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SMITH RPM COMPANY INFORMATION

Smith RPM is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. From this central location, Smith exclusively develops, custom engineers and manufactures pulsed dampening systems. We also provide installations and daily 24 hour parts and service support for our many customers throughout the United States and around the world.

Smith RPM has been dedicated to developing and manufacturing Pulsed Dampening Systems for Offset Printing presses since 1968, when Roy Smith, the company's founder, invented the first spray dampening system. His son, Gary, carried on the advancement of spray dampening systems with the development of the PDS system in the 1980's. Today, Vicky Smith continues the Smith tradition of specializing in dampening systems with the development and introduction of PDS-2000 Pulsed Dampening and TouchStar digital controls.


SMITH RPM - SPRAY DAMPENERS - AN EVOLUTION OF INNOVATION
Spray Dampening has evolved over the past three decades to become a truly comprehensive, cost effective dampening solution for Offset Printing in any Newspaper application as well as many Commercial applications.

Over the past 30 years, since Roy Smith pioneered spray dampening, new sophistication of high frequency solenoids, precision pattern spray nozzles and digital controls have all contributed in advancing spray dampening to today's new technology in digital pulsed systems.

Through out its history, Smith RPM has been dedicated to advancing the benefits of spray dampening systems. Smith introduced new innovation to the industry including:

* The first system with single point quick disconnect spray bars.
* The first system with true flow-through design.
* The first low pressure dampening system.
* The first spray bar with serviceable, sliding covers.
* The first system with TouchStar precision pulse rate controls.
* The first system with valve modulation capability for commercial printing.
(Patent Pending)

Today, Smith RPM carries on its tradition of innovation to provide state of the art systems and superior support exclusively for digital pulsed dampening systems. Smith offers two PDS-2000 systems, one, with TouchStar Controls, designed for Newspaper Applications and new TouchStar II Controls, designed specifically for Commercial Printing Applications.


SMITH RPM - COMPANY SERVICES
Smith RPM believes that custom tailored products and personalized support are priorities in delivering the best total benefit to our customers.

We offer:
Custom Engineering
Press installations are custom engineered prior to manufacturing to insure the most optimum design for each application. Smith's engineering staff conducts on site pressroom and printing applications evaluations. Mounting brackets, Shielding, Spray Bars and Controls are then custom designed to optimize performance on each individual press.

Specialized Installation and Training: Smith's experienced team of technical service installers are available to supervise an in-house installation or provide a turnkey installation, if desired. Installations are quoted and individually planned especially for the benefit of each customer's requirements. Installations are planned around production schedules and all press crews are provided hands on personalized training.

Technical Support: Service support is provided 24 hours a day, every day.
Our service team is always on call to help with service questions by phone or with on site support, when needed. Smith provides experienced technical support for every spray dampening installation, and every service question, anywhere in the world.

BENEFITS OF PULSED SPRAY DAMPENING
Spray Dampening has been an excellent, cost effective dampening choice for newspaper operations around the world. Most major daily newspapers now print with spray dampeners and most dampener replacements or upgrades are to pulsed dampening due to the printing improvement and excellent return on investment.

Proven Benefits include:

  • No open water pans to collect contamination, ink residues or paper dust
  • Less maintenance, fewer motors and rollers to repair and replace
  • Precise distribution of fountain solution just where it's needed rather than equally across the plate
  • Reduced fountain solution usage, due to better constant control
  • Reduced ink usage with improved ink and water balance
  • Lower operating and repair costs
  • A much Cleaner system with fresh fountain solution delivered continuously to the plate
  • Reduced replacement of solution batches due to contamination
  • Constant precise control of the dampening process
  • Programmed flexibility for any application and any running speed
  • Non linear curves for a wide range of programmable jobs and job storage
  • Adjustable flood control for fast reliable start ups
  • Reduced paper waste with the fastest clean up of any type of dampening