New value arises if all things and functions are linked by ‘connected print’
Evolving from a specialist offset press manufacturer to a total solution provider, Komori proposed new business models for its customers by presenting solutions for offset and digital printing, printed electronics, and printing materials and equipment.
Komori intends to keep offset on top with a new generation of offset press, configurations, instant curing systems, automation, and quality control systems. The entire lineup is compatible with its latest software and workflow solutions.
H-UV L (LED)-equipped four-color 37″ offset press
Since introducing the H-UV curing system in 2009, now LED version has been added to the H-UV lineup. The 37-inch H-UV L (LED)-equipped four-color Lithrone G37 features a maximum sheet size of 640 x 940 mm. The instant curing capability means work can be immediately sent for postpress processing. The press is aimed at a wide range of printing needs, from printing on light stock in publishing and commercial applications to printing on heavy stock. In particular, color can be controlled by including a color bar in the margin even with 8-up impositions of A4 or US letter size paper, making this press ideal for high quality paged items.
H-UV-equipped five-color 29″ offset press
The 29-inch H-UV-equipped five-color Lithrone G29 with coater offers a maximum printing speed of 16,500 sph with high-speed stability with heavy stock. Equipped with the latest systems and automatic devices for short makeready and reduced total lead time, the press offers exible solutions for high added value printing applications.
Komori OnDemand is the Komori vision of combining offset and digital printing to meet the needs of the evolving print landscape. To make this vision a reality, Komori developed a high-end digital printing system based on the technology and know-how acquired in manufacturing offset presses.
Sheetfed UV inkjet digital printer
The key machine in Komori OnDemand’s melding of offset and digital is the Impremia IS29 inkjet digital printing system, jointly developed with Konica Minolta. The Impremia IS29 is suitable for a wide range of stocks and sizes and enables printing on the same stocks with offset and inkjet without any precoating or special processing. It is also capable of single-sided or double-sided high quality printing.The gripper-to-gripper paper transfer device ensures high register accuracy. The UV instant curing system makes possible one-pass double-sided printing. The work is sent to postpress right after printing. This enables small lots of many different items and short turnarounds.
B1-size sheetfed Nanographic printing system
The B1-size Impremia NS40 digital printing system uses nano technology under license from Landa Corporation. The printing process employs Landa NanoInk colorants, a proprietary water-based ink with nano-pigment particles that measure tens of nanometers in size. The Nanographic Printing process begins with the jetting of billions of droplets onto a blanket from ink ejectors.
As each ink droplet lands on the heated blanket, it spreads and very quickly loses its water, becoming thinner as it does so. When all of its water has been evaporated, the ink becomes an ultra-thin, dry polymeric film on the blanket. When pressed into contact with the printing substrate upon transfer, this thin 500 nm layer of ink instantaneously bonds tenaciously to the substrate without penetrating it. The formed images are tough, abrasion resistant, need no post-drying and leave no residual ink on the blanket.
