Cleaning Equipment
APR Automatic Photopolymer Plate Cleaning Unit
Designed for efficient automated cleaning of either letter-press or flexo plates. This unit is designed to automate and improve the productivity and performance of cleaning photopolymer plates, both flexo and letterpress. Units are available in different sizes ranging from the APC-45 that can handle plate widths of 17 inches (minimum plate length of 5 inches) to the APC-140 that handles plates up to 55 inches in width. Process steps are cleaning, rinse and dry and the plate is automatically drawn into the processor by the dragging rolls. Transport speed and temperature settings controlled by the computer and is equipped with two brushes with alternating and floating movements.
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Duster 2000
Duster 2000 improves quality and the plate-room work environment by removing dust, odors & VOC's from the photopolymer platemaking environment. Duster units with their multi-stage filtration systems provide an efficient, cost effective solution to reducing dust, odors and VOC's present in the platemaking process, both solvent and thermal processes. This system puts emphasis on "source capture" of pollutants and also focuses on the invisible dust particles and gas phase pollutants.
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Cleaning supplies
CeramClean Anilox Roll Cleaner
Harper CeramClean II removes most tough stains on the roll face, and safely and thoroughly cleans gravure and chrome cylinders.
Anilox and Plate Cleaning Brushes
We carry a wide selection of cleaning brushes: stainless steel (for cleaning ceramic anilox rolls), brass (for chrome anilox rolls), nylon and horsehair (for plate and general purpose cleaning), including .003" bristle brushes for cleaning finer anilox engravings.
Gloves
APR carries a full line of protective gloves for safety and protection including disposable powder-free latex, nitrile, orange chemical resistant to protect hands when cleaning.
Spunlace Wipers
These cloth-like wipers are manufactured in a "spunlacing" process using needle-like jets of water to "entangle" fibers into one of the most durable wiping fabrics ever made. Engineered specifically for wiping, spunlace resistes abrasion, contains no binders or glue, is low linting, and highly absorbent in water or solvents.
Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions provides ultrasonic cleaning systems for laser engraved ceramic anilox rolls that blends two processes that are integral to restoring full cell volume to anilox rolls and to the safety of the anilox roll allowing you to use the anilox rolls at the levels that they were made to be used like new condition again. Sonic Solutions has cleaning systems that can accommodate rolls of varying sizes up to 38" in length.
Nubtex Shop Cloths
Versatile Nubtex Shop Cloths provide a totally new approach to pressroom cleaning. Made from an advanced cloth material, Nubtex Shop Cloths are soft, absorbent, and extremely durable. Nubtex Shop Cloths combine the characteristics of cloth towels with the ease and convenience of disposable wipes. Ideal for cleaning rollers and ink chambers, as well as for all types of general cleanup. Nubtex Shop Cloths are available in 4 sizes: 3 quarter-folded sizes (25 wipes/bundle, 15 bundles/case) and a handy-to-use, shop-adaptable roll size of 400 perforated towels per roll.
3M™ Clean-Walk Mats3M™ Clean-Walk Mats feature a multi-sheeted adhesive system that captures dirt on contact from shoe soles, wheels and other passing objects. Individually tabbed and numbered sheets peel away easily exposing a fresh, ready-to-use sheet.
These time saving wipes are a welcome solution to the constant struggle to maintain a low lint environment. A heavy weight, extremely low lint wiping pad, encased in a nylon stocking, designed with our unique 100% felted Webril cotton fabric as the absorbent core. This non-scratch material will not damage rubber flexographic plates when used on the press for end of job cleanup or mid-run plate maintenance.
- Highly Absorbent—can absorb up to 10 times its weight in ink or cleaning fluids.
- Time and Labor Saving—No more spending time folding shop towels and cutting up stockings to stuff towels into them in hope of a more low lint environment.
- Gentler on Equipment—the non-scratch material prevents damage to rubber plates.
We also carry a full line of film cleaners, glass cleaners, hand cleaners and more...
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