Offset Printing
Sakurai to introduce new presses and new technology at Gifu Factory Open House
Monday 24. February 2014 - Sakurai Graphic Systems Corporation will conduct live demonstrations of its new, cutting edge presses and introduce new technology at a Spring Open House scheduled for April 16-19, 2014 at its state-of-the-art factory in Gifu, Japan.
Featured New Offset & Screen Presses & Technology Include:
NEW! Sakurai 880 SDC Series 8-color Offset Press With Coater
Making its world debut, Sakurai will showcase its first 8-color offset press, a Sakurai 880 series press equipped with a variety of drying systems, including IR and LED-UV for special printing applications. The new, 23 5/8″ X 31 1/8″ 880 Series 8-color press operates at speeds up to 15,000 sheets per hour. Following the Open House, Sakura’s first 8-color press will be installed at a commercial printing company’s plant in North America.
NEW! Sakurai MSDR60 Direct Drive, Roll-to-Roll Cylinder Screen Press
See the new two-color line, which includes unwinding, vertical type hot/UV combination dryer, intermediate unit, delamination & lamination unit and re-winding unit running thinner film substrates.
NEW! Sakurai Vertical Type Hot/UV Combination Dryer
This new, high-performance combination dryer will be operating with the MSDR60 press. Printed film is turned in the unit vertically, thus around 30 m film can be stayed in the unit even the length of the unit is around 4m.
NEW! Sakurai ADS-MS80SD Gripper-less Cylinder Screen Press
Sakurai developed the system last year, and has upgraded it to practical use. An exclusive air suction system transports a sheet on the cylinder, instead of grippers, to minimize gripper margin and the non-printed area of sheet.
NEW! CST Digital Light Engraver (DLE Compact)
High resolution (2500 dpi) computer to screen technology. Eliminates film for imaging screen by means of direct UV light engraving onto stencil.
Other Sakurai Presses to be featured:
266SIP 18 1/2″ x 26″ two-color offset perfecting press
2102EPII 28 3/8″ x 40 5/8″ two-color offset perfecting press
SC142AII 40 14″ x 56″ large format Cylinder Screen Press