Special Drupa Coverage — Manufacturers Press Ahead

Mitsubishi unveiled its Diamond V3000 series of sheetfed presses. A six-color Diamond V3000LX with coater, extended delivery, and UV and IR drying demonstrated a new approach to strike-through coating. The press featured the Diamond Color Navigator system for touchscreen color control.

An eight-color Diamond V3000R convertible perfector incorporated new double-diameter sheet reversing cylinders, along with a new belt-type delivery, to enable printing speeds to 16,200 sph--during both straight and perfecting runs. And a 10-color Diamond V3000TP Tandem Perfector was equipped with Mitsubishi's SimulChanger fully automatic plate changing system. Also able to achieve rated speeds of 16,200 sph, the manufacturer touted both Diamond V3000 models to be the fastest perfectors available in the industry.