My New Anatol Titan has arrived.

[3Deep]

Only draw back to going around twice is the press opperator got to keep his mind on whats going on ...one missed button and your off.

[spotcolorsupply]

From what I’ve seen Step Back and going around twice is about the same... At least on the Titan.

[Nation03]

What is a realistic production speed of the step back program? 200/Hour?

[inkman996]

I cannot see how it is possible that step back can in any way match the speed of double revolution?

[spotcolorsupply]

I cannot see how it is possible that step back can in any way match the speed of double revolution?

The press indexes the same speed when it steps back...

When you run the press around 2 times you only print the white and flash on the first revolution right? Then the second revolution you print the white again, flash, and top colors (Or just print if it is a one color).

When you use step back it prints the white, flashes, steps back, prints, flashes, and moves forward. The print is exactly the same, just does it all in one revolution.

If the print is a one color white, and your flash time is longer than it takes to print the white, running around twice may be faster. In this case on the second revolution the flash should be turned off.

Like you said earlier tho, if it is a decent sized one color white run, using 2 screens is by far the best option. 

[spotcolorsupply]

What is a realistic production speed of the step back program? 200/Hour?

It depends on the size of the print, squeegee speed, flash time, etc, etc.... It basically cuts the production speed of the press in half. Just like running it around twice.

[spotcolorsupply]

Only draw back to going around twice is the press opperator got to keep his mind on whats going on ...one missed button and your off.

This is why the step back function is a valuable feature 

[Im-Magic]

I agree with the two screen way. I will also try what my son suggested (he owned the business before deciding to be a School Teacher) His idea is to put the screen in the last position and run it around twice, that way if there is a thread on the screen you see it immediately. Probably the main reason it was slower than we normally do manually was due to the fact that a girl who had never loaded before was doing it, but it freed me up to do other things and she will get faster.