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Ray Prince

Why roller condition should not be neglected.
August 28, 2008

Question: For quality control, what is the most important part on a litho press to manage?

Answer: Ink rollers. Most press operators blame paper for the cause of all of their problems when in reality it is rollers. How they are maintained, how often they are set, what they are cleaned with, and how often they are replaced--matters. Rollers are within a printing company's control. Their condition, if good, makes for good printing. If the condition is bad, no paper will print well.

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Posted by Ray Prince on August 28, 2008 | Comments (1)

Industries: New Products, Press

September 24, 2008
In response to: Why roller condition should not be neglected.
Dennis commented:

We have a Hamada A252 14x20" two-color press and, as a rule, we check our rollers every month and we replace the form rollers every year and a full set every other year. So, we have never had any trouble (as of yet). Our press is five years old and has more than 30 million impressions on it.