DAMPENING SYSTEMS -- Striking a Balance

Crestline dampeners are easy to use and include single-lever control, gear-driven operation, ball bearing construction and a water tray that is easy to remove, Carpenter says. Most Crestline systems can be installed in less than one hour, he adds.

Townsend Industries also offers a solution for the small sheetfed market in the form of a continuous dampening system for S-1 models of its T-51 self-contained, independent printing units. It is available for presses from A.B.Dick, Multigraphics and Ryobi/Itek.