SYSTEM SOLUTIONS - Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
SYSTEM SOLUTIONS - Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
SYSTEM SOLUTIONS - Baldwin Technology Company, Inc.
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22 <strong>Company</strong> history<br />
How BALDWIN became a<br />
<strong>SYSTEM</strong> SUPPLIER to our customers<br />
Right from the start, BALDWIN has worked closely with print<br />
machine manufacturers and specialist partner companies,<br />
constantly developing ground-breaking products for<br />
newspaper, commercial and sheetfed printing. Every step in<br />
our development has focused on benefiting our customers.<br />
Our<br />
event<br />
BALDWIN<br />
founded<br />
by William<br />
Gegenheimer<br />
in Long Island,<br />
NY, USA<br />
Ink roller washer<br />
unit invented<br />
Ink agitator<br />
invented<br />
First<br />
dampening<br />
recycling /<br />
cooling unit<br />
introduced<br />
First patent<br />
for “Automix”<br />
automatic<br />
dampening<br />
solutions mixer<br />
First patent<br />
for “BalControl”<br />
automatic<br />
alcohol control<br />
First automatic<br />
blanket<br />
washing unit<br />
presented for<br />
sheetfed offset<br />
Patent for<br />
improved<br />
blanket<br />
washing unit<br />
First automatic<br />
blanket washing<br />
unit presented<br />
for commercialweb<br />
and newspaper<br />
printing<br />
BALDWIN<br />
goes public<br />
First<br />
newsprint<br />
blanket<br />
washing unit<br />
Patent for<br />
Delta<br />
Dampening<br />
System<br />
Digital<br />
dampening<br />
dosing system<br />
developed<br />
Year 1918 1927 1940 1953 1955 / 62 1976 / 80 1982 1987 1988 1992<br />
Your<br />
benefit<br />
Development<br />
of print<br />
automation<br />
begins<br />
Washing ink<br />
rollers automatically<br />
reduces<br />
manual labor<br />
required and<br />
machine<br />
downtimes<br />
Improves<br />
printing<br />
conditions<br />
through<br />
creating<br />
constant ink<br />
consistency<br />
Stabilises<br />
print process<br />
(predecessor<br />
to today’s<br />
BasicLiner)<br />
Constant<br />
dampening<br />
quality and<br />
composition<br />
Reduced<br />
alcohol<br />
consumption,<br />
better<br />
working<br />
conditions<br />
Reduced<br />
machine<br />
downtimes<br />
in sheetfed<br />
offset<br />
Further<br />
developed<br />
cleaning<br />
performance<br />
From now on,<br />
web offset<br />
printers benefit<br />
from much less<br />
manual labor<br />
needed in<br />
cleaning<br />
blankets and<br />
less machine<br />
downtime<br />
Further<br />
investment in<br />
improving print<br />
efficiency and<br />
continuing to<br />
develop as<br />
system supplier;<br />
new financial<br />
resources<br />
enable us to<br />
expand<br />
development<br />
as system<br />
supplier for print<br />
Machine<br />
downtimes<br />
now reduced<br />
in newspaper<br />
print also<br />
Improved<br />
dampening<br />
distribution<br />
(basis for film<br />
dampening<br />
units)<br />
Dampening<br />
additives<br />
dosed<br />
precisely<br />
irrespective<br />
of water<br />
pressure,<br />
reducing<br />
quantities<br />
consumed