New Age

ForefficientandhighqualityprintingManirajuBora- Trelleborg PrintingSolutionsSWAsiaSales&TechnicalDirector

Costpressures Processexcellenceandautomation

Sustainability Optimumrollingcharacteristics

ReasonsforaNewAge

Newconcepts

Faster make readyAuto and integrated

color measurements

Integrated sheet inspection

One Pass technology

Overall – lean, mean, green &

seenEfficiency to Excellence

New&Nxt.

Intradeck, Anicolor, HUV, LED, EB, ceramic dampening and more

Substrates

New inks

Coatings

Foiling / Precoat

Technologies

Lenticular, MET/PET, microfluting and many more apart from paper and board

Low migration, high pigmentation, low energy, iriodin inks, metallic inks and more

Dripoff, hybrid UV, Iriodin UV/conventional, scented

Cold foil, hot foil and metalure

Marketdynamics

DigitalAnalogue

Short runsmorecolorandUVLongruns

Chemicalproducts Greenproducts

Specificproducts

Customizedproducts

Productemphasis

Processemphasis

Cleansolutions Greensolutions

Lesssetuptime

Overallproductprocessisimportant

Consistencyofoutputacrosscompletegroup

Totalcontrolandautomation

Morecolour,specialization,highquality

IMPACTONTHEBUSINESS

“Goodproductsarenolongerenough”

New Age printing blankets

Historyofprintingblankets

§ NewgenerationofblanketsareabletoprintFM,highdensitypigments,lowerGSM,lowmigrationinksandmanymore

§ Suitedtoplayersforvariousprintprocessandcompressiblelayerstosuitsubstratesandcarcassforhighstability

Conventionalprintingblankets

Compressibleblankets4ply

Compressibleblankets–3plyhybridtop

Compressiblelayers–positive&neutralfeed

Newtechnologiesinmanufacturing

RequirementoftheNewAgeprintingblankets

§ AbilitytohandlelowerGSM

§ Ultrawidewebs

§ Towertechnology

§ Highdensitypigments

§ HandlebothUVandconventionalinks

§ Rheologyofinkandcleaningsolvents

§ Automationofcleaningprocess

§ Fractionalwebs

§ DailyuseofFM,recyclednewsprint,etc

PropertiesoftheNewAgeprintingblankets

§ Betterelasticproperties

§ Highdimensionalstability

§ Suitablecompressibilityat

indentationforcelevels

§ Anisotropiclevels

§ Durablelifetime

§ Compressibilityanddeflection

PropertiesoftheNewAgeprintingblankets

§ Viscosity§ Surfacetension§ Wetting§ Curing§ Chemicalaffinity§ Abrasion§ Chemicalresistance§ Dynamicproperties

Multitudeofcomplexvariables:

ChangesinNewAgeprintingblanketsENGINEERINGFABRICS§ Bettertensilestrengthfabrics§ Lowerelongation(bothtemporaryelongationandelongationatbreak)§ Stablecarcass§ Compressiveply(1st fabric).Designforfeed,smashresistanceandsurface

hardness§ Lowerdistortingeffect§ Lessersinking

Elasticitymodulus§ Dimensionalstability(2nd &3rd ply)§ Lowmountingstretch§ Quickwraparound§ Watersolventprotection

POLYMERTECHNOLOGY§ NewcompoundingforprintingbothUVandconventionalathighspeeds§ Cleaningsolventsstress§ Loadstressduetomechanicalandprintingchallenges§ Betterdampeningcapacity§ Quickpaperrelease§ Lesspiling§ Fractionalweb

Syntheticmodulus§ Betterdotreproduction§ Fastercleaningwithlesssolvents§ Polarityofelastomerstoreduceheat§ Functionalthroughoutitslife

ChangesinNewAgeprintingblankets

ELASTOMERTECHNOLOGY§ Microspheretechnology§ Thickercompressiblelayer§ Morecyclictimes§ Lesserdisplacementwhenunderload§ EvenlayattheNIP

Elastomermodulus§ Highandfasterrecoveryoftheblanket§ Lesssinking§ Radialcompression§ Controldotgainandsqueeze

ChangesinNewAgeprintingblankets

Effectsofthechanges

INCREASING DOT PRESSURE

INCREASING SQUEEZE

LowstretchcarcassWatersolventprotectiontopreventsolventpenetrationandalsoheatLesssinkingBetterwrapLessdistortiontherebysharpreproduction

Engineeringfabrics

SurfacechemistryEnergysavingCustomizedroughnessImprovedmechanicalpropertiesImprovedchemicalresistanceproperties

Polymertechnology

BettermileageWidethicknessofsubstratesFasterreboundabilityShockabsorption

Elastomertechnology

ChallengesintheNewAgeprintingblankets

§ BiggestchallengeistheBlankettoBlanketonwideandultrawidewebs

§ Higherspeedsupto1laccopiesperhour(SWSC)§ Gaugevariationonthecouple§ Meetingpointofthe4blanketsandblanketedges§ Lowerindentation§ Autocleaning,higherflashpointwashesanditseffect§ Nippressureseffect§ Durability§ Widerangeofsubstratesthickness§ Tighttolerances§ Comboprintingandmanymore

Newblanketmanufacturingprocess

…andmanymoreadvantages

Solventless printingblankets Nosinking

Betterbondingbetweenlayersandtopface

Calendaringtechnology

Highproductioncapacity Homogeneousinthicknessandrubberlay

Reducedproductionsteps Highstableandconsistentprocess

Newcapabilitiesforfuturisticproduction

capabilities

Saferenvironment(reduceCO2 emission)

BenefitsoftheNewAgeprintingblankets

Improvedblanketlifetimeandquality(abrasion,chemical,mechanicalresistant)

Reducecarbonfootprint

Renewablegreenconsumables

Moreuserfriendlyblankets:lessersetuptimes

Ultrawide andfractionalweb

PrintingwithbothconventionalandUV

Adaptableforfuturepresstechnologiesandconsumables

Canbesetfornewparametersinprinting

Benefits

NewAgeprintingblanketsINDIAFOCUSPRODUCTS§ Manual and auto cleaning – chemical resistant top layers

§ Mix of fractional web and full web – variable widths in newspapers

§ Localized paper products – low grade papers

§ More aliphatic than aromatic or vegetable washes – new generation chemicals for clean and care products

§ Hybrid printing

§ UV in daily newspaper printing

§ Lower GSM paper

§ High density pigments inks and specially formulated inks

§ Customized blanket thickness, roughness and other properties to suit needs

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