PRINT 05 Sheetfed/Web Offset presses -- Perfecting Personified

Perfecting technology was also the centerpiece of the Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses booth, where a 10-color, 40˝ Diamond 3000T Tandem Perfector was running at speeds to 13,000 sph. The manufacturer was promoting the press' ability to print one side of the sheet and then the other, without tumbling the sheet, through its three-cylinder Translink transfer system. Since the dedicated perfector doesn't require as wide a gripper margin as a convertible perfector, a printer can reportedly save one sheet for every 70 sheets run. It is available in both commercial and carton models, and a double coating option is under development.