We're looking at a Heidelberg Printmaster QM46

[CClyde]

I think anyone that has run a press knows reality is different from the sales pitch.

Does anyone have some "real life" times for make ready, clean up and impression/hr?

 

[aqazi81]

QM46 DI or conventional?

 

[CClyde]

Conventional

 

[aqazi81]

Why not a GTO?

 

[CClyde]

We're not shopping, this just came up and we're considering it.

 

[JeffJ]

I have been running the Quickmaster since 2001. Make ready can be as quick as 1 minute to 10 minutes depending on the job. Clean up takes about 10 minutes unless you go from a dark color to light color. Then you can add about ten more minutes to run cleaner and wash up again. A lot has to do with the condition of the press as well. Meaning all the rollers are set correct and are in good condition.

 

[David Watson]

We only ran short run work on ours, so it never ran very fast.

The common blanket was always a problem for us with colors that trap or overprint.