Anti-Set-Off Powder 
  Water Based Emulsion Coatings
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Rusell-Webb manufactures more than 16 grades of Anti-Set-Off powder. All materials are carefully selected, and the processing methods ensure the final products have good flow and even particle size. Choosing which grade of Anti-Set-Off powder to use is important. The correct powder will reduce the chance of press problems, and improve working conditions. There are three main types of powder:  
 
  • Standard Powders
  • Soluble Powders
  • Coated Powders
 
Standard Powders
These Powders are manufactured from a base of food grade starches and additives which are approved for food contact use. They consist of arrange of powders of increasing particle size from 15 microns through to 70 microns.  

The 15-25 micron powders are suitable for lithographic or letterpress printing on paper. While the 50 and 70 micron powders are designed for carton printing

Grades Available
Grade 1.5S 15 micron
Grade 2 S 20 Micron
Grade 2.5 S 25 Micron
Grade 5 50 Micron
Grade 7 70 Micron
 
Soluble Powders- V range
The V range of powders are made with soluble base materials to aid multi-pass printing. When more than one pass through the press is made, the powder applied during the first pass will be washed off during the second, and so on. Soluble powders help reduce the build up of powder on the blanket and can be used successfully before varnishing and laminating. A full washing pass through the press may be necessary to ensure the complete dissolving of the last application of powder.
Grades Available
Grade 2 V 20 Micron
Grade 4 V  40 Micron
NB: Avoid using these powders with infra-red units
 
Coated Powders- R range
Coated powders are starch based but have been micro-encapsulated with a special resin. they are free flowing, resistant to damp and give the work an extremely smooth finish. These powders 'wet out' in oil inks and are thus suitable for two-pass general litho work, and single pass four colour work.
Coated powder- R range
Grade 1.5 R 15 micron
Grade 2 R 20 micron
Grade 2.5 R 25 micron
Grade 3 R 30 micron
Grade 5 R  50 micron
Grade 6 R 60 micron
 
 
. Water Based Emulsion Coatings .
Rusell- Webb manufacture a full range of Clearcoat water based coating for a wide variety of applications.  
All Clearcoat based coating have the following features:  
  • Non-yellowing
  • Virtually odourless
  • Excellent Scuff resistance
  • Rapid Conversion possible
  • Good uniform slip level
  • A wide variety of finishes available
  • Gluable and Foil Blockable unless specified
These are two distinct products type:
  • Roller applied Clearcoat
  • Ink Duct Applied Clearcoat
 
Clearcoat - Roller Applied 
These coatings are designed to be applied by any of the following methods:
Dedicated Coated Units As supplied by all major press manufacturers
Add-on Coated Units Epic, Dahlgren, etc.
off-line Varnishing Machines  Stienmann, Gull, etc. Most Varnishing machines can be adapted to use clear coat
Press Damping  Systems instructions to modify the press are available
The following are some of the products available from the Clear coat range:
High Gloss Heat Resistant
Satin Water/ Grease resistant
Matte Alcohol Resistant
Very Fast drying sealer  Blister pack
Primer for UV varnishing Calendering
Sealers for meatless Papers and Boards Playing Card
 
Clear coat - Duct Applied
These Coatings are suitable for application through the ink duct of an offset or letterpress printing machine
As these products are water based the damping rollers should be removed and the coating applied by the means of a dry plate. Full instructions with regards to the setting up of the press correctly are available
Finishes available - High Gloss/ Satin/ Matte
 
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