DAMPENING SYSTEMS -- Striking a Balance

Kompac, a division of Day International, sees waste reduction as such a key benefit of its dampening systems that it guarantees they'll reduce waste by at least 50 percent. It also promises to add 30 to 60 minutes of press production per day.

The manufacturer offers a family of Kompac-branded automatic dampening systems, with models for small sheetfeds up to large web presses. The units are said to provide automatic ink/water balance.