Böttcher understands the importance of using proper chemicals on your presses and printing rollers for fountain solutions and cleaning. Often, when our technical advisors are called in to a customer to diagnose what they suspect is a roller problem, the problem is really the result of using the wrong chemicals, or using chemicals in the wrong way.

The easiest way to ensure you are using the right chemicals with your Böttcher rollers and blankets is to use our Böttcher-brand chemicals. Böttcher offers many roller maintenance products and printing aides, including the best-selling Feboclean 2000 roller cleaning paste, which is the most effective way to remove build-up of insolubles and calcium deposits from your rollers. Böttcher is one of the world's leading manufacturers of washes for blanket and roller cleaning, with a range of dedicated washes tailored to the specific needs of each type of automatic washing system. In the area of solvent filtration, no one has more experience than we do. Our wide variety of roller and blanket solvents, many of which carry certifications from the major press manufacturers, are available to wash-up even the most difficult ink environments. Whether for a sheetfed, commercial web or newspaper press, and whether for a conventional, heatset or an energy cure ink, Böttcher has a fountain solution additive to meet the needs of today's demanding print jobs. Utilizing environmentally responsible ingredients and manufacturing processes, BöttcherFount solutions are formulated to meet the corrosion requirements of the OEMs. From BöttcherFount water re-hardeners to state of the art high speed newspaper fountain solutions, from one-step and two-step sheetfed fountain solutions to one-step heatset fountain solutions, whether it is a mild acid for coldest, a specialized acide solution for sheetfed, or a solution for the latest CTP plates, look to Böttcher for innovative formulas to fulfill your fountain additive needs.

We are so concerned about chemistry and its compatibility with your press that we will be glad to test for our customers any new or unknown chemicals free-of-charge. Contact your Böttcher technical service representative or sales representative for further information.

Feboclean 2000

Paste for Cleaning/Deglazing Rollers

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Use Feboclean 2000 to deep clean the surface of ink rollers. Feboclean 2000 removes stubborn insoluble contaminants and restores surface nap. Regular use will help maintain a "like new" roller surface. Can be used on Conventional, Chameleon and EPDM rollers.

Febolube WP

Idle Unit Roller Lubricant

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Febolube WP is used to protect rollers in idle printing units. To be used on dry running rollers when not printing all units. Can be used with conventional, hybrid or UV printing on conventional (NBR) or Chameleon compounds. Not for use on EPDM compounds (dedicated UV).

Febolube Universal

Idle Unit Roller Lubricant

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Febolube Universal is used to protect rollers in idle units. To be used on dry running rollers when not printing in all printing units. Can be used with conventional, hybrid or UV printing.

BöttcherPro Calciumfix

Decalcifying Gel for Rollers and Blankets

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BöttcherPro Calciumfix removes calcium glazing, deposited by paper coatings and ink pigments, form inker rollers and blankets. Ideal for removal of contaminants left after running alkaline stock or inks with high calcium content. Can be used on Conventional, Chameleon and EPDM rollers.

BöttcherPro Cleanfix

Roller Cleaning Paste in a Tube

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Use BöttcherPro Cleanfix to deep clean the surface of ink rollers. BöttcherPro Cleanfix removes stubborn insoluble contaminants and restores surface nap. Regular use will help maintain a "like new" roller surface.

BöttcherPro Platefix

Plate Cleaner

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BöttcherPro Platefix is a non-abrasive cleaning emulsion for aluminum offset printing plates.

BöttcherPro Platefix-S

Plate Cleaner / Chrome Roller Cleaner

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BöttcherPro Platefix-S is an emulsion style cleaner and activator for aluminum offset plates. It is also an excellent chrome roller cleaner.

BöttcherPro Silicone Spray

Silicone in a Spray Can

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BöttcherPro Silicone Spray generates a thin protective, lubricating film that improves the sliding ability on metal, wood and plastic surfaces. It has many applications in printing. In sheetfed offset printing, it helps reduce the accumulation of ink on impression cylinders and helps optimize the paper run in feeders. In web offset, BöttcherPro Silicone Spray reduces ink accumulation on turner bars, chill rolls and folder formers, for example. It also helps optimize paper runs in press folders. Applications in newspaper printing include the reduction of ink accumulation on turnbars and web guide rollers and if sprayed on blankets, it can help avoid web breaks. BöttcherPro Silicone Spray can be used in the finishing process to reduce the smearing of printed matters and to lubricate squeaking machine parts.

BöttcherPro Antiskin

Prevents Premature Oxidation Drying of Ink

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BöttcherPro Antiskin inhibits the drying of ink in the used ink tins and in inking units during machine stops, preventing skin formation.

BöttcherPro Protecto

Roller Protection Oil

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BöttcherPro Protecto is a roller protection oil for use on dry running rollers in non-printing units. Particularly useful for lubricating and protecting rollers when printing narrow webs.

Böttcher Blanket Saver

Blanket Rejuvenator

Apply to low spots on the blanket surface where halftones and solids are not kissing the plate properly or laying smoothly. Repairs these battered areas on the blanket bringing low spots back to their original height.

Böttcher Ceramic Cleaner

Ceramic Roller Cleaner

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Cleans ceramic dampening rollers. Penetrates into the micropores and is self-acting to loosen and dissolve ink residue.

Böttcher Chrome Roller Cleaner

Chrome Roller Cleaner

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Ready-to-use chrome roller cleaner and desensitizer. Removes ink, ink glaze and other contaminants. Removes oxidation to optimally restore the chrome roller’s dampener efficiency.

Böttcher APA

Anti-Piling Agent

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New generation anti-piling agent. Does not contain ether or alcohol. Dramatically reduces the build-up of paper lint on blankets and minimizes hickeys and paper lint on print media.

Böttcher BPC

Emulsion Plate Cleaner

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Emulsion plate cleaner, finisher and gum preservative. Removes ink, gum and paper build-up in the image and non-image areas. Fortified with cleaning and desensitizing agents for the non-image area. The gum preservative will shield the plate after it cleans to give a long running protected plate. The restored plate gives fast roll-up on press start-ups.

Böttcher APC

Acid Plate Cleaner

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Acid plate cleaner that cleans the non-image area of the plate quickly and effectively. Can clean unbaked positive CTP plates. Cleans chrome metering rollers. Contains gum for extra plate protection.

Böttcher Conductivity Meter / Digital Thermometer

The Böttcher Conductivity Meter / Digital Thermometer displays fountain solution conductivity and temperature. It can be used for monitoring fountain solution contamination rates. This device is waterproof and economical.

Böttcher Conductivity Calibration Solution

This solution is to be used with the Böttcher Conductivity Meter / Digital Thermometer. Automatic calibration is set at 1413µS and the solution is available in bottles to easy-to-use foil packets.

Böttcher Gloves

Böttcher gloves are single-use and one size fits all. They are safe with a snug fit and no cuff. Economical.