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MGE to showcase new Fount Management Unit at Drupa 2008
Thursday 15. May 2008 - "Improve your print quality, save money and reduce your impact on the environment."
MGE are pleased to announce that in conjunction with their print partner, Intelligraph Technology, they will be showing a new unit on their stand at Drupa 2008 specifically designed to provide total management and monitoring of fount solution used during the print process on web and sheet-fed presses.
FountManagerTM is a fully integrated automatic system providing accurate control and monitoring of all aspects of the fount solution including alcohol and additive dosing (to accurately maintain pH and conductivity levels), water treatment as well as a complete multi-stage filtration\recycling system.
Accurate control of chemicals keeps their usage to a minimum directly saving the printer money whilst the filtration/recycling system prolongs the life of the fount solution meaning less downtime cleaning the system, less waste disposal and ultimately less impact on the environment.
Advanced sensors on FountManagerTM also record environment measurements in the pressroom including room temperature, humidity and VOC\Ammonia Emissions. All this data is centrally logged and stored on the inboard PLC based system. This information can then be viewed graphically on the integrated touch screen or alternatively downloaded to computer (via network or USB) to allow the Press Manager to fully review any aspects of the fount solution that may be affecting the quality of the presses print output. It also gives the ability to record ongoing fluid consumption meaning that usages can be calculated and costed on a weekly, daily, hourly, or even per job basis.
The system includes a variety of Alarm options (Visual, Audio, SMS) to inform when parameters are outside the desired settings. Operators can also SMS the FountManagerTM to receive status reports or to modify parameters remotely if needed.
FountManagerTM will change the way you look at Fount Solution in your Pressroom.