Delta opts for central cooling on its latest Speedmaster

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Delta Print & Packaging in Belfast has taken a technotrans’ central cooling system to take heat away from the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 145-6+L VLF press it has just installed.

The company is mirroring the cooling it has on two other Speedmaster presses because Gary Boyd, engineering and projects manager, says ‘technotrans is reliable and with much better after sales service than many of its competitors.’

The excess heat is currently ducted out of the building but the company would consider re-using the heat in other parts of the plant; it is something that will be regularly reviewed.

‘Temperature control is important to ensure process variables remain within defined limits for best quality and repeatability,’ added Gary.

The company is very brand conscious and the need for colour predictability spurred it to buy the Heidelberg Axis Control spectral measurement device. Temperature control ensures the ink tack is exactly right and that, too, enhances the finished results.

Delta is in the second of a five year £40 million investment programme which has included spends at the Northern Ireland and Poland plants.

Peter Benton, managing director of technotrans, said: ‘Delta is forward thinking. The UK and Ireland lag behind Europe in the adoption of water cooled peripherals but we have seen a stronger take up recently. Water has better cooling properties than air (about four times the efficiency) and the heat taken away from the press can be re-used to save energy and costs. The side benefit is that it creates a better working environment and comfortable operators are more productive!’