TECH SLEEVES – soft or hard plate sleeves and bridges/adapters
General Specifications:
- Min. BCD (inner diameter) – 70.144 mm / 2.7616 inch
- Max. OD (outer diameter) – 500 mm / 19.6850 inch
- Max. Length – 2230 mm / 87.7953 inch
Features & Options:
- Sealed Edges – Protects the core from damage by ink and solvents.
- Axial Line – Makes mounting easier.
- Inner metal Ring incl. Registration Slot – Most strong and durable slot solution.
- Outer metal ring with pin – Reinforced ring with pin increases durability.
- Metal Cutting Line – Helps the operator with cutting and prevents sleeve damage.
- Bayonet lock – With this slot the mandrel and bridge are inseparable.
- Miller ball valves – Better pressure distribution.
- Separate Air & Air Through – All Tech Bridges® are available as either Air-through or Separate-air.
CROSS SECTION
- 1) Inner Sleeve
- 1 mm - Flexible and expandable inner sleeve. Contains Dyneema® that is offering maximum strength combined with minimum weight. It is up to 40% stronger than aramid fibers such as Kevlar®. Dyneema® fiber is extremely durable and resistant to moisture, UV light and chemicals.
- 2) Foam Layer
- 1 mm - Compressible pre-compressed Foam Layer. The compressible pre-compressed Foam Layer has high rebound resilience and is up to 50% compressible without bulging. Resistant to permanent deformation, good abrasion resistance, resistance to aging, weathering and cleaning solvents used for polymer plate cleaning.
- 3) Core Material
- Stitch, Bonded and Compressed Core Material in various thicknesses. Contains a filament fiber base which is volumized by thermoplastic micro balloons. Light weight with extreme high flexural strength and form stability.
- 4) Hard Layer
- This 2 mm. Layer contains Epoxy Vinyl-ester-resin reinforced with technical filaments and polyester fleece.
- 5) Outer Compressible Surface Layer
- The compressible surface layer (40, 50 or 60 ShA) consists of cellular - polyurethane foamed by the water/isocyanate reaction.
