CD102s 6+lylx when was anilux introduced

[Newaz]

hi...so we are kinda new to the UV section ...and our press is going for CD102s +lylx machine built in 1994...we want to start off with a older machine and then gradually want to go for better machine....i had a question .... whats the possibility of a 1994 CD having anilux rollers? our job requires anilux rollers ....i have attached a picture of the machine....but not sure if this will have what we are looking for .

 

[junker1984]

Unless the previous owner had someone like Harris and Bruno install an anilox modification, this press will have a conventional aqueous system. I'm not sure when Heidelberg changed over, but it certainly wasn't until after 2000.

 

[mazengh]

can someone please explain how much of a difference it is to run anilox rollers vs the conventional?

 

[turbotom1052]

i prefer an anilox system hands down over a roller coater. Anilox is a no fuss system that sets up quick with no slinging or buildup problems as long as unit is kept clean and maintained. The only benefit to a roller coating system is its ability to vary the volume of coating applied, with a simple speed or metering adjustment. An anilox system will require changing the roller to one with a different cell structure which can be expensive.