IPEX 2002 -- Products

Heidelberg USA has extend its CANopen technology to enable virtually all Star components for Speedmaster 74 and 102 presses to be controlled and monitored using the touchscreen of the CP2000 Center press control system. CAN stands for "Controller Area Network" and is a globally standardized data bus system. The press operations that now can be accessed directly on the CP2000 include output and balance of the dryers (DryStar), dampening solution temperature and IPA concentration (HydroStar and CombiStar), inking unit temperature (CombiStar) and the start of powder spraying (PowderStar). In the finishing arena, the Stitchexpert saddlestitcher produces 4,200 stitched documents per hour and is designed for short-run applications. The unit consists of collating towers with 10 compartments each, a stitching and folding unit with integrated front trim, and a pile delivery unit for collated documents. It can stitch a maximum thickness of 22 sheets (88 pages) and staple up to 55 sheets. Write in 398 on Reader Service Card