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RBP gets fountain solution blending patent

Dec 13, 2006 4:06 PM

RBP Chemical Technology (Milwaukee, WI) has been granted US Patent 7,114,443 for a new method for delivering fountain solution to a printing press. The patent covers the mixing and delivery of fluid concentrates with water, using a proportioning pump to meter the component concentrates.

Company president Mark Kannenberg comments, “In granting this patent, the U.S. Patent Office has recognized the exciting new technology which forms the basis of the RBP Concept 21 Fountain Solution System. Utilizing this patent means that printers can control ink-water balance more precisely than ever before and print cleaner, more consistent color, job after job.”

Founded in 1954, RBP Chemical Technology is a global supplier of proprietary chemicals and delivery devices for the printing, publishing, and printed circuit board manufacturing industries. RBP Chemical Technology products are manufactured in a 45,000-sq.-ft. plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; by approved blenders in the US, South Korea and Thailand; and by a licensee in Finland.




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