Offset Printing
Printers Love Coating
Tuesday 26. February 2008 - High attendance at MAN Roland PraxisDialog
At the 13th MAN Roland PraxisDialog on the subject of “Efficient Enhancing with Coating”, the participants were eager for stimulations regarding the multifarious possibilities of enhancement by coating in commercial printing. More than 120 users from Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, the Czech Re-public, the Netherlands, and France came to Offenbach on January 24 for the 13th PraxisDialog of MAN Roland. An informative program with a strong leaning to practical aspects and useful tips for users excited the visitors.
Efficient inline coating enhancement
Frank Kamphuis, R&D Laboratory Manager of coating manufacturer ACTEGA Terra, discussed the efficient use of coating in commercial printing, focusing on the characteristics of different water-based coating systems like glossy and matt coatings, effect coatings and primers as well as on their applications and advantages in the production process. Volker Sehring, consultant on printing systems at the MAN Roland Graphic Center in Offenbach, rounded off the theoretical part with technical information about the qualities and applications of differently engraved Anilox rollers in the coating unit.
Coating in printing: attractive and fast
During the live printing demonstration in the Graphic Center, the visitors marveled at the high-quality commercial work printed with the highest productivity in perfecting. They were shown the fast turning of the freshly printed sheets, made possible by the efficient use of coatings. In this way, both sides of the sheets could be printed with maximum speed. The presentation also included the fast coating form changeover from plate to blanket by the use of QuickChange Clamp. In the concluding group discussion, a print document specifically designed for this purpose served to visualize further applications of coating.