Consumables-General - Press Chemicals

Sponsor of the 2014 Graphics of the Americas Exposition and Conference, RBP Chemical Technology will also feature the latest add-ons to its Intellicon line of ultra concentrated fountain solutions. The show will take place February 27 through March 1, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL.

In Booth #3044 during PRINT13, RBP Chemical Technology will introduce Unitrol 2500 fountain solution, updated to run on newer, high-speed sheetfed presses.

Flint has announced a 15-percent price increase on Varn Anti-Set-off spray powder. Like all spray powders, this product is starch based and that industry is experiencing a supply/demand imbalance due to years of sub-par crop yields, exacerbated by the drought.

Faced with volatility in the global supply chain and increases in the costs of certain raw materials, Sun Chemical will raise prices on all of its heatset products and certain pressroom consumables on July 1, 2012. The average cost increase will be approximately 10 percent for most products.

PARSIPPANY, NJ—Sun Chemical has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Handschy inks, coatings and varnishes business, from its parent company, Graphic Packaging International. Handschy’s customer lists, formulations and trademarks are included in the deal. Sun Chemical plans to transition all Handschy products and customers into existing Sun facilities over the next three to four months.

SHELTON, CT—10/16/2008—Baldwin Technology Co., a leading worldwide manufacturer of press controls and accessories, will be setting some innovative trends at Graph Expo, where it will present its current extensive product portfolio as well as new technical developments. These will include systems for sheet-fed and commercial-web presses. A wide range of Baldwin equipment can also be seen in operation on many key press manufacturers’ stands throughout the exhibition. Baldwin’s systems lead the industry in their ability to improve print quality, press productivity and efficiency, while ensuring they have the least impact possible on the environment and supporting the sustainability efforts of the graphic arts industry.

DÜSSELDORF, GERMAN—June 5, 2008—World Environment Day - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be offsetting the environmental effects of all print products created in the course of the day at the drupa industry trade show. This includes prepress, press, and postpress. All CO2 emissions generated indirectly on this day will be offset by investing in a climate protection project complying with the internationally recognized Gold Standard through the Swiss charitable foundation myclimate. This will ensure that unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures elsewhere. In concrete terms, in a region of India, electricity and heat will be generated from biomass that was previously burned

WEST CHICAGO, IL—07/19/07—Independent Graphic Services, Inc. will highlight its full range of sheetfed press service and parts programs, consumables, new services including refurbishing and exchange programs and its new CO2 (dry ice) press cleaning/service in Booth Number 1469 at Graph Expo ‘07 in Chicago. CO2 (DRY ICE) PRESS CLEANING/BLASTING IGS now offers a cost-effective dry ice cleaning/blasting service for use in cleaning presses or any printing machinery. CO2 (dry ice) cleaning/blasting is a safe, non-toxic, non-flammable, non-conductive and environmentally responsible cleaning method used for general maintenance. Lengthy cleaning processes can now be shortened by on-line precision cleaning. Patented dry ice pellets have the mass and density

The rise in popularity of the multicolor sheetfed offset lithographic printing press, while clearly a good indicator of expanding business, has created a challenge with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations and waste automatic blanket wash. Meeting this challenge requires a knowledge and understanding of EPA’s regulations as they apply to waste blanket wash, and what must be done to meet those specific regulations. The topic is important enough that it is also being featured at the upcoming National Environmental, Health and Safety Conference for the Graphic Communications Industries in Indianapolis, scheduled for March 27-29 (see sidebar below). At the heart

by Chris Bauer Managing Editor The press manufacturers’ “big iron” may have taken up mammoth amounts of floor space and received the lion’s share of headlines at PRINT 05 & CONVERTING 05, but not to be forgotten are the booths often found on the fringe of the McCormick Center’s halls. Here, there was plenty of news to be found from paper, ink and other consumables providers. For example, while donning white lab coats, executives from International Paper announced that its entire range of uncoated freesheet papers for imaging, commercial printing, envelopes and forms would be improved to a new standard of whiteness and