Advantages of Filtration in Printing Reduce down time Reduce waste Reduce maintenance Environmental...

Advantages of Filtration in Printing

• Reduce down time

• Reduce waste

• Reduce maintenance

• Environmental benefits

Down time

• Weekly dumping of fount and cleaning system

• Loss of production

• Wages during down time

Reduce waste

• Wastage of stock

• Wastage of fountain solution

• Reduce amount of waste disposal

Reduce maintenance

• Cleaner dampening system

• Reduce contamination of press

• Better performance

• Cost saving in maintenance

Environmental benefits

• Less contaminated fluid voided

• Reduce water consumption

Advantages of LTI IQ UV Filtration• Easy to install• Inexpensive consumables• Microprocessor control• Controls biological contamination• Temperature of circulating solution

unaffected• Manufactured in Australia• Certified equipment • All components replaceable• Amortisation over short period (18

months)

LTI IQ UV Filtration Unit (Alcohol Free Dampening Sheet Fed and Webs)

Control Panel

Filtration media

Easy but secure access

Easy to install

Produced in Australia

Front and side view: stainless steel and powder coated

Calculate Advantage and Amortisation

• Period between dumping dampening solution

• Down time on press (from full production to full production)

• Cost of equipment per hour

• Total of dampening solution

• Cost of fountain solution per litre

• Alcohol per litre (Alcohol Free = “0”)

• RO Water Cost per Litre (RO Free = “0”)

• Alcohol percentage (Alcohol Free = “0”)

• Fount percentage in dampening solution

• Cost of other additives in dampening solution

• Cost per litre disposal of waste dampening solution

• Labour cost per hour (Printers)

• Labour cost per hour Assistant or maintenance staff

• Cost of LT IQ UV or LT IQ Filtration System

With the following information value of filtration can be calculated

Typical Scenario• System of 160 litres total volume

• Process takes 2.0 hours

• Currently dumping every 7 days with LT IQ Filtration 60 days

• 3 x Staff (2 @ $25 per hour 1@ $40 per hour)

• Down time 2.5 hours (Cost of equipment per hour $200.00)

• Fount per litre $8.00

• Alcohol Free

• Fount at 3%

• Disposal of waste dampening solution @ $0.20 per litre

• Cost of LT IQ Filtration $10,500

• Cost of LT IQ Consumables at change $65.00

Saving with LT IQ Filtration

is $30,484.73 per year

($83.75 per day)

Includes amortisation of LTI IQ Filtration Unit over 18 months.After 18 months savings are at $36,141.04 per annum.

ACN : 086458442

Tim Roberts, Directorm: +61 419 536 761e: timroberts@lti.com.auw: +61 2 9684 6630f: +61 2 9638 6321

Steve Terry, Technical Printingm: +61 428 550 511e: steve@lti.com.au w: +61 2 9684 6630f: +61 2 9638 6321

http://www.lti.com.au