N-444 Wash, N-480UV Wash, and SP-579 Plate Clean & Stor

N-444 – 50% (3.5lbs./gal. VOC) water emulsion blanket and roller wash. It is designed to replace Day/Varn Ecolo-Clean 35 which has recently been discontinued. The Nova N-444 is a similar emulsion wash product that should easily substitute for this. It is available now. The Product Data Sheet and MSDS are available on the web site. Contact Ray Brady if you have questions or need any assistance.

N-480UV Wash – A 10% VOC, Southern California Rule 1171 compliant UV Wash. Compatible with all roller materials, cleans both hybrid & UV inks.

SP-579 Plate Clean & Stor – A multi-purpose emulsion plate cleaner and preserver. It is designed to be compatible with all types of positive and negative plates. SP-579 contains effective ink solvents, desensitizers, and non-blinding gum plate preservatives to be the one all-purpose plate cleaner preservative to meet your needs.

Additional information, product sheets, MSDS’s and technical tips can be viewed on our easy-to-use NOVA website http://www.novapressroom.com/.

To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554.

Solvent Prices - Important Update for Our Customers

Last year, the oil price run-up caused significant disruption in the Blanket & Roller Wash market. Prices were increased to end users by an average of 42%. Nova committed to our customers that prices would be reduced as the cost of solvents came down. In the past few months, Nova has reduced its distributor prices three times. Nova was founded to provide high quality pressroom chemicals with great value. Our products still meet that test. If your customers have questions about solvent pricing or are looking for a lower cost alternative, give us a call. We’re here to help.

--Ron Rose, President

Nova Announces N-444 -- Low VOC Blanket and Roller Wash

Nova announces N-444, a 50% (3.5 lbs./gal. VOC) water emulsion blanket and roller wash. This is a low VOC wash for sheetfed and web presses.

A number of you have accounts that were using the Day/Varn Ecolo-Clean 35 which has recently been discontinued. The Nova N-444 is a similar emulsion wash product that should easily substitute for this product. N-444 is available now.

N-444 is a stabilized water / solvent emulsion cleaner for sheetfed and cold set web presses. It has low VOC with 3.50 lbs./gal. VOC and has a high flash point of 145°F. It contains no mineral or vegetable oil and therefore will dry and leave no oily residue. N-444 provides the benefit of a water-miscible wash while having built in low VOC to meet tough permitting requirements.

The product data sheet and MSDS are available on our web site. Contact Ray Brady if you have questions, need samples or want pricing. To contact Customer Service or a Nova Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

Nova Announces N-251 Step One Wash

N-251 Step One Wash is a special emulsion of solvents, emulsifiers and water that is designed to deep clean ink and press contaminants from ink train rollers.

N-251 should be used in conjunction with Nova N-230, as the step two, to thoroughly rinse wash and residue from the rollers. N-251 Step One Wash is recommended for thorough wash-up between color changes, or for regular periodic roller wash-up to thoroughly remove ink, surfactants and build-up of contaminants.

It is available in 5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drums.

To contact Customer Service or a Nova Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

New Product :: N-219 -- Economical, Non-Water-Miscible Blanket and Roller Wash

N-219 is an economical blanket and roller wash. For the printer trying to cope with rising costs, N-219 is the real economic alternative to higher priced washes.

It is produced from a special source of aromatic and aliphatic solvents. N-219 is a high quality, everyday manual wash for both sheetfed and web applications.

It is non-water-miscible with a medium dry speed along with a pleasant odor. It has a flash point of 105° F and a VOC of 6.65 lbs./gal.

It is available in 5 gallon pails, 55 gallon drums and 345 gallon totes.

To contact Customer Service or a Nova Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

New Product :: N-333F -- Fogra Approved Blanket and Roller Wash

Nova announces the addition of N-333F, a Fogra approved Blanket and Roller Wash.

The N-333F is based on the wash formulas most recommended by European press manufacturers. It has a flash point of 142°F and a very mild odor. N-333F contains an anti-corrosive agent and has no aromatic hydrocarbons. It is water-miscible with Nova’s special ink-cutting rinseable formula.

