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    Delamination in Sheetfed

    Offset Printing

    Delamination in Sheetfed
    Offset Printing

    The devil is in the details, as the saying goes.

    This is true for Delamination- an error referring to the


    separation of layers in the printing stock, both paper and
    cardboard.

    Possible causes
    Printing paper often has to be cut to the right size in the print shop. One
    or multiple cuts are necessary. When the stack to be cut is inserted into
    the guillotine cutter, the bottommost sheet can get stuck on an
    incorrectly positioned cutter bar. This leads to a separation of layers and
    rolled-up strips during further processing.
    On insertion into the printing press, the front or back of the sheets may
    be damaged from coming into contact with the cutting edges. This
    problem occurs particularly frequently when thick layers are involved.
    The layers get partially separated on the edges and roll up on the
    damaged spot when the layer is pushed onto the stack.

    Possible causes
    Delamination can sometimes be caused when wedges are inserted to
    level the height of the pile, or by the insertion of sword probes to
    measure humidity.
    During paper manufacture, the paper reel is unrolled in order to cut it
    to size. Sometimes the layers become partially stuck together. As a
    result, when the paper is unrolled, the layers separate, tearing the
    surface and causing it to roll up.

    Possible remedies
    The aforementioned problems can almost always be prevented with
    particular vigilance and by working carefully.
    It is important that the bottommost sheet on the guillotine cutter is
    always thrown out.
    This significantly reduces the risk of rolled-up strips of paper being run
    through the printing press. In addition, wedges or indicator probes should
    be inserted with the utmost precaution.

    Possible remedies
    It is also highly advisable to have an air blast at the guillotine cutter
    table. Furthermore, it's absolutely necessary to make sure that a
    newly installed cutter bar does not protrude out from the table at any
    point.

    A practical example
    In one print shop, the delivered sheets had to be cut to the desired size.
    The bottommost sheet of the pile to be cut was always damaged at one
    edge that had been in contact with a falsely positioned cutter bar. The
    result was small rips and damage which led to multiple rolled-up strips
    during further processing.

    A practical example
    The Fogra Graphic Technology Research Association was brought in for
    expert assessment and was able to identify the cutter bar as the clear
    cause for the Delamination. Multiple sheets were affected. They all
    exhibited damaged edges at the exact same spot. That was also
    precisely the point where the printing stock was delaminated and
    rolled up.

    A practical
    example
    Once damage has been caused, the issue of liability comes up. For the
    processing of complaints, it is particularly helpful when the problem
    sheet can be established. Using this sheet, the cause of the rolled-up
    strips can often be identified. If the rolled-up strips are at the edge of the
    sheet and increase in width during processing, for example, the cause
    can be traced back to cutting or piling. If the Delamination begins in the
    middle of the sheet, this indicates that the cause occurred in the paper
    mill. Fogra's processing of such complaints shows, however, that nine
    out of ten such cases are caused by faulty procedures in the print shop.

    A practical example
    Layers can roll up in the pile as many as 15 times during various motional
    processes. This leads to rolled-up strips on the printing stock. If these are
    run through the printing press, the printing blankets inevitably get
    damaged and, in extreme cases, other units can also be damaged.

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    Rajendra.Prasad@heidelberg.com

    www.heidelberg.com

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    THANK YOU.
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