Absolute have just completed the latest installation of its InkSave and 2G Chamber at Manchester Paper Box (MPB), in the UK. The upgrade was completed on an EMBA 245 and replaced a corroded OEM aluminium Chamber, loading system and inking/auto wash system.
MPB wanted to improve the ink recovery, wash-up performance and minimise operator interventions. Absolute’s InkSave (pictured, left) now controls blade pressure, pump speeds and has three wash settings for the customer to use, all controlled by a single touch screen PLC.
Tests verified by MPB after installation proved that the upgrade gave a complete wash-out in a five-minute cycle and recovered 86% of ink during testing. Absolute’s programme and water needles provided a 48% reduction in water usage.
Scott Whitley, Production Manager of MPB stated, “We are committed to investing in innovative technology that improves our efficiency, and InkSave also reduces ink and water waste which is important to both us and the wider corrugated industry.”
Each Absolute unit is made bespoke to suit customer needs. For example, this InkSave unit at MPB incorporates a linear slide, allowing the unit to be slid out on rails and providing easy access to the machine for maintenance. A simple but well thought out addition.
Antony Whiteside of Absolute confirmed, “InkSave systems are selling well and seem to have caught our industry’s attention recently. By March 2020, we had already sold more InkSave units than we budgeted for the whole of 2020. We are now supplying systems incorporating full pH, temperature and viscosity control to allow full management of the whole ink circuit.”
