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I agree, we demo'd a kba 106 rapida, very nice machine for all the above reasons. If I was buying a press with no regard to cost, service, past experience etc, just buying a press based on mechanical features the kba would be the one I would get. The 106 impressed me- the gripper system, servo...

RGPW and BillJ are correct, this method is much more accurate and precise. We set all the forms including the water form on our SM's this way. Press should not be cold, drop the forms to the plate and let the press crawl, inking up the plate. WATCH THE PLATE and see how it inks up. This is a...

These are excellent suggestions. You can also check to make sure the sucker bar on the storage drum is not clogged and all are swiveling properly. The individual holes are small and can clog easily. The stock you start with is what makes the biggest difference. Small discrepancies in sheets size...

I was there Sunday and Monday, mainly looking at pressroom/prepress technology. Attendance was real light on Sunday but that was fine with me. No surprise HP and Xerox had some of the nicest booths with the nod going to Xerox for their 4:00pm happy hour (beer was ice cold, thank you Xerox) and...

We run our SM's both ways depending on the job, 90% we're integrated but once in a while you have that weird job that runs better deintegrated. On long runs we see the same thing when running deintegrated; build up on the metering roller and water pan. I agree most operators haven't been trained...

One more thing- you can send the ink out to a lab and have them do a pour off test. Basically they take a half pound of ink and mix it with 50ml of the chemical in question- either alcohol sub, fountain concentrate or both. Once it’s mixed to the lab specification they pour the solution off, the...

We use Rycoline too in our SM102’s with vario, our settings when we where using Superior: Fountain Concentrate- Rycoline Green Diamond 251, 2.0 oz per gallon Alcohol Substitute- Rycoline Redux 6000, 1.5 oz per gallon Conductivity 1700 when fresh, 3000+ when dumped, RO water. We’ve only seen...

We had the same problem while running Superior inks in our SM102’s. Particles of ink would be floating around in the fountain solution and the ink would be slinging and misting everywhere. We would also get picture framing on the blanket and back cylinders causing a big mess. It took us a while...

and the Heidelberg plot thickens.. Mike

Static eliminator is a great suggestion. When those things start to go out they can wreck havoc on a press electrical system. On one of our SM102's the static bar in the delivery started to go bad and short to the press making the EAK boards on the cabinet go nuts. It was like the press was...

You can test both and see which ones work well with your set up. Some shops run 0 crown and I've seen some go up to 25%. We tested 0 and 5% and ended up using the 5% crown on our sm102 water pan rollers both alcolor and vario. Our shore starts around 20 when new and usually close to 26-28 when...

I agree cheep is not better, we haven't seen anything like that with the PN in the last year we've been using them. However we never saw anything like that in the 10 years using the LH-PJ either. No denying LH-PJ is a good plate. Mike

The only one I can comment on is the saphira thermoplate PN. This is the only plate we've used, we image them on our Suprasetter 105 with a Raptor Pro 85 processor. When comparing them back to back with the Fuji LH-PJ from a print stand point in our press room they were equal. They have some...

I'll add one more thing, Heidelberg was very helpful when we did the switch. The few issues we had we're resolved quickly by tech support. Just make sure your prepress stays on top of the routine processor maintenance. Whenever we've had plate issues it usually came back to the processor and no...

We used the Fuji LH-PJ for years and years, in my opinion it is great plate and tough to beat. Last year we switched to the Heidelberg Saphira PN. They run almost identical from a print stand point, same characteristics roll up etc. They seem to carry a little more water than the Fuji. The only...

Me too, trust me. That was back in the late 90's and I guess things were different back then. Management considered it an accident and claimed it on insurance. How can disabling the double sheet detector be an accident?? I worked behind this guy for years and was amazed at what I would walk in...

Most spectacular jam I’ve ever seen happened around 10 years ago. The operator (I’m not even going to disrespect the trade and call this guy a pressmen) was running an older 4 color 102sm trying to be a hero. This guy was one of the worst press operators I’ve ever had the displeasure of working...

That's about right from what I've researched, some go for a little bit more but I haven't seen any below 30K. This particular Polar was available locally, like literally right down the street so the company owners asked me to look into it. One of those opportunities you have to take advantage...

it depends on the model. The maximum weights range from 1200-2000 pds for the 40inch versions. Minimum pile height ranges from 22 inches to 37 inches, maximum pile height 38 to 48 inches. Mike

We use them, it's mandatory to meet production requirements. They can save a lot of time and work well IF they are maintained properly. We have the sm102 brush type that are modular and can be removed as a complete unit. One thing we found is the more you use them the better they work. When they...