Goss
will configure its web press system with M-600 printing units and innovative new
sheeter technology to print up to 30,000 B1 sheets per hour both sides. The company
claims that for many B1 sheetfed applications its new press will be unbeatable.
The new sheeter, developed exclusively in partnership with VITS, will allow
web printing, sheeting the stock as it comes out of the final unit. The press
will use standard sheetfed inks on coated stock. There is no dryer.
At 17metres the length of the new press is virtually the same as an
eight-unit long perfector. It takes reels, prints blanket to blanket and cuts
into sheets in one pass. Its speed of print essentially means it is twice as
fast as the current generation of long perfectors. Printers would also benefit
from the lower costs of buying paper in reels rather than cut sheets. Additional
M-600
units can be added for special colours and varnishes.
Bob Brown, CEO of Goss International says, "The potential to produce
equivalent products at much higher speeds than with a sheetfed press, with a
competitive investment cost and labor requirement, presents a strong
alternative for many applications. This press is another indication of our
focus on innovations that enable printers to differentiate themselves and
achieve competitive advantages."
The M-600
perfecting press will be in live production at drupa, alongside other Goss
International innovations. Demonstrations will emphasise high print quality,
fast makereadies, low waste and agility at short run lengths. To deliver these
capabilities, the press will include a system of integrated and automated
features for paper handling, presetting, plate changing and continuous sheet
stacking.
Engineers from VITS and Goss International developed the new sheeter
technology to cut and handle sheets at high speeds without the requirement of a
dryer and to provide advanced control of anti set-off applications.
Jean-Claude Pautrat, product management director for Goss International says,
"In developing this press, we started with the objective of making it faster,
easier and less costly to print high-quality sheeted products. We analysed
sheetfed and web offset workflows and integrated advantages from both, from
paper supply, impression mechanisms, automated functions and auxiliaries to the
creation of precisely aligned stacks of perfected sheets."
Blanket-to-blanket printing with the M-600 units allows the entire
sheet format of up to 700x1020mm to be utilised, eliminating the non-print
gutters required in the sheetfed perfecting process.
M-600
press options include Goss Autoplate automatic plate changing and DigiRail digital
inking technologies, comprehensive closed-loop controls, and the Goss Web Center
system for automated presetting, waste reduction and workflow management.
"M-600
presses are renowned for print quality, low waste and high-performance
features," according to Brown. "This innovative new configuration brings these
proven advantages to an expanded application range."
The Goss
M-600 is the world's best selling 16-page commercial web press,
with more than 2,200 units in operation worldwide.
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