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Timsons News Archive - 2004 > 06/2003 Timsons at drupa, Düsseldorf |
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The new T48A cantilever divert unit.
The T48A print unit.
The T-Flex 600. |
Timsons at drupa, Düsseldorf, May 6-19, 2004 Hall 16, stand 16A 44-2 Innovations to maximise productivity and efficiency in web book printing, and in flexo printing for flexible packaging, will be emphasised on the Timsons stand at drupa. Cantilever divert for T48A book press The new cantilever divert unit for T48A book presses is being launched at drupa. With full pre-setting facilities as standard, this unit saves time and manpower in threading up, and is a logical development in Timsons’ programme of increasing book press productivity by reducing down time to release additional capacity. The parent web can be slit into a number of ribbons – normally three, four or five; the ribbons can then be assembled in any sequence for the folder. Two variations of flopping (turning over) ribbons are available – a fixed format selected by the printer when the press is ordered; or variable format allowing complete freedom to put any ribbon in any position, flopped or unflopped. The unit also automates the unavoidable, intricate and time consuming task of repositioning half ribbons between two full ribbons for binding. Make-ready for T48A and ZMR book presses Inbuilt make ready techniques that maximise profitability and productivity on T48A presses will be highlighted. The ZMR option delivers genuine Zero Make Ready on one-colour books through twin over-and-under printing units. While one unit prints at speeds up to 450m/min., the press man changes plates on the other unit. As soon as the active unit finishes printing the last signature, the second unit - already accelerated and synchronised at web speed - immediately begins printing. There is a minimum of paper waste, and lost production time is measured in seconds. The standard T48A press incorporates the Timsons Simultaneous Plate Changing System, which allows the operation to be completed in less than three minutes. T-Flex 600 flexo press At drupa Timsons will demonstrate the quick-change capability that maximises profitability in high-quality, short-run printing of packaging material including film, paper or board. Outstanding heat management throughout the press means that the T-Flex 600 can meet the growing demand for shrink sleeves. T-Flex 600 print cylinders can be changed easily without the use of tools - one man can change eight cylinders in around 15 minutes using the Timson "lift-and-slide" system. The press is usually installed with up to 10 units, printing in eight colours with options for laying down a primer, varnishing and laminating. The press is based around a newly developed and sophisticated enclosed chamber system. Accurate temperature control optimises ink transfer and maximises quality performance on text, fine half-tones and heavy solids. Capable of printing 150-line screen at speeds up to 260m/min, the press has a 600m-web width and an infinitely variable repeat range from 300 to 600mm. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Peter Brown
Marketing Director John Miles in the Timsons museum with a 'Wun-Up' press.
Patternmaker Jim Prater
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Northants Evening Telegraph features Timsons March 16, 2004 Article by NET staff writer, Nick Shaw: Printing press manufacturer retains roots on journey from the cellar to the top. Pick up any paperback on your bookcase and the likelihood is it will have been printed on a machine made in Kettering. Timsons is one of the few firms that was born in the town and continues to go from strength to strength. It was founded in the cellar of a house in Victoria Street in 1896 by Arthur Richardson Timson. The workforce has grown from three in those days to the current number of 220 and the company now has offices in America and Italy. Back in the late 1800s shoe machinery and bicycles, which were the craze of the time, were produced, but now the Bath Road-based firm specialises solely in producing machinery for the printing industry. Managing Director Peter Brown said: "Ninety per cent of the paperbacks you'll find in WH Smith and Waterstones will have been printed on one of our machines. "All the Harry Potter books were printed on a machine made in Kettering. "We design them here, make the parts for them here, assemble them here and test them here." The massive size of the printing machines produced and work involved means an average of just one a month can be made at the factory, which is split between Bath Road and nearby Water Street. A purpose-built foundry is one of the features of the firm and Mr Brown said: "We can buy scrap steel for £150 a ton and turn it into a printing machine. "We need a very very skilled workforce and do an enormous amount of training and recruiting. "We spend a lot of money developing new products because it is a fast moving industry." The machines currently being produced can print 25,000 48-page booklets in an hour and are sold for between £1m and £2m. The majority, 80 per cent of those made, are exported and are now being used in countries including Germany, Holland, Finland, China, and Korea. Paperback books, computer manuals, dictionaries, encyclopaedia and bibles are the most common publications produced on Timson machines. The company prides itself on taking on apprentices and employs an average of six a year. The sales director, foundry manager and machinery shop manager are all former apprentices. The original Mr Timson set up the Northam charity trust and four retirement flats in Reservoir Road in Kettering remain funded by it. The long history of the firm can now be seen at its museum, set-up inside its premises. Although still based in the heart of Kettering, there were thoughts in the late 80s about building a purpose-built factory on the Telford Way Industrial Estate. But Mr Brown said: "We decided against the move because at least half our workforce come to work by foot, bicycle or get a lift. "It is so convenient for the town centre and that is what the workers like because they pop to the bank or shops at lunchtime so easily. "We are not going anywhere. Our roots are here in Kettering and we are here to stay." Plans are now afoot to expand further and a planning application is about to be lodged with Kettering Council to change part of the factory. Reprinted with kind permission of Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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