Ryobi 3404DI User Manual

Press Specifications
Number of Colors 4 Printing Speed 1,500 – 7,000 S.P.H.
Max. Paper Size (W x L) 340 x 460 mm (13.39 x 18.11") Min. Paper Size (W x L) 90 x 100 mm (3.54 x 3.94") Max. Printing Area (W x L) 330 x 450 mm (12.99 x 17.72") Paper Thickness 0.06 – 0.3 mm (0.0024 – 0.012") Blanket Type Blanket with aluminum bar Blanket Size 526 x 350 x 1.95 mm (20.71 x 13.78 x 0.077") Plate Material PEARLdry™ Plus (waterless plate) Number of Plates 28 per roll Plate Setting Auto plate advance mechanism Number of Imaging Units 2 Imaging Time 2,540 dpi: 4 min. 30 sec. 1,270 dpi: 2 min. 20 sec. Laser Type FirePower™ multi-beam lasers (laser diode system) Feeding System Universal feeder Feeder Pile Capacity 400 mm (15.75") Delivery Pile Capacity 400 mm (15.75") Registration System Push side guide, front lay Infeed System Underswing gripper, paper feed drum Number of Rollers 15 (form rollers: 4) per unit Gripper Margin 9 mm (0.354") Oiling System Automatic centralized oiling system Power 3-phase 200V 50/60Hz 43A or other voltages
Power Consumption Press: 13.5kW (17.5kW when equipped with infrared dryer) Motor Wattage Main motor: 5.5kW Recommended Room temperature: 20 – 25°C
Operating Environment Relative humidity: 50 – 60% Dimensions (L x W x H) 3,230 x 2,635 x 1,665 mm (10'7" x 8'8" x 5'6")
Weight 4,500 kg (9,950 lbs) including foot step and operation stand
Local conditions, ink, stock and printing quality required will affect the maximum printing speed.
(60A when equipped with infrared dryer)
including foot step and operation stand
RIP for RYOBI 3404DI SV770 Specifications
Software RIP Harlequin ScriptWorks Operating System Windows NT® Server 4.0 CPU Pentium III 933 MHz Hard Disk 36GB HDD RAID (18GB x 2) Memory 512MB Network 100Base-TX /10Base-T Input Language PostScript, PDF Ver. 1.3 Pre-installed Fonts 35 CRT Monitor 17-inch (color) CD-ROM Drive Max.24x speed Floppy Disk Drive 2-mode 3.5-inch
Press Equipment and Accessories
Standard Equipment
• RYOBI Program Inking
• Image area ratio data calculation function
• Cooling device for imaging unit and control unit
• Ink roller temperature control system (ink fountain rollers, ink oscillating rollers)
• Automatic ink roller cleaning device
• Automatic blanket cleaning device (includes impression cylinder cleaning function)
• Plate cleaning device
• Paper feed table motor drive
• Delivery table motor drive
• Powder spray device (spraying time adjustable)
• Decurling device
• Suction wheels
• Delivery paper pull-out device
• Delivery jam detector
• Static eliminator
• Double sheet detector (mechanical, electronic)
• Total counter
• Machine counter
• Preset repeat counter
• OK monitor
• Centralized oiling system
• Safety covers
• Safety bars
• Ink roller clean-up attachments
• Foot step
Optional Accessories
• RYOBI PDS-E printing density control system
• Infrared dryer
• Multi-size paper pile board
RIP for RYOBI 3404DI SV770 Equipment and Accessories
Standard Equipment
• 17-inch color monitor
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• 2-mode 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
• CD-ROM drive
• Plug-in software for EPSON ink jet printer (Stylus color 3000, Stylus Pro 5000 /7000/7500/9000/9500) *Color printer must be prepared by the user.
• DI is a registered trademark of Presstek, Inc.
• Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
• Harlequin RIP is a registered trademark of Global Graphics Software Ltd.
• Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
• Adobe, Acrobat and PostScript are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
• The names of all companies, products, software and fonts mentioned in this catalog are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Specifications may differ slightly depending on the country.
• Cables
• 35 fonts
Optional Accessories
RYOBI 3404DI
A3-Size Portrait Format 4-Color Offset Press with Built-in Direct Imaging
GRAPHIC SYSTEMS DIVISION:
800-2 UKAI-CHO, FUCHU-SHI, HIROSHIMA-KEN 726-0002, JAPAN TEL. 81-847-40-1600, FAX. 81-847-40-1601 RYOBI home page. http://www.ryobi-group.co.jp
is the trademark of Ryobi Limited.
