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    Polluted Inking roller - Magenta

    I thought you may find this document useful jamie01: https://app.box.com/shared/nrrshmxx4yllylxi8ezk It's got some good pointers and things to look out for. It is embeded into our site here: Coastline Printing Products
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    Ink pilling on Impression cylinder

    ABC Allied Ink Repellent ABC Allied Ink Repellent ABC Allied Ink Repellent does the job, please see attached.
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    Problems on alcohol free press, ph rising ??

    Stehlin do some excellent ink sets, we find the most popular to be Resista, which is also suitable for perfecting, as you are. I'm not sure this will fix the pH drift issue though; as commented by many above, it sounds like you need to try a different fount as it may be aggressively removing...
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    Problems on alcohol free press, ph rising ??

    Hello, As you have said, the most likely cause of your pH drift is contamination of the fountain solution from the paper and/or ink. It is possible that the fount is pulling extra paper coating from the paper or over emulsifying the inks IPA does have disinfectant properties, but modern fount...
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    Alcohol free fountain solution & IPA limits

    Both excessive fount and/or IPA can cause attacking of the ink. As Dan said, an alcohol free fount mentioning IPA dosages obviously doesn't show that there is much confidence in it working without IPA. I wouldn't be very confident in a fount that was labelled as IPA free/IPA reduction/use up to...
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    IPA Elimination

    IPA free printing in sheetfed offset is most definitely possible. As said above, a well maintained and correctly set up machine is indeed necessary and will make the process of switching over so much easier and more likely to succeed in the long-term. Technical backup from the fount supplier is...
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    Ink & Fountain solution Designed & Developed to work together

    It's good to hear that your are mostly pleased with this Fount's performance; we have found that some more recent plate offerings are having similar issues running without IPA, due to their reduced grain like the Polyester plates you are using; Titan Elite has helped a lot in this area. I think...
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    Ink & Fountain solution Designed & Developed to work together

    If you are willing to try a new fount, take a look at ABC Allied's newest offering Titan Elite. You should be able to get it in Aus from Bermuda Printing Supplies.
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    ink on water pan rollers

    We usually recommend a temperature of 12oC, as it helps reduce the shock-effect of the colder water coming into contact with the warmer ink. If 14 works for you, then that's fine; glad to hear you've got an improvement.
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    ink on water pan rollers

    As said above, you need to desensitise the dampening rollers: https://www.box.com/s/fb329ba59c75825cc82b For attaining the correct ink/water balance: The following steps should be used as a guide on setting the proper ink and water balance on your press: INK & WATER SYSTEMS - cleaned and...
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    Is there any solution to the spray powder mess?

    One thing to try would be a more efficient spraypowder, that would allow you to dramatically reduce your spraypowder usage and excessive build up in the surrounding areas. ABC Allied produce a spraypowder that is treated with a special coating to give a better flow, meaning that you can cut it...
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    Picture Framing on Sheet Fed Presses

    Hi Lukew, Yes, it will run fine with poly plates. % IPA really depends on the machine, but 5-10% is the most common range.
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    Chemical useage & its effects on workers

    No problem; it looks like Solvex doesn't meet you requirements either, MSDS's can be found here: https://www.box.net/shared/1gp2k4ck7xygvbjelk3i
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    Chemical useage & its effects on workers

    You may find some products of interest here: https://www.box.net/shared/29uatocpg2ozlj2hqbkl Most notably: High Fidelity Fount - low voc, alcohol free fount Solvex - roller cleaning paste A+B Systems Cleaner If you want my to link some MSDS, let me know.
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    Alcohol free printeing

    Hi Cole, I hope you received the further information I sent. For anyone else's interest, please find a basic video regarding quick and easy filtration below; Simple Filtration:
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    Sustainable Green Print Certifications

    Some interesting points here. In the UK most printers advertise their FSC paper certification and that they use vegetable based inks; thinking that is enough to entitle them to Environmentally Friendly status. In the meantime they are making their way through huge quantities of IPA and high VOC...
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    Alcohol free printeing

    Hello Cole, The first step is to use a decent system flush, we recommend ABC Allied's 2-step system cleaner, A+B Systems Cleaner; it is far more effective than a single solution flush. The second step is calcium control, using ABC Allied's Relief. Finally, as you know, water cleanliness is of...
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    XL105 Ink

    Hi Herbert, It's definitely worth trying a couple of different ink sets, all the major manufacturers make good and not so good sets depending on your needs. As mentioned in other posts, the Saphira inks are from Flint, which we used to hold in high regard but found that some of their sets...
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    Picture Framing on Sheet Fed Presses

    Hi all, As Jools1968 said, the ABC Allied products including Green Fount are indeed available in the UK; we are the exclusive UK distributors for the ABC Allied product range. There is further information as well as the MSDS for Green Fount on our website. If you need any more information, just...

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