Ask the Wizard Ray Brady for Help

Yes, you can talk directly to one of the Wizards of Nova, the Wizard Ray Brady. Get the technical help that you need.

Meet Ray Brady, he is a bit of an expert in the field of Blanket and Roller Washes, Cleaners, and Silicone Emulsions for the Graphic Arts printing industry. Got a question? Think of Ray as your go-to guy for the answers!

Ray Brady is one of the leading formulators in the pressroom chemical business, with 25 years of experience developing presswash and silicones for industry leaders like Anchor.

Ray is the chemist behind Nova's unique line of products. He has extensive on-press experience and works closely with press manufacturers.

If you have a question about sheetfed or web washes, automatic blanket washes, low VOC washes or silicones, Ray's help and advice is just a click away.

Ray can help on a variety of solvent or press cleaning issues. If you have a problem on-press, a need for a more environmentally friendly product, a need to reduce VOC or have a permitting or regulatory issue, ask Ray.

• Does your press have an automatic wash system perhaps?
• What kind of washes do you use?

For Blanket and Roller Washes, Specialty Pressroom Products, Plate Cleaners, Press Lubricants, and Web Silicone ... think of the Wizard of Nova, Ray Brady, as your go-to guy! Give Ray a try.

Ask the Wizard Chuck Malspeis for Help

Yes, you can talk directly to one of the Wizards of Nova, the Wizard Chuck Malspeis. Get the technical help that you need.

Meet Chuck Malspeis, he is a bit of an expert in the field of Aqueous Coatings and UV Coatings for the Graphic Arts printing industry.

Chuck Malspeis has formulated, technically supported and serviced Graphic Arts aqueous and UV coatings for over 20 years.

Chuck heads up the Coating Group at Nova Pressroom Products headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

He is responsible for the NovaCoat Aqueous and UV product line which includes unique new products like Soft Touch Matte Aqueous and Strike-Through UV Coatings.

Chuck understands the coating environment, so if you need help or advice for an inline or offline application, have questions about anilox rollers or UV lamps, you can ask Chuckfor help!

For the past 20 years, Chuck has been assisting printers with the technical rigors of aqueous and UV coating. Whether it has to do with adhesion, dry speed, blocking/offsetting, rub resistance, cure rates or foaming, Chuck has worked with hundreds of printers to find practical solutions to their production challenges.

Have you got a coatings question about:

• Adhesion
• Blocking/Offsetting/Picking
• Cure
• Dry speed
• Foaming
• Gloss
• Recoatability
• Rub resistance

Check out the Wizard of Nova, Chuck Malspeis!

Ask the Wizard Dan Roll for Help

Yes, you can talk directly to one of the Wizards of Nova, the Wizard Dan Roll. Get the technical help that you need.

Meet Dan Roll, he is a bit of an expert on Fountain Solutions and Alcohol Substitutes for lithographic printing.

Dan Roll played a major role as a pioneer in the development of alcohol-free printing in North America. His career includes over 25 years formulating experience with Anchor / Fuji Hunt.

Today, Dan Roll is heading up Nova's Fountain Solution Product Development Group.

As a former printer, Dan has a unique perspective and believes that fountain solutions should enable the press operator to achieve higher quality and more consistent results. His knowledge of presses and dampening systems is extensive.

If you have a problem or a question with a sheetfed or web fountain solution, Ask Dan! Go ahead, contact Dan Roll now.

Technical support is available through Nova Pressroom Products. Get expert help from Dan.

• Type of press(es) involved?
• What type of dampening system?
• Incumbent fountain solution product?
• What is your question or problem?