A material compatibility test must be carried out for the use of your solvent in the BALDWIN Automatic Blanket Cleaners "R300 / R400" (web offset press), "Z300 / Z400" (newspaper press) and "B300" (sheet-fed offset press).

The solvent test may either be initiated through FOGRA or through BALDWIN.

As a rule, two orders have to be made out for the solvent test:

1. One to FOGRA for the determination that the solvent is environmentally neutral and the basic test of the material compatibility with automatic blanket cleaners by Messrs. BALDWIN.
Costs :
€ 1,600.00 for FOGRA non-members
€ 1,200.00 for FOGRA members

2. One to BALDWIN for the issue of the works certificate and the connected initial conditions
Costs : € 1,275.00


We require for the test:
· 2 litres of solvent in a glass or sheet metal container
· EG Safety Data Sheet
· Flash point of the solvent above 55° Celsius (regulation by the "BG" [Trade Association])
· Certificate that:
¨ Benzene content << 0.1 %
¨ Toluene content < 1.0 %
¨ Aromatics content < 1.0 %
¨ the following substances are not contained in the solvent:
- Halogenated hydrocarbons
- Terpenes
- n-hexane
- Secondary amines and amides
- Constituents whose use is associated with non-acceptable health risks as per the current state of knowledge of occupational medicine and toxicology
· Statement that the formulation will not be changed after the solvent has been released
· Certificate that the solvent is corrosion-inhibited

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· Certificate by the PTB
When the solvent is intended for a use on web offset presses with heat-set dryer, an additional examination of the solvent must be made by the "Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt" in Braunschweig (PTB; Physical-Technical Federal Agency). In a test, the data of the lower explosion limit (LEL at 20° Celsius and 1013 mbar) and the response factor (mass-specific conversion factor) for the measuring instruments calibrated to propane are determined.
Please send one copy of this expertise by the PTB-Braunschweig to FOGRA and one to BALDWIN.

Please submit the request for this test directly to:
Physikalische-Technische Bundesanstalt
z.Hd. Frau Dr. Brandes
- Laborleiterin -
Bundesallee 100
D - 38116 Braunschweig

All costs for the test will be settled directly with the PTB.
We expressly point out that in the case of damage (explosion in the dryer), the PTB will examine the solvent. It will then be determined whether the formulation is identical with the tested solvent.

When these requirements are met, testing of the solvent can be carried out.

However, BALDWIN expressly point out that this material compatibility test does not make any statement concerning the wash quality on the press and that we will not acknowledge any liability claims or claims for damages with reference to solvents that cause damage to plates, blankets or other press components.

The quality of the wash results can only be checked and assessed on the press.

For the test on the press at the customer's we will charge the costs as accrued as per our current assembly rates plus travel expenses.

Finally, we would like to point out that no solvent manufacturer is authorised to use our company name for labels of solvents. Only an addition may be used:

BALDWIN GRAFOTEC GMBH
Derchinger Straße 137
D - 86165 Augsburg

PS: Please also see under www.fogra.de!