The press and circulator will be exhibited on Komori's stand in the South Hall's Eco Zone, which Komori is sponsoring. The H-UV curing system of the Komori press produces a quarter of the CO2 emitted by conventional UV lamps and is designed not to discharge ozone emissions, due to a reduction of the wavelength of the spectrum occurring in conventional lamps.
Meanwhile the new beta.c.eco circulator features digital scroll energy saving cooling technology, meaning compressors which normally run either at 0 or 100% output can operate at variable speed. This saves energy and reduces a press’s carbon impact, according to Technotrans.
“The green theme is common to all the companies now, whether they are printers or manufacturers,” said commercial director at Komori Catherine Ressuge. “All the technologies developed by Komori have zero alcohol. Thanks to H-UV drying technology they have zero ozone, zero powder and are very silent presses.”
While Technotrans will not have any equipment on its own stand (S5-F395) the company will be talking visitors through its range of water treatment, filtration, bulk and cartridge based inking, temperature control and water-cooled peripherals and humidification solutions.
A key focus will be the ancillaries company’s extension into digital press cooling, including provision of an Omega chilling system for Precision Printing’s HP Indigo 10000.
The company will also be advising on a ban on ozone-depleting recycled r22 refrigerant, scheduled for 1 January 2015.
“These r22 refrigerants can be replaced with alternatives like r407C,” said managing director of Technotrans Peter Benton. “Alternatively the complete equipment can be replaced, often leading to greater efficiency. Any printer with cooling devices that are more than ten years old needs to check the information on their equipment to see if they need to take action.”
“Pressroom peripherals are not luxuries,” added Benton. “They are designed to attain and improve quality predictability, productivity and to safeguard the life of the press. The payback comes from the often significant reduction in waste and the improvement in operator performance.”
