Semi-Commercial Printing

Coldset and heatset web offset processes were once very separate activities. However, the convergence of market drivers with technology and materials development has blurred these previously distinct businesses to create a printing category of "hybrid heatset" or "semi" commercial. A broad definition is that production in this category generally uses newspaper presses equipped with hot air drying.

Hot air flotation dryers deliver unrestricted drying of heatset inks at speeds to 3,000 fpm (15 m/s) on coated and uncoated papers. The heatset process provides:

• Flexibility to print on coated and uncoated papers
• Improved ink gloss
• Reduced marking

MEGTEC is the expert in providing complete heatset packages including paper handling, drying, cooling web turning and VOC control.

Contact MEGTEC to discuss how our splicers, pasters and web dryers can help improve your semi-commercial printing efficiency