Getting a DI press for 6 runs per week? (initially)

[ScotJ]

Before anyone chimes in with the typical resposne, I'm not interested in subbing out these jobs.


My question is - would initially running a DI press, like a Ryobi or a QM DI, be bad for the press only running that often providing proper maint. and cleaning was done? We'd probably run 3 jobs, 2 days a week; but in a month or so we plan to be taking on some bigger orders that will be keep it running on a daily basis, with several runs per day.

But there is a chance that we might go 2 months before that happens. I've heard that the press will run alot better if it has 2-3 jobs per day going through it, but if it doens't will it run poorly?

Thanks for your info!

 

[LoneGoose]

I've got no answer re maintenance. Just an aside, have you looked at the Screen TruePress as an option? I looked into it a while ago and is a really nice (not as proprietary) alternative to the DIs.

Sorry this is a bit off-topic and doesn't answer your question!

However, you might find that the TruePress wouldn't suffer as much, given situation outlined above, as it's more of an offset press, without the quirky DI / waterless peculiarities. Although I'm really not qualified to say...

 

[Happyprinter]

ScottJ, The answer to your question is no, it wont hurt the DI to sit for several days without running. Often, especially in this economy, our DI will sit for up to a week without running, and when we turn it on, it is just fine. When we purchase our DI press it had sat in a pressroom for over a year and had not ran. Checked all the rollers and cleaned the press, drained and refilled the coolant and it was good to go. The key to any press of course is as you stated maintenance, especially with the DI. Keep it clean, the rollers adjusted, good ink and the environment controlled and it will be a great press.

 

[ScotJ]

ScottJ, The answer to your question is no, it wont hurt the DI to sit for several days without running. Often, especially in this economy, our DI will sit for up to a week without running, and when we turn it on, it is just fine. When we purchase our DI press it had sat in a pressroom for over a year and had not ran. Checked all the rollers and cleaned the press, drained and refilled the coolant and it was good to go. The key to any press of course is as you stated maintenance, especially with the DI. Keep it clean, the rollers adjusted, good ink and the environment controlled and it will be a great press.

Thanks for the info HappyPrinter. I'd heard stories that I'd need to run it frequently otherwise I'll have all sorts of problems.