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If any press is to run successfully, it needs a good preventative maintenance program.
Some pressmen rely on outside companies or other departments to do their
POPULAR POSTS maintenance, but most take it upon themselves. Each press is different, but if the
pressman needs somewhere to start, here is a good place. I itemize each point
A Color Blindness according to it’s order on an offset heatset web press, but the principle of it can apply to
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nearly any offset printing maintenance program. Here goes:
Printers
This is a color
blindness test.
Though these Rollstand and Infeed Maintenance
pictures can tell you if you suffer
from color blindness, it should not There are of course different types such as zero-speed and
replace an actual dia... flying pasters, but the principles are the same.
1. Clean all idler and festoon rollers. These tend to build up
Scumming with tape from the splices. Spend the time to get these very
– Causes clean.
and 2. Lubricate well. A good pressman will consult the
operators manual and isolate all the grease point. In
Solutions
addition, especially on a zero speed splicer, there are
When it comes to offset print
scumming , I will assume you various chains to lubricate.
know enough about ink and water 3. Clean all photo electric eyes for web guides. This should be an almost daily
balance to know how to make it go assignment. A little dust can cause you a lot of headache.
away. ...
4. Regularly inspect the web severing knife and soft rubber rollers. Don’t wait until you
The Offset Printing start missing splices. Inspect also the tail edge of the cut to look for anything irregular.
Process Flowchart 5. Clean and vacuum underneath and around the paster. In addition, vacuum all the
Explained - In electrical components inside.
Detail
6. Check the infeed nip pressure. This will ensure good tension which can be hard to
The Offset Printing
Process Flowchart troubleshoot when having web breaks.
Explained - In Detail This is the
step in the flowchart is where the
customer is mos...
Printing Units
What Is 1. Check all roller settings according to the manufacturer’s
specifications. If these are kept in tolerance, you will get
Heatset
less plate wear and more life from your rollers.
Printing? 2. Wash up the unit at regular intervals. This could be
Heatset printing is
weekly or even monthly, but make sure it is done.
a process that
dries printing ink in a heated oven Recondition the rollers.
immediately after the ink is applied 3. Clean any washup trays, roller ends, side frames, ink
to the paper. Heat evaporates th... fountain, anywhere that you can find dust or ink.
4. Check bearer pressures and replace blankets as necessary.

SUBJECTS

automatic blanket washing (3) Water System Maintenance

blankets (8) 1. Flush out the water system and replace with new water. If
chalking (1) you have an unstable water source, reestablish your pH
Climate Control (2) and conductivity. It will eliminate troubleshooting ink and
coldset printing (2) water balance issues later.
color blindness test (1)
2. Clean the water trays and the reserve tank.
3. Replace the filters.
color management (4)
4. Clean all sensors.
cost analysis (3)
definitions (4)
diseases (2)
Dryer
dot gain (4) 1. Clean all the nozzles in the heatset dryer. Scrape any residue off of them. A fluttering
doubling (1) web – more related to tension issues – can cause a buildup.
dryer (1) 2. Clean out any air filters of debris.
3. Lubrication. Although this is done rarely, there are various motors, drives and pulley
employment (9)
systems that should be given attention.
fanout (2)
fastest offset printing (1)
flying paster (4)
Chill Rolls
folder (10)
1. Clean each roller thoroughly, especially the nip.
gapless (1)
2. Flush the system out. This is done much more rarely if you have a good water supply.
heatset printing (8) If you have minerals in your water, you may want to consider using an acid solution to
hickeys (2) clean them.
history of offset printing (2)
ink (3)
ink agitators (1) Press Folder
ink and water (6) 1. Do a thorough lubrication. There should be a well
ink mileage (1) regimented program for the folder.
inline finishing (1) 2. Replace or inspect all components. This would include
job descriptions (3) tucker blades, jaws, and delivery belts. Also inspect pins and
cross perforator for wear.
lawsuits (2)
3. Inspect chopper table. This would include the chopper
makeready (3)
blade, brushes and delivery rollers.
management (8)
4. Clean. This become especially necessary if you run glue
manroland (4) lines. A clean folder just runs better, period. I know of a
manuals (1) pressroom consultant who makes over 1,000 per day. After
motivation (2) he cleans the area around the problem, it usually goes away.
mottle (1) Save a few dollars and do it yourself. For more tips on
News (4) troubleshooting a folder problem, search this website.
offset printing (4)
offset printing suppliers (1)
Of course, these are some of the basics. The owners manual should provide the
paper (13)
pressman with all the details necessary to do it properly. A more solid approach would be
piling (7)
to make a maintenance program based on the TPM system. Make a maintenance
plates (4) program and stick with it. It will pay dividends.
press maintenance (5)
press manufacturers (1)
pressmanship (1)
production delays (1) Related posts:
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quality (8)
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Reviews (1)
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rollstand (6)
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salary (2) 3 comments:
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shaftless printing (1)
Jimmy I. 3:23 AM
shift work (1)
This is a very good tips in doing maintenance for printing press. For me, I prefer to know
slurring (2)
how to clean my equipments rather than leave to cleaners everything because some
staffing (1) cleaners are not really good and could even ruin your equipment during the maintenance
superstructure (1) work. Thanks for sharing, anyway.
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used offset printing equipment (1) Unknown 6:13 PM
UV Curing (2) I had to come back and post something after the wicked day we had today. I also need
waste reduction (1) to add that checking the oil motors for each unit should be periodically checked for dust
web break sensors (1) and ink build up. We had one overheat because the fan on top was completely covered
which cost us 2 hours of downtime. It was a silly thing to go down for seeing is that it was
web breaks (2)
preventable
web press tension (2)
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web shrinkage (1)

Unknown 6:16 PM
 Another good thing to stay on top of is the oil motors for all the units. We had 2 hours of
downtime today because the fan on top of the motor was caked with grime from the
oil,ink, and dust flying around. Definitely preventable.
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