SHEETFED DRYING/CURING SYSTEMS -- Running Hot and Cold

Looking at the issue from another angle, William Fuchs—president of Fuchs-DeVries (FDV) in Mundelein, IL—contends that existing drying systems supplied with some sheetfed presses may not be adequate, even for water-based coating applications. "A substantial amount of high-volume hot air is required to set water-based coatings. Unfortunately, the systems supplied on some presses were designed with limited output of high-volume hot air," he asserts.