Pneumatic Squeegee/Flood Bar Locks

[ericheartsu]

Does anyone have these on their press? Time saver? or is it just kind of something cool?

[mk162]

ok time saver, certainly not what air screen clamps are.  i would get them though again, but I could live without them as well...I can't live without air screen locks.

[3Deep]

Never use air for squeegee/flood bars might be a time saver hmmm, but my press has quick release which works just as fast I would think.  Really though how much time can that really save in production, other than just being a cool feature to have on your press.

Darryl

[Evo]

TIME SAVER.

In our shop we have two Sportsmans, one with air locks and one without. The air locks rule. No fumbling with clamps, dropping them in ink, forgetting you put them on the head and they drop in a screen and pop it mid-run, etc. Air locks provide very small savings in time per job, but over the course of the life of the press I think it makes a huge difference.

[Nick Bane]

as a printer, GET THEM!  HUGE time saver.  once youve used them, going back to manual clamps just sucks, no way around it, but they are so worth it.  i couldnt imagine buying a new press and opting to not get them now.  worth it.

[tonypep]

Eric........most if not all new autos have this feature

[tonypep]

Wait what? That was a mis-statement. I was reffering to M&R. Based on a previous e-mail from you.