Cat. No. 3404DI P10 May. '02 E03 HB05
Order No. H5354 01 01
High Printing Quality Fr om an Offset Press
RYOBI has packed the 3404DI’s compact body with a host of outstanding printing features. Incorporating RYOBI’s unrivaled offset printing know-how, it features a highly reliable, robust design that yields high printing quality and promises a long and productive service life.
Mechanical Configuration
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Compact Design Based on a Unique Cylinder Arrangement
The 3404DI uses a satellite V-shaped 5-cylinder system consisting of two sets of double­diameter blanket cylinders and plate cylinders, which rotate around a triple-diameter impres­sion cylinder. Paper is tightly held by the impression cylinder grippers and rotated twice without a gripper change for precise 4-color printing. The large diameter of the impression cylinder reduces paper curling as well as damage to the printed material. Thanks to this cylinder arrangement, the RYOBI 3404DI achieves a compact design that’s about the same size as a conventional 2-color press.
Paper T ravel
Sheets are fed one-per-rotation of the plate and blanket cylinders. The paper is held by the impression cylinder (surface A). Blanket cylinder 1 prints the first color.
During the second rotation, blanket cylinder 3 prints the third color on the sheet.
Blanket cylinder 2 prints the second color.
When blanket cylinder 4 finishes printing the fourth color, the sheet is delivered to the delivery pile.
The paper printed with the second color is not transferred to the delivery section, but enters the second rotation while being held by the impression cylinder grippers.
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2. Printing plate
3. Plate cylinder
4. Plate cleaning device
5. Blanket cylinder
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6. Automatic blanket cleaning device
7. Automatic ink roller cleaning device
8. Underswing system
9. Paper feed drum
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10. Impression cylinder
11. Decurling device
12. Suction wheel
13. Infrared dryer (option)
The triple-diameter impression cylinder reduces paper curl
Solid, Reliable Design
The 3404DI uses a bearer contact system to maintain constant plate pressure with each rotation of the cylinder. Plus, induction­hardened ultra-high-precision helical gears and cylinders fitted with ultra-high-precision bearings ensure consistent, stable printing quality over long periods of use.
Ultra-high-precision helical gears are used on the impression cylinder
Three Plate Cleaning Devices
Once imaging has been completed, plate cleaning is carried out by three devices—a dry cleaning device, a wet cleaning device and a vacuum, to remove residual silicone on the plate.
11-Zone Divided Ink Fountains
Ink fountains are divided into 11 zones, each having its own motor. The ink supply volume for each zone is remotely controlled from the operation stand.
Inking Mechanism
Each inking unit consists of 15 rollers including 4 form rollers, ensuring uniform inking.
Plate cleaning device (dry cleaning)
Plate cleaning device (wet cleaning)
Plate cleaning devices
Inking section
Vacuum
Ink Roller Temperature Control System
Roller temperature is maintained at an optimum level by circulating temperature-controlled water (warm water and cold water) inside the oscillating rollers and fountain rollers. By minimizing fluctua­tions in ink roller temperature, consistent printing quality is maintained, even during long print runs.
Ink roller temperature control system
Waterless Plate (PEARLdry™ Plus)
The 3404DI uses PEARLdry™ Plus, a roll-type waterless plate. This plate uses laser action to form surfaces that are either adhesive or repellent to ink. Each plate lasts for approximately 20,000 impressions, and will accommodate both short runs as well as longer, large-lot production.
Note: The number of available plate impressions depends on
printing conditions such as the type of ink and paper stock used.
Dimensions
2,635 mm (8'8")
1,913 mm (6'3")
3,230 mm (10'7")
1,915 mm (6'3")
720 mm (2'4")
990 mm (3'3")
1,665 mm (5'6")
1,298 mm (4'3")
Get the Fast Speed of Digital with the High Quality of Offset Printing
The RYOBI 3404DI—a digital offset printing system that embodies the new fusion of prepress and press—is destined to become the unchallenged leader in the short-run color printing market of the 21st century.
The digitalization of prepress and the penetration of the Internet have brought about a dramatic increase in presses capable of accepting original document data submitted for printing directly from the client or designer. The RYOBI 3404DI represents a new generation of digital offset printing presses that, by utilizing prepress data, can deliver full-color printing for only as few prints as are needed, quickly and with the high quality of offset printing.
The RYOBI 3404DI is an A3-size, portrait format four-color offset press incorporating the advanced digital imaging system from Presstek, Inc. of the U.S. It offers high productivity with the capability to directly print received data, user-friendly operation thanks to extensive automation, and the high print quality of offset printing. These features are combined to flexibly meet the needs of the rapidly growing short-run color printing market. The RYOBI 3404DI will generate tremendous business opportunities for today’s printing companies, as well as for color separators and service bureaus.
