Offset Printing

Lithrone G40 Debut: New Upgraded Model Added to Lithrone Series Will Ship in April 2011

Wednesday 02. February 2011 - Komori Corporation (Head Office: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President, Chairman and CEO: Yoshiharu Komori) has developed a new upgraded model in the Komori Lithrone Series.

The new series Lithrone G40 incorporates many of the technologies, such as the feeding and delivery mechanism and many automated functions, that were developed for the Lithrone SX40, Komori’s flagship machine. The Lithrone G40 will be launched as a new upgraded model of the Lithrone Series. Shipments will start in April 2011.
Lithrone G40 Concept
The ‘G’ in Lithrone G40 connotes many qualities. First, it denotes a ‘Green Lithrone’ designed and built with consideration for the environment. Second, it connotes ‘grand’ or ‘great,’ signifying a high performance machine.
Komori’s Green Concept
Komori conceives of ‘green’ as meaning co-existence among many different things. It is not simply for people, for the company, or for nature. We believe that ‘green’ must entail a calm, bright future where these things co-exist and a mutual balance is maintained among them.
In Komori’s green concept, the three pillars of ‘green,’ ‘saving,’ and ‘safety’ support the new field of OffsetOnDemand, enable both an expansive production environment and shorter working time, are people friendly and boost company profit. We thus aim at manufacturing presses that both produce better printed materials and are environmentally friendly while being also good for the market and for society.
Specifications:
? Clean
?Reduced consumption of printing materials, consumables, and lubricants
Amount of consumption of lubricating oil and cleaning liquid
?Improved plant environment
Control of rise in room temperature and spray powder scattering
? Saving
?Reduced energy consumption
Reduced electric power consumption
?Reduced print losses
Reduced printing paper and ink consumption
? Safety
?Consideration for workers
Reduced noise, reduced odor, measures to prevent accidents, and solutions for hazardous solvents
?Preventive maintenance for presses
Improved self-diagnostics
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? OffsetOnDemand
?Automation
Reduced working time due to benderless APC
?Standardization
KHS-AI, PDC-SX, PQA-S
?Innovation
H-UV?20Matching
Not only is the printing press green, the processes and production environment that produces the machine must, of course, also be green.
? Green manufacturing processes
? Reduction of number of manufacturing processes
? Reduction of energy used for handling
? Reduction of amount of secondary materials used in manufacturing
? Green production environment
? Achievement of zero emissions target
? Recycling of lubricating oil
? Use of wind and solar power
? Zero inventories production line inspired by the Toyota production system
Main Characteristics
1. High speed operation with paper thicknesses of 0.04 ~ 0.8mm
2. High register precision thanks to new clamp
3. Higher print quality and stability due to new mechanical structure
4. Improved operability and maintainability based on ergonomic design