Used Offset Press Safety Devices: Field Checks for Interlocks, Dual-Switch Monitoring and Pile Lifts2026/11/10 8:34:51When buying a used offset press, most buyers focus on cylinders, gears and top speed, while safety devices are waved away with a casual "it starts and runs". That is exactly where the traps are buried: one bypassed interlock switch missed at inspecti...
A 2018-Built Chinese Duplex Offset Press Hits the November Auction Block: Domestic Used-Press Turnover Speeds Up2026/11/9 8:37:44In November 2026, Chinese-built presses appeared alongside an imported classic on the disposal stage: at an auction in Gaotang, Shandong opening on November 19, two Changsheng CSS920 sheet-fed duplex single-color offset presses, built around 2018, we...
Screw Compressor Maintenance for Used Printing Presses: Condensate, Cooling Oil and Filter Replacement Intervals2026/10/20 8:17:44Every pneumatic endpoint on an offset press line — feeder suction nozzles, sheet brakes, air cushion and pneumatic actuators — traces back to a single origin: the screw air compressor. In the used-equipment trade, buyers concentrate on the press itse...
Reading Streaks on Used Offset Presses: Field Criteria for Gears, Bearers and Cylinder Bearings2026/10/19 8:10:16On the used offset press inspection floor, the three words buyers say most often are "there are streaks." When prints show alternating dark and light bands, elongated dots or ghosting, the seller's answer is usually "it's the paper" or "a new...
Used Heidelberg Offset Delivery Unit Inspection: Gripper Bars, Paper Brake System and Non-Stop Delivery Criteria2026/10/18 8:16:02When inspecting a used Heidelberg offset press, buyers usually focus on the printing units, feeder or ink control while treating the delivery section as an afterthought. In reality, the delivery cylinder, gripper bars, paper brake system and non-stop...
Exporting Used Offset Presses to Southeast Asia: Pre-Shipment Inspection, Anti-Corrosion Packing and Re-Commissioning Thresholds2026/10/17 8:12:32Since mid-October, used offset press inquiries have been shifting outward: alongside domestic showroom traffic, Southeast Asian buyers have become noticeably more active. Dealers near ports such as Qingdao and Guangzhou now bundle recovery, refurbish...
Used Heidelberg CD102/SM102 Feeder Maintenance: Suction Belt, Pile Control and Air-Circuit Cleaning Cycles2026/10/16 8:13:25The feeder is the first gate of a sheet-fed offset press and the area most likely to reveal a machine's real maintenance history during a used-equipment inspection. The Heidelberg CD102/SM102 Preset Plus Feeder integrates the suction belt, automatic ...
How to Read Wiring Diagrams of Used Offset Presses: A Four-Step Tracing Method from Current Flow Diagrams to Colour Codes2026/10/15 8:11:33On a used offset press, mechanical wear is visible and measurable, but the electrical system that truly determines long-term repair cost hides inside cabinets and cable ducts. For buyers and field engineers, a wiring diagram set that matches the mach...
How to Inspect the Main Drive of a Used Offset Press: DC Motor Grease Intervals, Commutator Reading and Converter Checks2026/10/14 8:19:49Mainstream sheet-fed offset presses built from the 1990s through the mid-2000s — Roland 700 series, KBA Rapida 105U, Heidelberg SM74 — share one defining trait: the main drive is almost universally a DC motor paired with a DC converter, with speed fe...
All in Print China 2026 Opens: The Technology Divide Redrawing Used Offset Press Values2026/10/13 8:09:46On October 12, the 10th All in Print China opened at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre under the theme of intelligent and unlimited printing. The show covers 120,000 square meters, a record high, gathering more than a thousand exhibitors fro...
