In a virtual event on 12 August, Pelican showcased a live demo of its 9-color Solomark 6450 rotogravure printing press from their factory in Rajkot. The event was attended by more than 750 guests from India and overseas.
Gautam Prabhu, Vice President of Reifenhauser India gave a brief overview of the Solomark press and also explained unique features like the high efficient ventilation module that ensuring optimum drying with minimum energy consumption. The system comprising of servo-controlled dampers to set recycling of supplied air to the drying hood and setting of the exhaust air. Reifenhauser India is also the marketing partner for Pelican.
Explaining about the Doctor blades Prabhu said, The machine is designed to ensure a straight profile of the blade resulting in lesser blade pressure, better printing quality and longer cylinder life. The blade locking by an eccentric rod without tools. Reciprocating transversal movement of the doctor blade is taken from the separate AC motor and through the gearbox. Positioning of the doctor blade, adjusted by the handwheel, referring to a graduated scale located at the back which refers to the cylinder circumference. Pneumatic doctoring pressure with adjustment possibility from the unit control panel.
Key features of the press.
- Shorter web path
- Fast job changeover
- Safety onboard
- Unique service support
- Low wastage
- Integrated register control for better registration accuracy
- High efficiency & low energy consumption
During the event, the machine was run live with the 5-color job – CMYK plus white. The Solomark press achieved a speed of 450 meters per minute with stability on an 8-micron PET film substrate.
