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Print Media Academy Profi Tip Dampening Solutions in Offset Printing 1 Foreword dear readers, Next to the printing plate and the offset ink, the dampening solution represents the third significant factor in offset printing. Perfect print output – even during high print runs – interaction of these system components. The current guidebook is intended to help you to develop a general understanding of the dampening solution, its composition, and its application in the printing industry. Sincerely yours, the Team of the Print Media Academy Contents 4 Dampening Solution and Dampening Solution Additives 5 The Basis: Water 6 Water Hardness 7 pH-Balance 8 pH-Balance und Buffer 9 Conducivity = μS/cm 10 Wetting the Plates 11 Testing Alcohol 11 Araeometer Readings 13 Alcohol Measurement 13 Drawbacks of Alcohol 15 Preparing the Dampening Solution 16 Dampening Solution and Print Problems 3 and Dampening Solution Additives ? Ideally, the dampening solution should possess a water hardness of 8 ° dH to 12° dH and a pH-balance of 4.8 to 5.5. ? The typical dampening solution temperature ranges between 10 °C to 15°C. At the same time, a printer must know that at low temperatures condensation water collects on tubes and in the dampening solution vats, and this may lead to the formation of water droplets. Dampening solution additives are complex material systems with various components included to promote adequate emulgation and wetting (surface tension). They are important for pH-Balance adjustment and for stabilisation (buffer systems), protection against corrosion, for a cooling effect, and in avoiding slime formation (biocide). in view of the wide-ranging and varied quality of water, selecting the appropriate additive is essential. 4 The Basis: Water Water found in nature is not clean, rather it c