Tag: Commercial

Tensor T1400 Newspaper /Commercial Web press

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We have for sale a good condition Tensor T1400 press for newspaper or commercial printing. This particular press is 560mm cutoff. The specs are spelled out in a detailed layout drawing. I see 22 4 highs, 2 monos, 3 folders and 42 roll stands. The client indicated they are currently using it a a wide variety of work.

The above layout drawing is the layout of the press. For more information contact us. Bob Dowling 708-721-0792 call or text or whats app or Bob Nuttmann 619-227-9840 call or text or whats app.

The Tensor T1400 is a single-width web offset printing press manufactured by Tensor International (often associated with U.S. Tensor). It is designed primarily for newspaper, coldset, and sometimes heatset commercial printing applications, offering a balance of performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

Key Features and Specifications

  • Type: Web-fed offset printing press (continuous roll-fed paper).
  • Maximum Speed: Up to 35,000 impressions per hour (IPH) or copies per hour, depending on configuration and folder.
  • Cutoff Range: Typically 21″ to 24¾” (533 mm to 630 mm), with common configurations around 21.5″, 22″, 22.75″ (578 mm), or similar sizes.
  • Web Width: Supports 29″ to 40″ (737 mm to 1016 mm), with many installed units in the 35″–36″ range.
  • Printing Units: Available in various tower configurations, such as mono units, 4-high towers (for 4-color printing on one side of the web), or stacked setups for multi-color, multi-web production. Presses are often built with multiple towers plus a folder.

Design Highlights

  • Ergonomic and Efficient: Emphasizes quick make-ready, “no-tool” plate changes, and an optional reel-type blanket lock-up system to minimize paper waste while maintaining image area.
  • Mechanical Features: Includes a unique “bearing-in-a-bearing” eccentric design for stable blanket cylinder support, motorized register, remote inking controls, and options for brush or spray dampening.
  • Applications: Commonly used for newspapers, inserts, flyers, and other high-volume publications. It can run in coldset (standard newsprint ink) or heatset modes with appropriate drying systems.

The T1400 is positioned as a durable, value-oriented press suitable for mid-to-high volume printers. It is often configured in full press lines with splicers, folders (e.g., double-former or parallel folders), and automation features like shaftless drives or centralized controls.

Many used T1400 presses from the mid-2000s onward remain in operation, often with retrofits for improved automation or maintenance. For detailed specs on a specific installation (e.g., exact cutoff or tower count), it varies by the custom configuration ordered.

The above description is general and refers to these presses in general and not this particular press. For information on this press contact us.

Harris NC 900 with 54 inch width

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Press specs

  • 8 x 42″ x 54″ offset towers w 3 form inkers
  • 2 x Meg Tec DLC 3200 splicers
  •  press units (can run as two presses)
  • 2 x TSF 60 combo folders 1/2+1/4 fold
  • Folder has 1/2 and 1/4 folding capability
  • Automatic ink levelers
  • Meg Tec Quandra plus dryer
  • WPC closed loop registration
  • WPC web guide
  • WPC cut off control
  • WPC silicone
  • Harris N954

In 2015 the above described press was upgraded with Siemens drives. According to the current owner. And he said the electronics have been upgraded to Siemens only. So any one that knows Siemens can work on it. They set it up so the drives are independent, each of the two folders, each block of 4 press units, the chill stands all work independently.

They also upgraded to Baldwin spray dampening and Baldwin blanket wash. The folders are capable of ½ and ¼ fold. They also installed WPC web guide, closed loop color registration, cut off control and silicone. Press runs a 60-65,000 per hour. Print test available.

The Heidelberg Harris NC900 (often referred to simply as the Harris N900 or N900 series) is a commercial heatset web offset printing press originally manufactured by Harris (later associated with Heidelberg Harris after the companies’ collaboration or merger in the web press division).

Basic Description

It is a roll-fed (web) offset lithographic press designed for high-volume production of printed materials that require heatset drying. This allows the ink to dry quickly on coated or uncoated paper via heated ovens, preventing smearing and enabling faster running speeds for glossy or high-quality output.

  • Type: Heatset web offset (blanket-to-blanket configuration typical for these models).
  • Common configurations: Available in 4-color or 5-color versions (e.g., 900A or 900B models), often with a single web.
  • Key specs (based on documented examples):
    • Maximum print/web width: Approximately 45 inches.
    • Cut-off (cylinder circumference/repeat length): 21 inches.
    • Rated operating speed: Around 1,050 feet per minute (fpm).
  • Typical applications: It was used for commercial printing jobs such as magazines, catalogs, brochures, inserts, books, and other medium- to long-run heatset work where good color quality and efficiency on web paper rolls are needed.

These presses are older models (many from the 1980s–1990s era), and examples on the used market are often noted as having been idle for years, but they represent solid, reliable technology from the Harris/Heidelberg Harris lineup of web presses (similar in family to models like the M-series but in a narrower/compact format).

We will post photos and hopefully a video as soon as we get them.

The Basic Description is of a generic Harris NC900 and not the one for sale in this post.