2011 No.72 - Komori

Rise of the Lithrone G40
Toward a balance of the printing
environment, people and nature
The Lithrone G40’s three pillars of
eco-friendly performance
The Lithrone G40 is based on a product concept of painstaking consideration for the
environment. The press was developed with this overriding goal as the top priority.
Komori believes that a healthy environment depends on mutually beneficial relationships
— not solely for people or the enterprise or nature. A mutually beneficial balance
among the many different things on our beautiful planet ensures a bright future. The
environmental concept championed by Komori consists of three pillars: clean, savings
and safety.
The Lithrone G40 supports OffsetOnDemand (see article on page 14), the ideal mode
of printing for the next generation that can open completely new fields of business.
OffsetOnDemand establishes a printing environment capable of a wider range of
work and shorter work times. By producing higher quality printed products that are
both worker friendly and profitable for the company, this system is creating a printing
culture that is good for the environment and a boon to both the market and society.
Komori conceives of its mission as providing products and solutions that will advance
this type of mutually beneficial circle.
[Clean]
• Reduced use of printing materials and consumables
• Reduced use of lubricants and cleaning fluid
• Improved printing plant environment
• Enhanced control of pressroom environment and dispersion of spray powder
[Savings]
• Reduced power consumption
• Reduced printing waste
• Reduced waste of paper and ink
[Safety]
• Ergonomic design
• Scheduled preventive maintenance for the machine
• Enhanced self-diagnostic functions
Operation to achieve OffsetOnDemand
• Automation: Reduced work tasks due to benderless APC (Automatic Plate Changer)
• Standardization: KHS-AI (Advanced Interface), PDC-SX (Spectral Print Density Control-SX)
and PQA-S (Print Quality Assessment System)
• Innovation: H-UV System and 20Matching
Basic Press Configuration Designs
LITHRONE G40: 4-Color with H-UV (Innovative Curing System) Specification
UV lamp for H-UV
LITHRONE G40: 6-Color Plus Coater with Conventional UV Specification
In addition to the environmentally friendly performance of the machine itself, no effort is spared to
ensure that the processes and the production environment that produce the press are good for the
natural environment.
Komori’s Commitment: Environmental priorities in the manufacturing process
• Established eco-friendly manufacturing processes
• Reduced manufacturing man-hours
• Reduced use of energy for handling
• Reduced use of secondary materials in manufacturing
• Established eco-friendly production environment
• Achieved zero emissions
• Implemented lubricating oil recycling
• Developed wind and solar power systems
• Initiated a zero inventories production line adapted from the Toyota Production System*
* The Toyota Production System (TPS) organizes manufacturing and logistics, including interaction
with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic ‘lean
manufacturing.’
Interdeck UV lamp
Interdeck UV lamp
• Interdeck drying may be specified for any printing unit.
LITHRONE G40P: 8-Color Convertible Perfecting with H-UV (Innovative Curing System) Specification
Specifications
LITHRONE G40 (40" Offset Press) Specifications
Model GL-240 GL-440 GL-540 GL-640 GL-740 GL-840
Number of colors 2 4 5 6 7 8
Max. printing speed sph 16,500 15,000
Max. sheet size mm (in.) 720 x 1,030 (28 11 /32 x 40 9 /16)
UV lamp for H-UV
UV lamp for H-UV
LITHRONE G40P (40" Convertible Perfecting Offset Printing Press ) Specifications
Model GL-440P GL-540P GL-640P GL-740P GL-840P GL-1040P
Number of colors 4 5 6 7 8 10
Max. printing speed sph 15,000 13,000
Max. sheet size mm (in.) Single-sided :720 x 1,030 (28 11 /32 x 40 9 /16) Double-sided :700 x 1,020 (27 9 /16 x 40 5 /32)
All specifications stated herein are current as of March 2011. Komori reserves the right to
change specifications without notice.
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