DAMPENING SYSTEMS -- Striking a Balance

"Water spotting, pulse marking and striping—which all previously were quality issues with spray dampeners—have been eliminated in today's high-speed, digital pulsed systems," Schupp says.

Baldwin Technology, based in Shelton, CT, put together a position paper to make its case for spray dampening on web presses. A key benefit of the technology, it argues, is a reduction of performance variances.