Offset Printing
MGE to launch new Varnish Circulator at Drupa 2008
Tuesday 20. May 2008 - "Reliable circulation, Simple to operate, Easy to clean"
MGE are pleased to announce that following successful field trials, they will be launching their new Varnish Circulator for sheet fed presses at Drupa 2008.
Developed with input from both printers and OEMs, the PRESSMATE VC-01 has been specifically designed to give reliable circulation of water based and UV varnishes to the coating unit during the press run and a fast, easy to run wash-up cycle once the job is complete.
The PRESSMATE VC-01 can be fitted to supply coating units equipped with either a chamber doctor blade system or rollers.
The unit works on a simple 4-stage program cycle set on the front of the machine. At system start up the unit is set to purge to remove excess cleaning water from the previous cycle. The operator then switches the unit to run mode to circulate the varnish. On completion of the job the unit is changed to drain to remove the excess varnish from the system and finally is set to wash to clean the coating unit using the PRESSMATE VC-01s internal heated water reservoir.
The supply of varnish is taken direct from the manufacturers container thus avoiding secondary handling and the PRESSMATE VC-01 is fitted with external level sensors to ensure that the coating unit is filled with the optimum level of varnish at all times.
All processes are powered by electrical systems unlike some competitive products that require a combination of electrical and pneumatic control. This approach has been taken to eliminate putting additional load on the Press air system or the possible requirement for an additional compressed air supply.