Komori’s New Lithrone GX44RP Debuts as a One-pass Double-sided Printing Press
Japan Komori Corporation has developed what it describes as “the ultimate one-pass double-sided printing press” that fulfils a wide range of the most demanding requirements: the Lithrone GX44 44-inch offset printing press.
The latest offset-on-demandcompatible double-sided printing press carries on the performance of the Lithrone G Series, according to Komori.
The UV-equipped Lithrone GX44RP is designed to deliver high quality, short turnaround, high speed, high stability, and reduced waste in double-sided printing.
A new system features singleedge gripping and eliminates sheet reversal. Single-edge gripping makes the margin on the tail edge of the sheets – an unavoidable structural requirement of perfectors – completelyunnecessary, enabling paper costs to be cut by minimising the sheet size. Eliminating sheet reversal ensures stable sheet transport that is capable of handling either light or heavy stocks through the use of four double-size transfer cylinders, according to Komori.
Front/back plate imaging is in the same direction, just as with single-sided presses, increasing efficiency in pre-press. Thanks to the 44-inch maximum sheet size, it is possible to ensure high
quality and high productivity in in duplex package printing, said the manufacturer.
This machine expands the offset-on-demand world by means of cutting-edge short makeready and powderless instant drying to accommodate very small lots and short turnarounds thanks to the KHS-AI*1 integrated start-up control system and the H UV UV curing system, said Komori.
Maximum printing speed is 15,000 sheets per hour. Thin sheet specification for commercial printing and cardboard specification for package printing.
In addition, this press can be optionally specified with the A-APC Asynchronous Automatic Plate Changer, the PDC-SX Spectral Print Density Control SX Model, and the PQA-S Print Quality Assessment System for Sheetfed to achieve even higher levels of quality and productivity.
The Lithrone GX44RP is described by Komori as combineing leading-edge technologies and know-how to achieve printing automation, standardisation, and innovation.
Komori claims that the press represents a powerful platform for the new generation of printing business and that it offers further benefits through extensive options.
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Komori Lithrone GX44RP one-pass diouble sided offset press