SHM Variquik PC12 Book Printing System – Sold

One Pre-owned SHM Variquik PC12 Printing System

Originally Installed in 1996

Refurbished in 2011/12 by Variquik International Ltd

Comprising of:

Two (2) print cartridges with printing cylinder circumferences of 864 mm and 992 mm

Unwind Section

(3) Shafted pick-up from floor unwind trolleys allowing minimum roll handling and reduced roll Damage (Complete with powered indexing through unwind sequence)

(1)  Portal frame mounted festoon module allowing zero speed splicing

(1)  Tension control module

(1) Automatic web tracking module

Printing Section

(1)   Pneumatically loaded infeed draw roll module

(1)   Printing Tower complete with two (2) print cartridges.

The plate cylinders are specified with an undercut to suit 0.2 mm printing plates.

One (1) x 864 mm circumference (0.2 mm plate undercut)-740 mm maximum web width. One (1) x 992 mm circumference (0.2 mm plate undercut)-740 mm maximum web width.

(1) Vertically tracking carriage housing the following: Plate cylinder drive modules

Inking and Epic Delta dampening modules

Lateral and motorised circumferential register controls

(1)   Plate bender for aluminium plates

Drying Section

(1)  IVT Infra red drying module

(1) Set of chill rolls. Pre-folding Section

(1)  Pneumatically loaded with web draw roll module

(1) Air loaded precision former module with adjustable nose rollers Cutting and Perforating Section

(1)  Pneumatically loaded web draw roll module

(1)  Single rotary cutting / perforating cylinder module with multiple knife / perforator stations

(1)  Automatic print to cut-off controls

(1) Reject sheet deflector Folding Section

(1)  Forwarding tape drive

(1) Buckle fold module supplied with 3 buckle gates each with motorised end stops and auto deflectors.

(1)  Photo-electric knife fold unit

(1)  Signature delivery section

Central Process Control Desk

(1) Computer console incorporating a computer and Graphic Display allowing remote control of functions and settings

Drives and Control Section

(1)    Main drive motor and electrical control cabinets

Ancillary Equipment Included:

Timed Spine Notching Module

Air-cooled chilling unit for the supply of chilled water to the chill rolls. Dampening chilled recirculation unit

Dryer Exhaust Fan. IVT Air Turn.

Double Sided Silicone Applicator

Stacker Bundler equipment.