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PR /SCR105/302
Ink Dispenser
Acclaimed by Industrial Printers
In
what is an almost unheard of coup, Coates Screen’s Formulator®
IDS walked off with the prestigious ‘Best Innovation’ Award’
for printing, in a recent worldwide poll for the CD industry.
Awards usually go to more high profile technical achievements
in print technology, but the Formulator IDS was recognised as
making a unique and significant contribution to ink handling
for CD printers. Coates Screen has been aware of its
innovations in developing the Formulator range of dispensers,
that these are very much in tune with user needs, and that
reductions in time and cost of operating procedures are
foremost in the minds of production managers.
Poll voters spoke of the value of its extreme accuracy, for
blends of as little as 100 grams up to 5 kilos of ink, and the
ensuing colour repeatability, with significant operating
savings, in both time and cost. They also liked the ‘plug and
play’ design of the IDS, which meant they could wheel it in,
fill it with ink, and set it to work immediately. With over 50
of the IDS-10 now installed, plus many more of the other sizes
of IDS, reliability and ease of maintenance were also seen as
a proven and significant benefit in cost saving. |
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The Formulator IDS-10 |
Latest
development for the Formulator range is the introduction of
upgraded software. This provides an easy and familiar working
Windows environment for the operator, increasing the machine’s
capacity for other tasks and including many new features.
Amongst these, it has much enhanced ability in the re-work of
unused mixes, and now includes a job card function for the
production of job records and full management of job progress.
Formulator is part of the product line-up for Coates Screen at
the forthcoming Fespa exhibition in Madrid, where
demonstrations will be running and staff available to discuss
installation requirements (Stand 10 704A). |
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