Printing

Whether we are manufacturing original equipment cylinders or reconditioning to OEM specs, quality is our priority. Our dedicated cylinder manufacturing cell houses state-of-the-art equipment in a climate-controlled environment. Working alongside our team of manufacturing engineers and journeymen machinists is our quality control personnel, monitoring every job through each operation to ensure the final product meets or exceeds the required specifications and tolerances.

When your press components arrive, we put our industry-leading knowledge to work, conducting a full inspection of each cylinder. This allows us to provide you with detailed recommendations for the work scope to be performed and a detailed breakdown of the cost. Only after receiving your approval, will we begin work. The result? High quality reconditioning without surprise processing expenses! Engineered Services for the Graphic Arts Industry include:

• Cylinder Manufacturing
  
  • Plate, Blanket and Impression cylinders
• Cylinder Reconditioning
  
  • Plate, Blanket and Impression cylinders
    
    • Thermal spray and chrome plating
    • Duragap® HFW’s durable, protective slot edge
    • Journal repairs
    • Bearer change-outs
    • Precision machining
    • Dynamic balancing
    • Finish grinding
• Folding Cylinders
• Jaw Cylinders
• Fountain Rolls
• Bearing Cartridges

For more than four decades, we have been manufacturing print cylinders for OEMs and press rebuilders, and rebuilding cylinders for many of the printing industry’s highest volume facilities. Our global clients include many of the industry’s largest operations.

When it comes to supporting your plant’s performance, you can count on HFW for cylinder remanufacturing with the highest levels of quality and reliability, and no surprises.

Please check out more about our proprietary Duragap® process, take a tour of our climate-controlled cylinder department and see the detailed process that goes into every rebuilt and manufactured print cylinder.