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PF SCREEN PRINTING PRESSES

The iQ-Oval from MHM Direct GB

To kick things off for 2017, MHM Direct GB installed another three new iQ-Oval machines during January, and is installing a further iQ-Oval in its new showroom and training academy. According to MHM Direct GB, the patented iDS intelligent drive system makes the iQ-Oval unique and “one of the fastest oval presses available”. The iDS drive motors will stop immediately upon sensing the slightest obstruction, eliminating the need for any security barriers, making this a safe and easy machine to operate. “An individual drive motor located on every pallet arm means all pallet arms are independent from each other and every sta- tion has its own independent locking point to provide greater registration accuracy than any other press available. That’s an MHM Direct GB The iQ-Oval, X-type Plus and Synchroprint 5000

engineering fact, so you can forget about registration problems forever and enjoy precise repeatability and perfect registration accuracy 100% of the time,” says MHM Direct GB. The iQ-Oval is part of a full range of presses available from MHM Direct GB. The X-type Plus is a compact press, the S-type Xtreme is a “highly relied upon industry standard press”, while the Synchroprint 5000 combines innovative design along with advanced technology such as the automatic GOTO screen regis- tration set-up. All machines use the M-Touch Pro main command unit with its simple ‘finger-tip’ controls for all main press functions and full wi-fi capability for instant, real-time technical support. w www.mhmdirect.co.uk

Screen Ink and Solvents WPS Compact Tabeltop Carousel

New from Screen Ink and Solvents (SISS) is the WPS Com- pact Tabletop Carousel, which the company says it designed following the success of the original WPS Tabletop Carousel. Smaller and lighter than the original, the Compact is ideal for smaller print shops. It is upgradeable to six colours using 20” x 24” screens, comes with micro-registration as standard and includes a platen print arm, which can

SISS is also the UK dealer for Weiss Carousels. The Weiss Medi- um Carousel range is made in Denmark “to the highest stand- ards and built to last”, reports the company. It is built with quality components, strong bearings and with a single compression spring to produce a smooth print arm action and offers all- heads down printing. “Optional side clamps and micro-reg- istration are combined with an adjustable pallet arm height for an

be removed when the carousel is not being used. A larger platen print arm can be purchased to allow for overprinting, and from this month printers can also upgrade from a single station to a two-station version.

extremely rigid print platform,” explains SISS, adding that “the registration forks are

factory set and require no lubrication or adjust-

ment.” w www.inkandsolvents.co.uk

The Weiss Medium Carousel from Screen Ink and Solvents

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