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News Release from: Goss International | Subject: M-600 web press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 March 2008
Goss Shows New Web Press Development At
Drupa
According to Goss International high-quality, B1-format sheeted printed products will benefit from productivity and economic advantages provided by new technology at the Drupa 2008 exhibition.
The company said that its M-600 web printing units and new sheeter technology will operate at up to 30,000 sheets per hour at Drupa The new sheeter, developed exclusively in partnership with VITS, is claimed to allow web printing on coated stocks with standard sheetfed inks but without a dryer
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 20 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The M-600 perfecting press will be in production at Drupa alongside other Goss International systems.
The company said that demonstrations will emphasise fast make-readies, low waste and agility at short run lengths and the press will include a system of integrated and automated features for paper handling, pre-setting, plate changing and continuous sheet stacking.
Engineers from VITS and Goss International developed the new sheeter technology to cut and handle sheets at high speeds without the requirement of a dryer and to provide advanced control of anti set-off applications, explained Goss.
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Blanket-to-blanket printing with the M-600 units allows the entire sheet format of up to 700mm x 1,020 mm (27.5" x 40") to be utilised, eliminating the non-print gutters required in the sheetfed perfecting process.
Without the requirement of a dryer, the length of the new press is equal to that of an eight-unit long perfector.
Additional M-600 units can be added for special colours and varnishes.
M-600 press options include Goss's Autoplate automatic plate changing and Digirail digital inking technology, closed-loop controls and the Goss Web Centre system for automated pre-setting, waste reduction and workflow management.
Goss International's chief executive officer, Bob Brown, commented: "The potential to produce equivalent products at much higher speeds than with a sheetfed press, with a competitive investment cost and labour requirement, presents a strong alternative for many applications.
This press is another indication of our focus on innovations that enable printers to differentiate themselves and achieve competitive advantages." "In developing this unique press, we started with the objective of making it faster, easier and less costly to print high-quality sheeted products," explained Jean-Claude Pautrat, product management director for Goss International.
"We analysed sheetfed and web offset workflows and integrated advantages from both, from paper supply, impression mechanisms, automated functions and auxiliaries to the creation of precisely aligned stacks of perfected sheets," he added.
"M-600 presses are renowned for print quality, low waste and high-performance features.
The innovative new configuration brings those proven advantages to an expanded application range." The Goss M-600 is claimed to be the world's best selling 16-page commercial web press, with 2,200 units in operation worldwide.
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