In-Depth Look at 2010 InterTech™ Award Recipients

SUPER BLUE 3™
Printing Research, Inc.

The SUPER BLUE 3 is a transfer cylinder blanket made up of polymer-based threads that provides an extraordinary amount of impressions without marking and the need for cleaning. Chemical, heat, and wear resistant, it prevents marking by wrapping the cylinder in two layers consisting of a specially coated cylinder base cover and a polymer–based net material. The cylinder base cover eliminates static, and the net provides a cushion for the sheet as they move together with the cylinder. Judges honored this technology because of its endurance and the ability to update older presses. “You had to clean and replace the original SUPER BLUE frequently, but this has much higher performance levels,” a judge said. “It gives you much more than ten times the durability producing significant cost savings.”