Rollers, rollers, rollers!

[Freeman A.Gain]

I need a bit of info on rollers. Does anyone have any links or info on offset print rubber rollers, aka; Rotodyne, Bottcher.. who else? Any info would be handy.. negative or positive.

Cheers

[Brer]

On our Heidelbergs we have run Saphira ( Heidelberg's house brand) and Pacesetters. The Pacesetters are more affordable and have run great for us.
Here is a link
Pacesetter Support

[RGPW17100]

Bottcher has great rollers. We use a local company called the Roller Company and they re core our old rollers. To do this you need an extra set of cores.

[HPC]

I don't know if they carry what you want, but we have had great success with Litho Roll out of Chicago. 1-800-262-6142. Another good roller company would be Diamond, they discontinued the rollers we use (too small), but it was a great product. Sorry I don't have their info, I think they did recoring too.

[Freeman A.Gain]

Thanks for all the info! RGPW17100, thanks for the name of your local company...but it's just a bit far for me.

[jwilson@tracypress]

We have a Goss Community and we've used Finzer Rollers, they bought out Bingham a few years ago, never a problem with them. They ship to Tracy CA.

My contact Janet Roady

816-429-6539

jroady@finderroller.com

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[jonprintz]

Finzer, Bottcher, & Rotadyne. Used all 3 for many years with few problems. They all stand behind their work. My preference for turnaround and service is Finzer.

[HecTiK]

We run Akorn rollers in everything we have. We have a Goss Magnum that came with Finzers, had very bad results with them. They would shrink rather quickly. The Akorns we have last easily 2 or 3 times longer in the Magnum vs using the Finzers.

[jonprintz]

When choosing a new roller company be sure that you evaluate your roller / blanket wash compatibility with the roller material. Not doing so could have negative results or very short roller life. Most suppliers are happy to do this at no charge. The supplier should also have a list of press chemicals that work well with his product.

[sunilhegde]

We use Westland.