Printing Washcloths

Sontara® print cleaning products are solvent-resistant and durable enough to meet the specific demands of the printing industry.

Sontara® technology creates clean, low-linting fabrics that leave no binders or chemical adhesives on presses, plates or blankets. Low-lint washcloths remove ink and solvents from the blanket quickly and completely, with no distortion under tension. Sontara® has a wide range of washcloths specially designed for this demanding industry that will fulfill all needs. Our washclothes are recommended by the most prestigious Offset Machines Manufacturers around the globe.

This cleaning can be manual cleaning or automatic through automatic blanket cleaning.

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Strong

Low Lint

High Absorbency

High Abrasion Resistant

Reduced Defects

Higher Productivity

Cleaning methods

Sontara® offers is the market reference for high cleaning standard to obtain optimal printing quality and this is guaranteed by FOGRA certification.

Cleaning procedures in printing can be manual or automatic. Sontara® has developed proper solutions for both methods solving the problem of ineffective cleaning, resulting in low quality printing.

Sontara® Printclean is the product range dedicated to manual cleaning and so ideal for the following applications:

Pre-press cleaning: The low linting feature of Sontara® PrintClean makes it ideal for all prepress work.

Blanket and roller manual cleaning: Thanks to its solvent resistance, high strength and low linting characteristics, Sontara® PrintClean exceeds in roller, cylinder and blanket cleaning. Perfect balance between solvent absorbency and release.

Ink system cleaning: The high absorbency and outstanding chemical resistance of Sontara® PrintClean make it well suited for the difficult cleaning of ink systems.

Chill rolls cleaning: The strength and absorbency of Sontara® PrintClean is particularly welcomed for the effective cleaning of printing rolls.

Mechanical parts cleaning: The high abrasion resistance and strength of Sontara® PrintClean are strong arguments for its use in cleaning gears, switches and other mechanical parts of the press.

Sontara® Printmaster is the product range dedicated to automatic cleaning through the automatic blanket cleaning (ABC) and so ideal for the following applications.

Automatic printing press cleaning: Printing blanket cleaning using automatic equipment. Thanks to high absorbency, low linting and strong resistant, Sontara® Printmaster exceeds in cleaning tasks such as absorbing the cleaning agent and remove the paper residues from the blanket surface whether the cylinder is rough, steel or covered wit rubber.

Ink removal: Sontara® perfectly removes inks, paper lint and solvent and leaves spotless blankets that ensure high quality print.

Automatic Blanket Cleaning has also the advantage of saving money as it reduces washing cycles, and so washing consumables, reducing the impact on the environment thus improving productivity.