RYOBI 3404DI
A3-Size Portrait Format 4-Color Offset Press with Built-in Direct Imaging
Photo: RYOBI 3404DI equipped with optional RYOBI PDS-E
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An Ideal Work Flow for Digitalization
Advanced Digital Technology To Boost Productivity
The rapid transition of prepress operations to computer-based digital processes and the spread of the Internet have made it possible to send original document data directly to the printer over ordinary telecommu­nications networks. By incorporating the RYOBI 3404DI into corporate network environments, it can be positioned as a high-performance output device.
System Flowchart
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Internet
PostScript or
PDF data
Macintosh
PostScript or
PDF data
Supports Both PostScript and PDF
The RYOBI 3404DI supports both PostScript and PDF data in the Macintosh and Windows environments, and achieves the fusion of prepress and press in a flexible, open system. In addition, by using Ethernet to link the RYOBI 3404DI to a digital front-end system, digital data received from the prepress side can be printed directly with impressively fast turnaround times.
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RIP for RYOBI 3404DI SV770
RIP monitor and output control screensPreview screen (DI file viewer)
RIP for RYOBI 3404DI
Ethernet
SV770
Bitmap data
EPSON ink jet color printer
Advanced RIP (Raster Image Processor)
The RIP for RYOBI 3404DI SV770 utilizes Harlequin ScriptWorks (PostScript Level 3 compatible), which has a proven track record of performance and offers high speeds and reliability. Its Windows NT Server operating system also has a long established reputation for stability and functionality. Optimized bitmap data for printing is generated quickly based on PostScript or PDF data received from a Macintosh or Windows-based computer.
Generated bitmap data can be previewed on the RIP or on the monitor screen at the operation stand, allowing for quick and accurate verification of text and the print image.
An optional color printer plug-in makes it possible to network with an EPSON ink jet color printer for proofing of layout and text.
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High-Speed, High-Precision Imaging Thanks to Advanced On-Press Imaging T echnology
FirePower multi-beam lasers developed by Presstek loosen the silicone layer on the surface of the plate, directly forming the screen dots. The RYOBI 3404DI is equipped with two imaging heads. Both imaging heads contain six laser modules, each of which emits four laser beams. A total of 24 laser beams burn the image onto the two plate surfaces (two colors) on each plate cylinder.
The two imaging heads burn the plates for the four colors simultaneously in precise register.
Select from Either 1,270 or 2,540 dpi Imaging Resolutions
You can select 1,270 dpi or 2,540 dpi resolu­tion depending on turnaround times and quality of printing demanded. The laser spot size* can be formed in two sizes28 µm at 1,270 dpi and 21 µm at 2,540 dpi. The 2,540 dpi setting enables output equivalent to 200 lines per inch.
* Spot sizes were measured on the PEARLdry™ Plus
plate after imaging was completed.
Laser module
Faster Processing Thanks to Shorter Make-Ready Times
The RYOBI 3404DI carries out high-speed imaging for four plates simultaneously thanks to a high-speed plate cylinder rotation of 18,000 rph. This allows four-color imaging in approx. 4 min. 30 sec. at 2,540 dpi and approx. 2 min. 20 sec. at 1,270 dpi. Printing operations are fully automatic, from plate advancing and imaging to presetting the ink fountain keys and running a test print. Even at 2,540 dpi, make-ready time is short approx. 9 min. from plate advance to start of test print, dramatically increasing productivity.
From prepress directly to the pressdirect imaging technology from Presstek incorporated into the RYOBI 3404DI makes it possible to completely eliminate the need for analog intermediate processes such as film output and image exposure onto the plate. The RYOBI 3404DI raises productivity even with frequent job changes, and is the ideal system for short-run color printing jobs that demand quick turnarounds.
Fully Automatic Plate Advance and Take-Up Mechanism
After four roll-type plates are set inside the plate cylinder gaps (one in each cylinder gap), the plates are advanced automatically and simultaneously (Auto Plate Advance Mecha-
Auto plate advance mechanism
Productivity Comparison (A3 sheet, 4-color, 500-sheet job)
Imaging
nism). With single-button operation, new printing plates are positioned automatically, and used plates are wound onto take-up spools. Each roll contains 28 plates.
