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You can establish values and collect data in a lab setting. The real proof is how does it perform on commercially available equipment and is it cost effective. The real world equipment will also let you know it your lab equipment has any real bearing on what you are trying to accomplish...

This is an interesting statement does it have any relationship to the beta testing of the ITB? To me it would appear that anytime a different ink was used for the ITB test the data to be quantified would not have a direct relationship to the previous test. Were they any test targets in non...

All Units. These have been out in the field for close to 20 years in Japan's can industry. There are installs in the US.

Go here. This eliminates the problems. I am having this installed on press next year. Welcome to Amerikal

The calibration or zero point is in the owners manual. I ran a komori with pqc for nine years 1991 to 2000. We never had an ink issue as long as the keys were zeroed properly. In fact the press only had to be recalibrated one time. We had an electric storm knocking out all power. When the...

Erik maybe the industry needs a frontal lobe lobotomy.

Contact your local sewer district and ask them. Never second guess dumping things down the sewer. What might be OK in some area's and not allowed in others.

I have seen the Imer system in action. Printing Automation Systems-I.Mer Co., Ltd-IPC SYSTEM It is amazing the control it allows.

Erik thank you for the further explanation.

Green print that is a very good question. I am looking forward to Erik's answer.

What is the thinnest ink film on the ink ball that the ITB can effectively transfer? For instance .2mil or .5mil or 1 mil.

Can the ITB be engaged at press speed of 8,000 rpm and higher.

How do you start and stop ink feed using the ITB. Do you stop and start the ink ball roller or is there a mechanism that engages and disengages the ITB.?

I am 1% of ink ball speed now I cannot run it any slower. If i would cut it to 1/4 of 1% it would stop rotating 1% is as slow as the ink ball rotates. How would I turn the ITB on and off during a press run to only supply ink every 4th press revolution, or any number of set press...

You said that you must cut you ball speed to 1/4 of what you normally run. I am already at 1 percent of ink ball speed and ducting every 4th press revolution. The job I am describing is just 4 or 5 lines of 8 point text on a 20 x 26 15 point c1s board. There are no color bars or any...

I have looked at your patent drawings. I understand the concept. On light coverage jobs I already run my ductor to duct anywhere from every other press revolution up to every 4th revolution with the ink ball running at 1 or 2 percent of speed. There is no way I could control light ink...

Doesn't the ITB try to maintain a set ink film thickness across the entire sheet? Don't you have to change a setting on the ITB to change ink film thickness? If the ink film thinkness you require is less than the ITB gap setting what good does it do?

Because you said so.

After reading this thread the ITB appears to be a problem for many types of work that require different densities. If the itb can be turned on and off it could have merit.

We gang jobs of the same color and they need different densities to match what has been done previously. We place them across the sheet to accommodate the color densities required. We have been doing this for over 15 years on various presses. Thank you for the information.