RS 3.0 HS - Gravure printing press

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The RS 3.0 HS gravure printing press delivers high quality printing at high speeds on a wide range of flexible substrates.   It features automation solutions and smart trolleys that make job preparation and changeovers fast and easy, for the efficient production of short, medium and long runs of flexible packaging and other flexible material applications. Winders enable fully automatic bi-directional reel splice at maximum speed. The press flexible architecture offers various options, including press styling and livery - standard or enhanced.  

Automation and advanced ergonomics for higher press uptime

• Advanced automation features for fast and efficient press operation  
  • TAPS totally automatic pre-setting system
  • inverter on ventilation chambers
  • automatic release of the inking roller during job changeover  
  • powerful CPU further expanding the automation architecture 
  • fully automatic bi-directional reel splice at machine production speed with minimum waste  

• Optimum accessibility to all machine sections for cleaning.                                                                                                                                        
•  Improved accessibility on lubricant filling points for easy and fast maintenance operations                                                                                                                                         
• Fast and straightforward press installation and commissioning.

Exceptional print quality across numerous flexible substrates for various applications

• High quality printing at high production speeds on a wide range of substrates including new eco-friendly materials
• Solvent and water-based printing capabilities
• Standard Inking system with motorized inking roller (MPI) to provide precise and uniform inking distribution even where varieties of inks is common
• Easy web handling and very accurate tension control from unwinder to rewinder
• Integrated Registron^®, the BOBST register control solution for very fast and precise register correction
• Enhanced BOBST viscosity control system with ink cooling device for outstanding stability of the printing process
• Extended drying chambers for efficient drying at high production  speed
• BOBST supplies and integrate all required auxiliary equipment
• BOBST Connect connectivity features for  production and quality control and remote assistance 
• CE mark guaranteeing superior product quality standards.

Advanced sustainability with cost savings

• Fully compatible with water-based inks
• Short web path, fast register presetting & correction
• Minimum volume of ink in circulation
• Total Automatic Pre-Register Setting (TAPS) for fast machine set-up and minimum waste independent of the press operator skills
• High efficiency extended twin flow dryers and ventilation system for energy savings
• Unique winders with energy recovery solution        
• Lower Explosion Limit (LEL) system to avoid emissions into the atmosphere.

Advanced customer's experience at Bobst Changzhou's facility

•  Advanced customer's experience in Bobst Changzhou's Competence Center to test their jobs.
  • printing of demonstrations or dedicated customer jobs
  • analysis of job production like solvent retention and quality control
  • training classes in Chinese and in English. Access to experts dedicated to gravure printing.