N-333F has Fogra approval on MAN Roland, KBA, and Heidelberg sheetfed presses and Baldwin sheetfed ABCs.

To contact Customer Service or a Nova Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

New Product :: N-471 -- Southern California 1171 Low VOC Wash

Nova's N-471 Low VOC Wash meets Southern California Rule 1171.

N-471 Low VOC Wash is designed to comply with the 10% VOC (100 grams per liter) regulation that went into effect in Southern California on January 1, 2008. Formulated with the highest quality vegetable esters, N-471 is an effective every day press wash for sheetfed or web presses.

It provides the printer with a practical answer to the new regulation or fulfills the need for an ultra low VOC wash. N-471 can be used with an optional Step 2 N-472 Rinse-Away. N-472 Rinse-Away can improve roller clean up and reduce wash up time.

Both products are available in 5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drums.

To contact Customer Service or a Nova Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

Press Release: New Manufacturing and Research Center Opened

NOVA Pressroom Products LLC, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Manufacturing and Research Center located in North Jacksonville, Florida. This 13,500 square foot facility will be the site for manufacturing NOVA fountain solutions, water-based coatings and UV coatings to support sales efforts domestically and internationally. The facility also contains research laboratories for NOVA’s main product lines. The Corporate Headquarters and Customer Call Center remain in South Jacksonville at 5875 Mining Terrace, Suite 103. The company markets its products through a network of dealers in the United States, Canada and worldwide.

“We view this expansion of our capabilities as a vote of confidence given to us by our customers who have enthusiastically supported our entry into the pressroom marketplace,” stated Ron Rose, President of NOVA Pressroom Products. “We can now produce fountain solutions and a wide range of coatings in Florida. Operations at this new facility will be under the guidance of NOVA’s industry-leading technical team with a combined 70 plus years of experience,” continued Mr. Rose.

Chuck Malspeis, Vice President of Technical Services Coatings, will direct all aspects of the Coating Division. Mr. Malspeis has 20 years in the ink and coatings industries. His experience centers on formulating and designing coatings for compatibility with the numerous inks available today. Printers have come to appreciate his unique technical ability acquired as he worked with them to optimize their project specifications.

Ray Brady, Vice President of Technical Services, will oversee all water-based and solvent cleaners, and silicone product production and their ever-increasing environmental requirements. Mr. Brady brings 23 years of experience to the team, formulating advanced solvents products. He is highly regarded throughout the industry as one of the most knowledgeable designers of safer, high-performing press washes that meet the increasingly stringent environmental regulations imposed in many states throughout the U.S. He is responsible for formulating a majority of the most widely used low VOC washes and approved washes for the major manufacturers of automatic blanket wash equipment.

Dan Roll, Vice President of New Product Development, will be actively coordinating research of fountain solutions for web and sheetfed applications. Mr. Roll is considered one of the premier fountain solution formulators in the pressroom industry. He brings over 25 years of printing and formulating experience to the NOVA Team. He is well known as one of the inventors of alcohol-free printing for offset lithographic presses.

“The addition of the new manufacturing facility allows NOVA to move toward our goal of becoming a major supplier of safe, cost-effective and environmentally-compliant pressroom products,” stated Mr. Rose.

To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com.

Originally published: January 9, 2008.

Press Release: Introducing Low VOC Wash SCAQMD Rule 1171 Compliant

Nova Pressroom Products LLC has announced the availability of a newly formulated, two-step press wash that is fully compliant with Rule 1171 which goes into effect on January 1, 2008. The purpose of this rule is to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as other air contaminants, ozone-depleting or global-warming compounds used, stored or disposed of within the South Coast Air Quality Management District in California. The regulation covers many types of businesses that use a solvent cleaner, perhaps most notably printing operations. This new two-step NOVA blanket and roller wash system, N-471 Wash and N-472 Rinse Away, contain less than 100 grams/liter of VOC as required.

A Technical Advisory Committee of printers, press product manufacturers and the Printing Industries of Southern California (PISC) participated in the development of the standards used for Rule 1171 over the last 6 years. Ray Brady, Vice President of Technical Services for NOVA and formerly Technical Director for Fujifilm Hunt Chemicals, served on the Committee and heard firsthand the concerns of Southern California printers. Mr. Brady has formulated these products to provide a user-friendly solution that works while adhering to the tough environmental requirement and needs expressed by the printers.

