The International Graphic Arts Show (IGAS) 2007 gets underway at the Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake, Tokyo, Japan, on 21 September. Mitsubishi will be bringing to this seven-day event a number of new press products and technologies that delivery tangible results aimed at improving actual press productivity and printing quality.

The Mitsubishi booth at IGAS is located in the No. 1 East Hall (Stand No. E1-3) and occupies an area of more than 1,500 square meters. Press exhibits, detailed below, will be zoned to reflect different industry applications.

Within the Sheet-fed Offset Press Zone One, Mitsubishi will unveil two four-color models of its new DIAMOND V3000 press. Printing demonstrations on both models will be conducted throughout each day of the show. The DIAMOND V3000 was developed to improve overall productivity by decreasing nonoperational time of the press within the plant pressroom. The press also features a totally redesigned exterior with numerous improvements for easier operations and safety. One of the many new devices to be featured will be the “SimulChanger” – a fully automatic plate changing system that removes and mounts all plates simultaneously in about one minute. The DIAMOND Color Navigator, a color adjustment interface, will also be exhibited in this zone.

The Perfecting World Zone Two will feature the reputed DIAMOND 3000TP Tandem Perfector in an eight-color (four/four) printing unit arrangement. The TP at IGAS is configured for UV printing with built-in UV dryers and will further promote the one-pass perfecting benefits of productivity improvements realized through quicker product delivery. Press demonstrations will focus on quick job changeovers achieved with the fully automated “SimulChanger” plate changing system, which in the case of the TP allows for plates removal and mounting to be accomplished simultaneously at all reverse-side and front-side printing units in the same time normally required for just one unit. The Mitsubishi Color Control System (MCCS-V) will be linked with the TP press and provide full image color control for both sides of the perfected UV printed sheets. Mitsubishi’s other lineup of perfecting press models – stacked perfector and convertible perfector – will be highlighted through graphic panel displays.

The Mitsubishi Web World Zone Three houses a four-unit (eight-color) DIAMOND 16SSS commercial web offset press with a 546mm cutoff. The press will be equipped with a prototype in-line print quality control system named “MAX DIAMOND EYE.” Press demonstrations will highlight the quick start-up features of the shaftless drive press, the inherent features of the DIAMOND 16SSS press model, and the color control capabilities afforded by the MAX DIAMOND EYE.

In addition to the three primary zones identified above, Mitsubishi also intends to introduce other products that it manufactures, such as forklifts, air-conditioning systems, photovoltaic systems and cogeneration systems. These products, while outside the direct scope of printing machinery, are rapidly becoming the focus of increased attention as viable technologies in protecting the environment.

Mitsubishi also plans to exhibit a selection of high value-added printing samples provided by Mitsubishi press users around the globe to promote the scope of different printing possibilities available.