The company has unveiled its Impact Flex automatic blanket cleaner, which uses either wash roll or dry cloths to clean the blanket.

"It depends on the printer's philosophy and his preferences for how often he washes the blanket," said Karl Puhringer, Baldwin vice president of European operations.

He said that the Impact system was unique for its "very low VOC content", which was less than 2%.

It also had the advantage over brush systems of collecting dust and chemicals in the cloth, he said.

Baldwin's consumables portfolio has also expanded with the launch of the 1646+ Prepac cloths.

Puhringer did not report any new sales at the show but said that his UK sales team had "some very big meetings" with unnamed clients.

The launches come at the end of a two-year restructuring for the company, which has consolidated its manufacturing facilities from the US to three sites in Europe.

Story by Josh Brooks