Offset Printing
Ryobi to Debut 750G Version at IPEX
Wednesday 05. May 2010 - Apex Digital Graphics, the UKs official Ryobi distributor, has announced news regarding a new variant of the popular Ryobi 750 B2-format press, with the official IPEX release of the 750G. This machine will be just one of the presses to be featured on the joint Ryobi/Apex stand at the forthcoming IPEX show (Hall 6 Stand C560).
Ryobi 750G
Building on the outstanding worldwide success of the 750 Series, the Ryobi 750G will be an additional variant of the B2-format machine, not a replacement for the existing 750W product. Differences between the two models will include enhanced productivity, with an increase in press speed from 15,000 sheets per hour to 16,000, and a new Smart Make-Ready function to further reduce make-ready times. The 750G will also feature a new high-grade feeder.
For customers involved in the production of packaging work on heavier stocks the new 750G borrows some technology from the Ryobi 1050, the companys B1-format press. The collapsible skeleton transfer drum and air glide plate technology help to provide the smoothest possible path through the machine for thicker substrates.
“The machine on show at IPEX will be a five-colour plus coater configuration,” confirmed Neil Handforth, Sales and Marketing Director at Apex Digital Graphics. “The Ryobi 750G provides printers with another set of options in B2 format. The configuration of the Ryobi press that most suits a customer is going to be dictated by the range of work that they handle, but certainly this new G variant offers some excellent specifications. We are looking forward to introducing IPEX visitors to the latest enhancements to the range. Both Ryobi and Apex are delighted to be showing off a wide range of presses on the stand. In spite of what some exhibitors imagine, that is what visitors come to a show for!”
Ryobis 750 Series is available in configurations from two printing units through to ten printing units, with a perfecting option that can be incorporated in all models. Each printing unit consists of a double-diameter impression cylinder and a double-diameter transfer drum. These cylinders, which have a large curvature ratio, transport paper with minimum disturbance, providing stable paper transport even when printing on heavy stock. Plate loading options available include Semi-RPC as standard, where the operator merely sets the plate on the positioning pins and presses the button. The Semi-RPC does not need the leading edge or tail edge of the plate to be bent; and the optional Full-RPC, where both plate mounting and plate removal are automatically performed on all printing units in sequence at the touch of a button on the off-press control, freeing the operator from all plate changing work. In both cases the plate requires no bending whatsoever. The Full-RPC takes only about 4 minutes and 30 seconds to change the plates on an 8-color press, and eliminates human error for greater plate changing accuracy. Almost the entire operation flow can be centrally controlled using the touch panel of the RYOBI PCS-G Printing Control System, greatly shortening make-ready time for changing the paper, cleaning, registration adjustment, colour tone adjustment, dampening volume adjustment, and other tasks when switching jobs.
All 750 Series presses are available in two types: the SW type press with a maximum printing area of 765 x 545 mm, and the XLW type press with a maximum printing area of 765 x 580 mm, enabling a wider range of printing applications. The press can flexibly handle a wide range of paper from 0.04 mm onion skin to 0.8 mm thick cardboard.
A full range of coating and drying options are available on the 750 Series, including the latest LED-UV curing option from Ryobi.