With the PowderMax series Grafix has taken a different stance in the metering technology of powder spraying units. The new technology mainly proves itself by an even simpler handling and more exact adjustability. Thanks to the Clean Filling System, exchange of the powder cylinder is particularly simple, fast and clean – for maximum cleanliness. Further benefits such as self-explanatory touch-screen display and the great ease of maintenance make the PowderMax series the first choice especially for top-speed printing presses.

Both PowderMax models can be easily retrofitted on all presses using the existing Grafix powder spray technology and are currently in the process of being expanded to all sizes.

Benefits:

• Minimised dust exposure
• Reduced dust accumulations on the press, longer cleaning intervals
• Quick, clean powder type changes
• High performance with exact metering
• Visual control of the powder flow – or sensor-controlled (optional)
• HEP nozzle pipe (High Efficiency Powder System) for efficient, clean powder application and simple nozzle exchange without tools
• Powder cylinders in different sizes

CT-EX is the innovative, future-oriented system for ink temperature control and fountain solution conditioning on sheet offset presses. Its benefit is the extreme constancy during tempering of the inking rollers as well as the particularly high service life of the storage systems. This is possible thanks to the patented cold storage as well as the minimised fountain solution quantity achieved by effective fountain solution conditioning.

IPA and additives are also exactly metered with Alcoprint - they are available with Alcofree instruments on demand. As a result, the running costs are minimised and the service life of all functional components is increased to a maximum.

Benefits:

• Constant ink temperature control with cooling and heating functions achieved by process control
• Complete cleaning flow of fountain solution due to patented forced filtering
• No fountain solution main reservoir, only intermediate tank
• Unisensor Alkoprint (IPA measurement and metering)
• pH measurement and capacitive conductometry of the fountain solution
• Optional water or air-cooled refrigerating cycle
• Operation via touch-screen user interfaces

CyanX Ltd are the European agents for Ionix technologies.

The Ionix Static Eliminator requires no electricity or maintenance. Simply install the unit in the supply air line and it works automatically. When exhausted, the Ionix can be disposed in normal waste and recycled with plastics. It contains NO hazardous materials.

• Reduce expensive downtime caused by mis-feeds & spray powder bombing
• Works on sheet-fed presses (feeder/delivery) folders & collators

If you are a printer and have a static problem or a company well positioned to re-sell in your domestic market. Please call by and introduce yourself.

cX’ range of anti-static solutions

Developed over the past decade we are excited to launch our new range of Anti-static equipment to provide fully-effective ways of eliminating the anti static difficulties associated with electrostatic charges.

A range of standard power sources are available with connections for up to four ionising bars.

Our cX and cX-A ionising bars are the workhorses. All are capacititively decoupled to make them completely shockless – there are four layers of insulation between the HT cable and the ionising pins. As with all our ionising bars, they are manufactured using a unique modular design to give maximum flexibility in the sizes offered – which range from 100mm all the way up to 10m.  cX ionising bars have longer, specially trimmed pins than those from other manufacturers, giving them an exceptionally long service life.

cX+ and cXweb, bi-phase high-performance ionising bars

These extra high-performance bars have two rows of ionising pins within a skeletal supporting earth plane. The frame makes them ideal for situations where there is a great deal of production debris, which would settle on exposed surfaces and affect performance.

These ionising bars are effective at up to 600mm from a surface, and in the case of the cXweb can be used on webs running at over 1000 metres a minute and is now available with air-assist.

Launching for Drupa 2012 ... A bolt out of the blue

The NEW cXc web cleaner/vacuum bar was developed to provide a cost-effective way of cleaning debris from a static-charged surface.

The bars are supplied in single-unit modules, making installation simpler and more versatile than fixed systems. Bars can be installed independently to clean one side of the material or juxtaposed to clean both. They can be offset or staggered to cover wide webs, and can be set in any position. They are effective for cleaning a wide variety of debris, from the finest powder to heavy paper swarf. The combined action of the air manifold and the vacuum minimises the amount of air needed to carry out effective cleaning.

Infrared and hot air are two classical methods for drying which are used quite often in combination. Both systems are also available separately from Grafix.

Infrared dryers
Infrared dryers from Grafix prove themselves by economical continuous operation and a long operating life. Among other reasons, the double-quartz radiators with a power of 60 W/cm are responsible for that benefit. Thanks to their gold reflectors on the back, they achieve a radiation yield of 95 %. The drying process can be further optimised by the continuously adjustable control system. Furthermore flanking air nozzles assist the oxidative drying of the ink, cool the IR radiators down and protect them against accumulation of dirt.

