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(Written by  N.R. Jayaraman)

Some useful data on Rubber Blankets for Offset Printing. No single source of information is available on the availability and varieties of  Rubber Blankets used on Offset Printing Presses. Therefore I have compiled the data to the best extent possible  so that it will benefit of  Students and others  in Printing appearing in interviews and exams.

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SAVATECH,  SLOVENIA 

Savatech manufactures variety of industrial rubber products. Their Print programme manufactures offset printing blankets for the printing industry, a well-established product which is used widely in the professional spheres of the printing industry. They have 90 years of expertise in the tradition in rubber manufacturing like high-quality industrial rubber products and tyres for various industrial applications. Owing to its innovative approach and product mix, the Advantage blanket manufactured by them provides effective solutions to the specific applications in the printing industry.

The Advantage is a revolution in the development of offset printing blankets for the printing industry. The characteristics of its unique construction, which is based on the cord carcass, brings outstanding advantages i.e decreased use in the printing process or a 30% saving in comparison with standard offset printing blankets. The Advantage offset printing blanket is noted for their outstanding dimensional stability, minimum loss in thickness, impact resistance, longer service life, excellent print quality.

Some varieties of Blankets manufactured by Sava includes the following:

1) Advantage Plus – Blue in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm /Micro hardness 65 + 3 IRHD / for sheet fed presses
2) Advantage Stripping – Pink in colour / Thickness 1.96 mm /Micro hardness 68 + 3 IRHD / for sheet fed presses
3) Advantage Strip 3 – Pink in colour / Thickness 1.15mm and 1.35 mm / Shore Hardness 85° A/ for sheet fed presses
4) Advantage Dual – Indigo in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm and 1.70 mm /Micro hardness 68 + 3 IRHD / for sheet fed presses
5) Advantage Pearl -Turquoise Green in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm and 1.70 mm /Micro hardness 65 + 3 IRHD / high speed heat set presses
6) Advantage Diamond – Green in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm and 1.70 mm /Micro hardness 68 + 3 IRHD / for high speed News Paper presses
7) Advantage UV Red – Red in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm and 1.70 mm /Micro hardness 70 + 3 IRHD / for Dry Offset presses
8) Advantage UV Black – Black in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm and 1.70 mm /Micro hardness 70 + 3 IRHD / for printing on non absorbent surfaces
9) Advantage Metaldec- Grey in colour / Thickness 1.95 mm and 1.70 mm /Micro hardness 68 + 3 IRHD / for Oven dried inks
10) Advantage Premier Form – Pink in colour / Thickness 0.90 mm and 0.95mm /Shore Hardness 85° A / for continuous form envelop printing
11) Advantage 8848 – Pink in colour / Thickness 1.70 mm and 1.95mm /Shore Hardness 75° A / for plastic pot printing
12) Advantage Privilege – Blue in colour / Thickness 1.70 mm and 1.95mm /Shore Hardness 79 ° A / for carton printing
13) Advantage Privilege Opal – Green in colour /Thickness 1.96mm / Micro hardness 67 + 3 IRHD / for uncoated News paper printing
14) Advantage Privilege Topaz – Turquoise Green in colour /Thickness 1.97 mm / Micro hardness 67 + 3 IRHD / for uncoated News paper printing

SAVATECH, d.o.o.

Industrial Rubber Products and Tyres
Škofjeloška c. 6,
SI-4000 Kranj,
Slovenia
Phone: +386 4 206 60 80
Fax: +386 4 206 64 60
E-mail: info@savatech.si
www.savatech.eu

TARGRAY TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC, CANADA

Targray international inc was established in 1987 by Thomas A. Richardson working out of his home in Beaconsfield, Quebec. The company was initially called Technology Services. Targray offset blankets are manufactured with a specially blended top compound layer, resulting in greater resistance against swelling and embossing. This results in a longer lasting, UV resistant Targray blankets.

Some varieties of Blankets supplied by Targray are:

1) Hanky
2) Miyakoshi
3) Kammann
4) Lamin
5) Metronic
6) Guann Yinn

The above blankets are supplied in 0.95 mm thickness to 1.95 mm thickness . The Blanket colours are Orange or Purple. More technical details are not available.

Therefore they can be directly contacted by clicking the link ‘contact’ given below.

Targray Technology International Inc.

18105 Transcanadienne
Kirkland QC, H9J 3Z4 Canada
Tel: (514) 695-8095
Fax: (514) 695-0593
Contact

MEIJI RUBBER AND CHEMICALS CO PVT LTD, JAPAN

Meiji Rubber & Chemical Co Ltd supply many excellent products in the graphic arts industry to various printing firms and press manufacturers. One of their products, i.e printing blankets enjoy the good reputation in the market in its inking, dot reproduction and durability.

Meiji Rubber & Chemical Co., Ltd., have few varieties of  Meiji blankets which they claim are superior for the following reasons:

  • High smash resistance
  • High streak resistance
  • Easy dressing
  • Wide range of optimum printing pressure
  • Good dot reproduction

The Blankets supplied by them include the following:

1) Meiji 9600 A – Blue in colour /Thickness 1.95 mm / Shore Hardness 81° A / for good paper release
2) Meiji 9700 A – Blue in colour /Thickness 1.95 mm / Shore Hardness 80° A / for sheet fed, web presses and also accepts new types of ink or solvents.

They can be directly contacted by clicking the link ‘contact’ given below.

Meiji Rubber & Chemical Co., Ltd

7-22-35,
Nishishinjuku,
Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo,
Japan
Tel:+81-3-5338-4695
Fax:+81-3-3361-4957
Contact



SREE TIRUPATHI PRODUCTS,  MAHARASHTRA,  INDIA 
The firm claims to produce Offset Printing Rubber Blankets which have premium quality and is highly versatile. As per the firm their Offset Printing Rubber Blankets could function even at high temperatures and are resistant to weather and unfavorable factors. In addition to this, these are manufactured from high quality rubber.


1) Offset Blanket – Blue in colour /Hardness: Shore A 82°/ Thickness: 1.95mm or 1.68mm or 2.25mm

They can be directly contacted by clicking the link ‘contact’ given below.

Shree Tirupati Rubber Products
Mr. Sanjay Keer (CEO)
94, Narayan Dhuru Street, Room No. 22, 2nd Floor
Mumbai – 400003, Maharashtra, India
Tele: 08447526619
+(91)-(22)-40236472
+(91)-(22)-23453637
+(91)-(22)-61852683
Mobile:+(91)-9820066472
+(91)-9820066473
Fax:+(91)-(22)-23453637
Contact

                                                                                                  …..To be continued

About The Author

Jayaraman

Retired Govt of India Official. My hobby is to write articles that range from Printing technologies to Spiritual.

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