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Printing on non-porous materials has always been a major problem in industrial applications. The high degree of
maintenance required to keep conventional coders operating with solvent based inks has made many compa-
nies opt for manual marking as a cost effective alternative. With UNIVERSAL Non-Porous Coders, printing on
non-porous materials can be accomplished with the same relative ease as printing on porous materials. This
breakthrough in Non-Porous coder design opens up in-plant printing opportunities which previously were re-
garded as too costly to consider.
Inks used to print on porous materials dry through absorption into the material being printed. Inks used to print on
non-porous materials dry through the rapid evaporation of the ink solvents after the print is applied. Since the ink
solvents must evaporate very rapidly on the printed material, they also evaporate very rapidly from the ink rolls
and ink wells of conventional coders therefore requiring constant maintenance.
The proprietary design of the UNIVERSAL Non-Porous Inking System effectively eliminates the rapid evaporation
of the ink solvents from the ink roll and additionally provides for convenient automatic re-inking of the roll without
interrupting the printing process. After many months of design engineering and field testing, the Non-porous Mini-
Coder is both simplistic in design and extremely effective in operation. The relatively low cost of this system
makes in-plant printing of all types of non-porous materials a practical reality. The following pages of this manual
explain the installation, operation and maintenance of Non-Porous Mini-Coder and are the key to trouble free non-
porous printing.
Universal Non-Porous Mini-Coders are shipped from the factory, fully assembled and adjusted for the specific
mounting configuration indicated by the coder part number and description. The only additional preparation
required before putting the coder into operation is to install a pre-inked ink roller, install the printing dies, and
mount the coder on your production equipment.
This manual was written with a full understanding that very few people like to read manuals or have
the time to do so. To accommodate those who have little time to spare, we have included a Quick
Start section which will get your coder operating in just a few minutes.
To keep your coder operating properly, it is important to read and understand the Basic Principles of
Operation section which explains the basic operation of the Non-Porous Inking System.
The specification section includes drawings with the basic dimensions of the coders, the net weights, maximum
die capacities, maximum print width and print drum circumferences. This section also lists the specifications for
the printing dies and an explanation of the Indexing and Non-Indexing models and the various mounting configu-
rations.
PREFACE
QUICK START
PAGES 9 THRU 15
CODER SPECIFICATIONS
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