How
to Operate
The water
is held
in a water
reservoir
between
the form
roller
and metering
roller.
The form
roller
rolls
across
the plate
with the
non-image
area of
the plate
taking
water
and image
area of
the plate
splitting
a layer
of ink
with the
form roller.
The form
roller
is both
water
and ink
receptive.
Ink and
water
are milled
under
pressure
at the
roller
nip.
Re-balance
itself
after
each impression
All surplus
water
is returned
to the
water
reservoir
at each
revolution
of the
plate
and this
is done
at the
gap in
the plate
cylinder.
So the
system
re-balances
itself
for each
impression
providing
instant
start-up
and the
exact
amount
of dampening
needed
for quality
reproduction.
Automatic
Ink/Water
Control
Poor ink/water
control
is the
greatest
cause
of stock
waste
in small
offset,
printing
in shorter
runs.
Most small
offset
presses
run as
high as
10% in
stock
waste.
Instant
start-ups,
automatic
ink/water
control
and the
consistency
of the
AUTO DAMPENING,
radically
reduces
waste.
The AUTO
DAMPENING
system
will save
5% and
more of
annual
stock
purchases.
Improved
Print
Quality
With the
AUTO DAMPENING
SYSTEM,
ink is
milled
into the
fountain
solution.
This permits
printing
larger
solids,
fine screens,
tiny reverses
and crisp
halftones.
Many printing
jobs,
normally
farmed
out or
scaled
up to
larger
equipment
because
of their
coverage,
can now
be run
far more
profitably
on a small
offset
press.
Improved
print
quality
is one
of the
major
advantages
of the
AUTO DAMPENING
SYSTEM.
GALLANTIC
users
are now
printing
more complex
work and
are charging
more for
the improved
quality.
Price
increases
from 10%
to 15%
for improved
quality
are being
charged,
because
of this
GALLANTIC
user's
profitability
is improved
as compare
to other
small
offset
users.
High
Speed
Synchronization
With Auto
Dampening
System
Because
of Auto
Dampening
System,
GALLANTIC
prints
a thinner
film of
ink and
water.
Besides
jobs turning
over faster,
those
tough
jobs containing
larger
solids,
larger
screens,
tiny reverses
and those
jobs using
lightweight
stocks,
manifold
paper
etc, which
traditionally
have to
be run
at slow
speeds,
can now
be run
at normal
machine
speed.
Most regular
jobs can
be run
at higher
machine
speeds
and with
improved
print
quality.
The Auto
Dampening
can add
an additional
500 to
1000 impression
per hour.
Based
on a 6
hours
production
do this
means
3,000
additional
impression
per printing
day.