Shortened Drying Times with an Infrared Dryer (option)
The delivery section can be equipped with an infrared dryer to shorten drying time for printed materials, an especially effective option for jobs with short turnaround times. Also, the use of powder sprays can be reduced for a cleaner working environment.
RIPping and film making (off-line) or imaging on the press
Plate transport from prepress section
Platemaking and plate punching
Plate mounting Inking, registration adjustments Production run
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Unmatched Versatility
The RYOBI 3404DI is capable of flexibly handling a wide variety of paper types and inks, and offers unmatched versatility. It can handle many types of printing, ranging from pamphlets and presentation materials to postcards.
Wide Variation of Paper
The RYOBI 3404DI can accommodate a wide range of paper sizes and stocks to match the printing job—from smaller-than-postcard size of 90 x 100 mm up to a maximum 340 x 460 mm, and thicknesses from 0.06 mm onion skin to
0.3 mm card stock. It is also flexible enough to handle a variety of paper qualities—from regular printing papers to label stock and envelopes.
Simple, Easy Paper Size Change to Match the Job
Both the feeder table and the delivery table dolly are hoisted by motors. A convenient paper size change button allows quick and easy resetting of paper guides for different stock size. Thus, paper sizes can be changed quickly and efficiently whenever the operator needs to start a new print job.
Paper feed section
Push side guide registration
Push Side Guide and Underswing Infeed System
• The push side guide ensures accurate paper positioning on the feeder board. Consistent registration accuracy is achieved even when printing on the back side of the paper.
• Thanks to a simple, yet precise underswing infeed system with cam-closed type sheet grippers and an accurate front lay system, the RYOBI 3404DI maintains stable registration accuracy.
• Mechanical and electronic double sheet detectors and multiple sensors monitor paper travel. The OK monitor on the operation stand clearly indicates the source of the paper trouble so the operator can take quick action.
• Suction wheels and a decurling system come as standard equipment, ensuring stable paper stacking in the delivery section.
Waterless Offset Printing Inks
The RYOBI 3404DI uses waterless offset printing
inks. These inks are available in standard
process colors, as well as in custom specialty colors designed for printing spot colors such as logos and corporate names.
User-Friendly Operation Thanks to Automation
The RYOBI 3404DI is loaded with automated processes, from plate advance and imaging to making color adjustments operations that once required high levels of experience and skill. Its user-friendliness ensures that even operators with little experience can achieve quality printing in a short period of time.
Simple, Straightforward Centralized Control from the Operation Stand
All major operations for the RYOBI 3404DI are initiated and controlled from the operation stand. Setting the number of printed sheets; job data entry, interruption and recall; presetting the ink fountain keys; and cleaning are all centrally controlled from the operator’s position. A large- format 14.1-inch LCD ensures user-friendly operation.
Automatic Ink Fountain Key Presets
Calculating the image area ratio for each color is done simultaneously with imaging. Presetting the ink fountain key is done automatically from the operation stand based on this data. This allows easy control of the ink fountain key opening volume, dramatically reducing the time and effort involved in making color adjustments.
RYOBI Program Inking
RYOBI Program Inking automatically supplies ink to the ink rollers to match the image from the very start of printing. After the set number of prints is finished, the ink on the rollers is auto­matically restored to an even state, allowing the operator to proceed quickly to the next job and minimizing the amount of wasted paper generated at the start of printing.
RYOBI Program Inking Flowchart
Convenient Auto Print Function
The RYOBI 3404DI features a convenient Auto Print function. Printing operations start just by selecting the Auto Print command on the operation stands monitor screen. Plate advancing, imaging, printing and blanket cleaning are all carried out at a click of a button.
Automatic Cleaning Devices
The RYOBI 3404DI comes standard with an automated cleaning system for both ink rollers and blankets (including an impres­sion cylinder cleaning function). This reduces the cleaning time required when switching jobs, thus lessening the workload for the operator.
RYOBI PDS-E Printing Density Control System (option)
The RYOBI PDS-E Printing Density Control System is an option on the 3404DI. Color adjustments previously based on the experience and intuition of the operator can now be made using numerical values from solids densities calculated for each color. This system allows the operator to easily match printing output to the OK sheet and keep quality consistent.
Operation stand
RYOBI PDS-E printing density control system (option)
No ink on rollers
Start Inking
Minimum amount of ink supplied to rollers
Note: Manual ink volume adjustment may become necessary depending on the printing conditions such as ink, stock and print image (especially when printing a much lighter image job after a heavy solid print job.)
Preset Inking
Automatic ink supply to match image
Set no. of prints finished
Printing
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Production
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Smart End Inking
Ink on rollers returned to even state
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