of web breaks. The highly resilient compressible layer helps the blanket to return to its original shape after a smash, thus helping to maintain print quality and productivity, even at high speeds. The bottom, polymer layer of SYX206 has been designed to resist moisture ingress and blanket gapping/lateral movement.
New Vulcan Quickstart
The recently launched Vulcan Quickstart incorporates a polyurethane-based backing that eliminates the need for underpacking on the cylinder and provides unrivalled smash resistance and durability. Initially aimed at users of Heidelberg Speedmasters, a version suitable for use with Mitsubishi presses will be launched at Ipex and the range will be extended to include other press manufacturers later in the year.
Vulcan Quickstart represents a huge step forward in blanket technology that results in several significant productivity, cost and quality benefits to the printer. The specially-constructed integral backing means the blanket can be applied to the cylinder much faster than normal. The underpacking offers a high resistance to the chemicals used in normal blanket washes etc, eliminating the risk of delamination, while there is no need to purchase and store separate underpacking. Vulcan Quickstart provides excellent ink transfer and dot gain properties across a wide range of stocks types and weights, whether using conventional or UV inks.
Axcyl flexo sleeves
Trelleborg is a key supplier to the flexographic market via its subsidiary Axcyl Composite SAS, which manufactures a range of industry-leading flexo sleeves at its French factory in Mirambeau. Axcyl has been designing and making sleeves for mounting flexo plates for more than 15 years, and its patented honey comb technology, multi-layer winding process and specially developed cutting guide and edge protection systems ensure that sleeves are extremely stiff and stable.
Axcyls portfolio includes bridge sleeves, which are available with a separate air supply and internal ventilation for top sleeve mounting, plus repeat build-up sleeves, which can be supplied with Axcyls patented cutting guide. The range also incorporates thin sleeves for plate mounting. The combination of materials and the way in which they are used, results in light and stable sleeves that offer good vibration filtration and easy mounting/removal from the air cylinder. All Axcyl sleeves are available with antistatic properties.