FOUNTAIN SOLUTIONS
Hammond Fountain Solutions are formulated to work well under the widest possible variety of operating conditions, and offer ease of use with quick clean start-ups. They will operate in both hard and soft water as they contain built-in softeners to normalize the incoming water and they may also be used with Reverse Osmosis systems.
All our Fountain Solutions are fully buffered and will therefore operate at a stable pH value of ± 4.8 irrespective of concentration. It is therefore necessary to ensure that automatic dosing systems work on conductivity rather than pH value.
The conductivity of the incoming water supply should be checked prior to first usage to establish the base reading.
We also recommend that supplementary regular checks be carried out on the conductivity of the incoming water to establish whether there are any fluctuations in the supply.
KEY FEATURES
- High buffer performance for stable pH within the most favorable range for printing.
- Faster, cleaner start-ups.
- Maintains a constant ink/water balance.
- Effective with wide range of inks and paper.
- High performance at almost any water condition.
- Optimal plate protection without gumming up.
- Excellent wetting, runs with thinner films of water and ink for high printing quality.
- Fast ink drying.
- Reducing picking, piling and linting.
- Effective at low dosage.
- Prevention of contamination and bacterial growth.
- Reduced foaming .
PREMIER FOUNT
Premier Fount is a general purpose Fountain Solution for sheetfed or web applications.
ADMIRAL FOUNT
Alcohol reduction Fount. Used at between 2 to 4% can assist in substantially reducing alcohol.
STAR CONTINUOUS FOUNT
Developed especially for continuous printing machines with low alcohol consumption.
PREMIER PLUS FOUNT
Premier Fount Plus reduces surface tension allowing thinner films of water and ink.
