Technical data JZM-100

Bed size

111x200cm

44"x79"

Diameter upper roller

30 cm

12"

Thickness of bed

2 cm

0.8"

Thickness of roller walls

3,2 cm

1.3"

Dimensions of the press:

Diameter lower roller

32 cm

13"

- Total length of the side frames

190 cm

75"

Work height of the press bed

88 cm

35"

- Total width of the press, including hand wheel

160 cm

63"

Thickness of the steel side frames

5 cm

2"

- Total height of the press

160 cm

63"

Maximun clearance between bed and upper roller

10 cm

4"

Length of the rollers

100 cm

40"

Screw thread of the pressure spindles (metric)
M 30

Weight of the press

1100 kg

2420 lbs

Hand wheel diameter

92 cm

36"

Diameter of the shafts in the bearing blocks

8 cm

3.2"

Minimum clearance required to move the press; hand wheel and gear box taken off.

The presses in the JZM-series are very strongly built and include the following features:

  • The bed is driven in these presses, and not the cylinders. This makes of course the construction more complicated, but it has the advantage of eradicating the slippage of the bed. In order to drive the bed, the bed is equipped with two racks (one on each side of the bed). These racks are driven by a gear wheel system.
  • Like all our presses, the top roller is fitted with springs. When the spindles are released the roller will lift to facilitate the entry of the plate, lino-cut , woodcut or felt.
  • Hydraulic cylinders have been placed under the spindles. These cylinders are linked with a hydraulic manual pump situated next to the hand wheel. This pump enables the printer to raise pressure on the top roller without much effort. The "normal" pressure spindles can be used to move the top roller upwards or downwards if needed. Once the top roller is in the right position, the pressure is built up by activating the manual pump. The maxium force, on each side of the press is 10.000 kgs. This means that, at maximum, the rop rollers is pushed downwards with a force of 20.000 kgs. (= 44.000 pounds). The exact force can be read on a hydraulic gauge. Standard: the two hydraulic cylinders on each side are interconnected, which means that the pressure on both sides of the press is always the same. With this equipment one can perfectly control the printing process, and duplicate, if necessary the exact conditions of an earlier print.
  • These presses are fitted with a mechanical "anti overload device". If ,for example, a screwdriver is left on the press bed, this might lead to damage to the cylinders and the drive system. This illustrates the function of the mechanical overload device which is mounted in the main gear wheel. As soon as something blocks the movement of the press bed, this device begins to slip. The torque at which the device begins to slip, must be adjusted, by the printmaker.
  • Each of the four "feet" of these presses are fitted with a mechanical system to enable one to set up these presses correctly in an easy way. Being level is of course of importance. More important however is the correct positioning between the side frames and the rollers.

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Front of the etching press JZM-series
Hand pump and hand wheel
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Front side with hydraulic cylinder and a part of the hand wheel.
The work pressure can be read on the gauge
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Rear side of the etching press JZM-series
The hydraulic cylinder is visible
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Rear side of the etching press JZM-series, with the large gear wheel, including the "anti-overload-coupling"
This is a security system to avoid damage to the press.
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Option; JZM press on castors
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Option; JZM press with a rotating filt sytem. The image shows an electric JZE-press with a rotating blank system. This system only allows a one layer blanket.