The IGT AIC2-5 Printability Tester prints on a variety of materials including paper, board, plastic film, cellophane, laminate, metal.

Applications:
The test strips are suitable for many purposes:

• measuring colour with colour measuring systems/ spectrophotometers, use in colour matching systems and visual appraisal
• taking density measurements, including establishing tolerances and determination of coverage, scratch resistance, wear resistance, flexibility, adhesion and gloss, ink transfer (in g/m²), light fastness and resistance to chemicals
• testing printing quality, picking, wet pick and wet repellence, roughness, print penetration, Heliotest, set-off, striking through, mottle, loose and weakly bound paper articles used in the printing ink, paper and board, print, metal, plastics and packaging, resin, lacquer, coatings and raw materials industries as well as in training centres and research institutes

Features:

• Ideal for making numerous tests on different substrates and inks in quality control and research
• Tests small quantities of ink and substrate in conditions simulating actual practice
• Makes colour strips with various inks on different substrates
• Saves costs by removing the need for tests to be made on the printing presses
• Sturdy construction for intensive use over a long period
• Easy and quick to clean
• Variety of accessories available for a wide range of processing options on various substrates with offset, gravure and flexo inks
• Substrate, ink and printing discs are simple and quick to change
• Reproducibility is extremely good, high degree of simulation of actual practice
• Computer-controlled speed setting and timer control

Technical data

• Printing section:
  • Printing speed
    • constant 0.2-5 m/s
    • increasing 0.5-7 m/s
  • Printing force 50-1000 N
  • Extra interval time 0.2-120 s, resolution of 0.1 s
  • Two printing discs maximum
  • Printing length 200 mm
  • Discs – printing width 10, 20, 35 and 50 mm
  • Types of available discs:
    • Rubber, 85 Shore A, coated, for conventional inks
    • Rubber, 65 Shore A, coated, for conventional inks
    • Rubber blanket, for conventional inks
    • Rubber, 85 Shore A, for UV-curing inks
    • Rubber blanket for UV-curing inks
    • Aluminium
    • Also light-weight versions < 200 g

Physical specifications:

• Weight 97 kg
• Dimensions 440 x 500 x 500 mm (W x D x H)

Power requirements:

• 115/230 V, 50/60 Hz

Option:
The fastest and best results are achieved when the AIC2-5 is used in combination with the IGT High Speed Inking Unit 4.

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