Offset Printing--Pressing Ahead

Didde Web Press highlighted several models, including its Excalibur, which is available in 21˝, 24˝ and 27˝ widths, and in cylinder sizes from 171⁄2˝ to 28˝. Rated at 1,300 fpm, it's a blanket-to-blanket commercial perfector that boasts a Computer Master Control console.

RDP Marathon showed its V-series print tower in a single-side printing configuration. The company also demonstrated its Smart Set 2000, a Windows-based control system that provides remote control of press functions—from makeready to washup. The control unit is CTP and CIP3 compliant. Jobs can be prepared off-line and then initiated online. Remote ink adjustment and semi-automatic plating are both standard. And up to 1,000 jobs can be stored and retrieved from its on-press hard-drive.