Superior Structure:
The multi-layered structure of
Impressions Rubber Textile Printing Blankets, reinforced
with 100% Cellulose, lends them a unique advantage
-- natural compressibility. These Blankets retain
shape throughout
their lifetimes, enabling superlative
printing
sharpness, colour absorption and design registration.
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PU Printing Blankets are made
of comparatively rigid Polyurethane, and offer very
low compressibility. This hinders printing accuracy
and registration. |
| Steadfast Surface:
The
Rubber surface of Impressions Blankets offers X%
resistance to printing chemicals,
and Y% resistance to solvents (such as Acetone,
Thinner and Ethyl Acetate). |
The surface of PU Blankets offers
very poor resistance to chemicals and solvents. |
Tough Resisitance To Temperature:
Impressions
Blankets offer total resistance to temperatures up
to 100 degree Celsius. |
PU Blankets cannot effectively
resist temperatures higher than 60 degree Celsius. |
Easy Repairs:
Impressions
Blankets are much easier to repair in case of mechanical
damages,
because the Rubber Printing Blankets industry is
well-established around the world, and technical help
is at hand anywhere.
The Rubber Solutions required for repair also are
easily available worldwide. |
PU Blankets are harder to repair.
Once damaged, a quality-conscious printer will have
to replace them. Even if one chooses to go for repair,
the process involves high technical skills. Usually,
the technicians will have to be flown in, and even
the PU Solutions required for repair, not being easily
available, will have to shipped in. |
Ideal Elongation
Control:
The % elongation for IMPRESSIONS Rubber Blankets
at a constant
tension of 5 N/mm is 0.5% (only 0.1% higher than
the leading PU Blanket - too nominal to affect the
life
span of the blanket). |
The basic structure of PU imparts
slightly better elongation properties than rubber.
However, the % elongation for PU Blankets at a constant
tension of 5 N/mm is 0.4% -- only 0.1% lesser than
an IMPRESSIONS Rubber Blanket. |
Competent Fitting
Tension:
The fitting tension for Impressions Rubber
Blankets is
the same as PU Blankets.
|
The fitting tension for a PU Blanket
is the same as Impressions Rubber Blankets. |
Smooth Strong
Joints:
Impressions Rubber Printing Blankets
are manufactured
truly endless, and joined smoothly and evenly on
the top surface. The smoothness and strength at the
joint
is as good as any other part of the blanket, making
the blanket a truly endless, composite product.
Plus, its multi-layer construction imparts better strength,
high dimensional stability and good compressibility
to the blanket, enabling more even colour absorption
and finer printing registration compared to PU. |
PU Blankets are manufactured and
supplied in the open-end form, and are later joined
on the machines. The customer feels it is more convenient,
faster and possibly cheaper. But the negative aspect
is: Whether joined in the machine or supplied endless,
the Blanket is made endless by splicing the entire
structure. This creates the possibility of weaker areas
in the Blanket, and as time passes and the Blanket
is put through consistent rigour, the joint becomes
the weakest part of the Blanket, impairing the printing
quality. |
Inference:
A
high quality Rubber Printing Blanket, such as Impressions,
offers more
trouble-free operation, better printing performance
and longer life span compared to even the world's
leading brand of PU Blankets. |
Inference:
PU Printing Blankets
create more operational stress, and offer lesser
printing finesse' and shorter life, compared
to Impressions Rubber Printing Blankets. |
Factoid:
Rubber Printing Blankets
are designed and manufactured exclusively for the Textile
Printing Industry. Hence, its every iota is customized
for the various needs of the Textile Printing process. |
Factoid:
PU Blankets, basically,
are conveyor / transmission belts, modified to suit
Textile Printing. Hence, they have note yet technologically
evolved as an ideal platform for the same. |