Hot-air dryers/combined IR hot-air dryers
For drying glossy or protective varnishes, hot-air dryers from Grafix are the first choice. They take their large power efficiency from the high effectiveness of the compact hot-air cartridges (1.5 kW or 4 kW power) as well as from the heat that is generated in the module without any transport losses. Printing presses achieve special flexibility with Grafix combined dryers. They allow simultaneous printing and/or drying of conventional inks and varnishes or even fast changeover between different printing methods without the need of changing the dryers. During this process, the IR radiators which are up to 700 °C hot are additionally cooled down by hot air which has a temperature of "only" 200 °C

The new Grafix Hi-Cure UV generation stands for extra efficiency. You not only save around a third in energy, with a corresponding increase in output, but you impress your customers with extremely fast on-off switching cycles from 20 seconds (restart) to a maximum of 2 minutes (full load), rays focussing which saves machine wear, and many other minor details which simplify handling and maintenance.

Ultra-fast lamp start
The latest electronic ballast technology enables the standby power to be stepped down to 25% of the lamp power. The short UV lamp restart time from 20 seconds to a maximum of 2 minutes under full load minimises the down times during cleaning cycles. A tried and tested wash&produce control system is available for a number of printing machines.

Double varnishing machines
The double application of varnish, first with primer, then with UV varnish, provides special upgrading of varnishes such as Iriodin, Metalur as well as varnishes with matt and glossy finishes. This machine uses cost-saving conventional inks. The ink management remains unchanged; UV preparation of the machine preceding the varnishing unit is not necessary.

In today's pressroom there are many different items to consider when choosing the right anti-marking solution. Such as the press type, cylinder configuration, clearances, surface speeds, stock type, and ink coverage, just to name a few. Price has a part to play also, that is why at CyanX we now stock an unbeatable range of Anti-marking solutions to help support you and your printed substrate!

GreenFrog™ anti-marking jackets for Heidelberg presses.

GreenFrog™ anti-marking jackets utilise the original manufacturers clamping systems on the transfer and delivery positions and easily replace existing factory (and other aftermarket) products. They utilise specially formulated solvent resistant elastic materials, which allow for quick, easy installation.

If you are interested in selling the GreenFrog™ jackets please introduce yourself.

CyanX Ltd promote an unbeatable range of anti-marking options.  We stock films with a variety of bead sizing, coated and uncoated surfaces, ink repellent treatments & anti-static properties.  From our top of the range film through to our economy range all are designed to eliminate sheet marking and increase efficiency in the print room.

Premium Green silicone coated film
This product is a triple coated high performance anti-marking film that provides long life and the lowest maintenance of all the anti-marking films we offer. This material uses silicon coated glass beads in a dense matrix that greatly enhances the ink repelling properties.

Standard White anti-marking film
This single coated anti-marking film is used by most OEM’s during press build. The glass beads are uniformly coated using an ink and oil resistant adhesive which helps the ink repelling process.

Economy anti-marking paper
Our original economy priced anti-marking solution. This anti-marking paper utilises glass beads bonded to an oil-impregnated calendared paper base using an ink and oil resistant adhesive. Paper products cannot usually be cleaned and must be replaced

Non wetting - Dry Fog humidification.

High Pressure Systems
We can offer this type of humidification for larger pressrooms with a reasonably high roof space(8 metres and above). The system requires no compressed air to vaporise the water, depending instead on a considerably high water pressure (80-100 bar) forcing the water through microbore nozzles to create the aerosol water vapour. The pressure is generated from a high pressure pump which is activated from a controller taking a signal from one or more hygrostats set to required RH level.

Low Pressure Systems
This is more appropriate for small to medium press room requirements. It is more versatile in that less space is required to enable the water vapour to dissipate. The water is fed up to the small reservoir in the vaporisation head (normally at mains pressure of 3 bar) and from here the compressed air in the unique nozzle arrangement creates a vortex and vaporises the water at the point when air and water meet. The result is an extremely fine aerosol and dissipation is remarkably quick. This lends itself to applications where “spot” humidification can be applied to troublesome areas rather that humidifying the whole pressroom e.g. feeder / delivery of the press or troublesome folding equipment in the finishing area.

• New Energy Saving Design, 20% Less Air Consumption!
• Clean humidifier, Antibacterial water tank is sanitary and much smaller. (45% less water storage, compared to AKIMist® "D")

• Easy-to-maintain mechanism, both the nozzle and body have become dramatically easier to maintain and use.

On all Grafix powder spraying systems the powder is applied as sparsely and exactly as possible. However, an extraction system is indispensable, because every sheet that is delivered also leaves some powder in the printing press. The extraction system takes the powder off exactly at the right place.