Waterless Offset Technology Revival (I)

Since the waterless offset printing technology appeared at the Drupa Printing Technology Exhibition 30 years ago, people have repeatedly talked about this offset technology in spy and spy, but there has been no real breakthrough in technology. Even at the Drupa Printing Technology Exhibition in 1990 and 1995, the printing press technology industry could not help the waterless offset printing industry to make new breakthroughs, despite the enormous efforts that people have made. The main reason for waterless offset printing technology being blocked is that only one company can provide a printing plate suitable for waterless offset printing.
There are several pioneers of waterless offset technology who have been convinced by the concept of waterless offset printing and the possible quality of waterless offset printing technology, and have always spared no effort in the study of waterless offset printing technology.
The AVD-Druck printing company in Goldach and the Verleger-service company in Goldach have ordered a water-free commercial web offset press from the manroland press manufacturing company in Fort Augustus.
At that time, the new technology of this offset press in Augsburg was used on OCTMAN. The printing machine provided to AVD was ROTOMAN using waterless offset printing technology. According to the user's request, we named this printing machine GOLDIMAN. Although subsequent press conferences at the Drupa Printed Technology Exhibition competed with different presses equipped with waterless offset printing technology, there was no technical breakthrough. However, industry insiders at this time have noticed that there are a number of printing plate manufacturers are competing to take the printing plate for waterless offset printing to be tested at Goldach. The printing market has not yet fully prepared for the acceptance of waterless offset technology. The printing market has yet to notice the new print quality problems in waterless offset printing. Correspondingly, AVD Company once found out that users of web offset printing did not pay much attention to preparing for better printing quality on waterless offset technology. At that time, they were still accustomed to the relatively low cost of long-term printing. Since waterless offset printing has a higher printing quality, it is possible to use waterless offset printing to use a web to complete the printing process instead of the single sheet printing process. At the beginning, people encountered some difficulties. These difficulties require the rectification of the printing press to solve the problem, and it is necessary to combine Goldach's processing engineering with the working group to be able to complete this work together. Waterless offset printing technology Peter Becks, Production Manager of AVD Printing Company, reported that all its staff are now enthusiasts of waterless offset technology, and they all take pride in the good printing quality of waterless offset technology. . Users are also aware that the quality of waterless offset can very easily reach the quality level of sheetfed offset. For the first time, people can print printed magazines on a web offset press to exhibit the same good color, detail structure and overall print quality effect as a sheet-fed offset printing.
Today, according to Peter Bess, despite the fact that AVD has always had a traditional web offset press, many users are willing to use waterless offset technology to print their prints. The company prints more than 80 different prints every day. There are six working days per week and the efficiency of its printing equipment reaches over 70%. (Unfinished)