Paramount to meeting the challenge of reduced VOCs, was formulating a system that would clean the blanket and rollers efficiently and would rinse clean with water. The N-471 Wash is a vegetable ester based material with a surfactant that optimizes ink-cutting performance. The second step, low VOC product N-472 ensures that the oily residue inherent in the vegetable based wash will be completely rinsed from the rollers.

“Obviously printers wanted a system that would clean as effectively as solvent washes without increasing maintenance turnaround time,” stated Mr. Brady. “Minimizing downtime keeps costs acceptable. Another important key characteristic of the N-471 is the property of oxidation stability. Many low VOC products offered are made from highly-unsaturated vegetable ester solvents that will oxidize, making solvent soaked rags subject to spontaneous combustion. The N-471 is composed of a special blend of vegetable esters that are oxidatively stable and not subject to this serious safety issue.”

Nova Pressroom Products LLC was inaugurated in February 2007 to manufacture and market a full line of Blanket and Roller Washes for the Graphic Arts Industry worldwide. The company markets its products through a network of dealers in the US, Canada and around the world.

Independently owned and operated, NOVA has gathered together an industry-leading technical team with over 60 years of formulating, problem-solving and regulatory experience. With its broad technology-base, NOVA will focus on manufacturing safer and environmentally-compliant products for manual usage and automatic blanket and roller wash equipment. NOVA specializes in formulating low VOC and high flashpoint products

Ronald J. Rose, President of NOVA, is well-known within the Graphic Arts Community and brings over 30 years of corporate and independent business experience to the company. Mr. Rose was Vice President of Sales at Anchor LithKemco in Orange Park, Florida, as well as Vice President of New Business Development at Fuji Hunt in Allendale, New Jersey.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Ray Brady as part of the NOVA Technical Team and his service on the SCAQMD Rule 1171 Advisory Committee gave our company unique insight into the concerns of the printing community in Southern California,” commented Mr. Rose.

Mr. Brady brings 23 years of experience formulating advanced solvents products with FujiFilm Hunt Chemical USA in Orange Park, Florida, where he most recently served as Technical Director Pressroom Products. Ray Brady is highly regarded throughout the industry as one of the most knowledgeable designers of safer, high-performing press washes that meet the increasingly stringent environmental regulations imposed in many states throughout the U.S.

“Ray Brady is a unique individual in today’s printing industry, combining an advanced chemistry degree from the University of Florida along with years of practical experience working along side hundreds of printers across the country. He is responsible for formulating a majority of the most widely used low VOC washes and approved washes for the major manufacturers of automatic blanket wash equipment,” stated Mr. Rose.

Nova Pressroom Products business goal is to make safe, effective and environmentally-friendly products delivered on time at a reasonable price.

To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 1-904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

Originally published: December 1, 2007.

Press Release: Ray Brady Joins Nova Pressroom Products as Vice President of Technical Services

NOVA Pressroom Products LLC announces the appointment of Mr. H. Ray Brady as Vice President of Technical Services. Mr. Brady joins this technology-based manufacturer of Blanket and Roller Washes, which was formed in February 2007.

Ronald J. Rose, President of NOVA stated, “We are extremely fortunate to have Ray Brady as part of the NOVA Technical Team.” Mr. Brady brings 23 years of experience formulating advanced solvent products with Anchor, a division of FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals USA, Orange Park, FL, where he most recently served as Technical Director, Solvents.

Ray Brady is highly regarded throughout the industry as one of the most knowledgeable designers of safer, high-performing press washes that meet the increasingly stringent environmental regulations imposed in many U.S. states.

“Ray Brady is a unique individual in today’s printing industry, combining an advanced chemistry degree from the University of Florida along with years of practical experience working alongside hundreds of printers across the country. He is responsible for formulating most of the ‘approved’ washes for the major manufacturers of automatic blanket wash equipment.”

Independently owned and operated, NOVA has gathered together an industry-leading technical team with over 50 years of formulating, problem-solving and regulatory experience. NOVA specializes in formulating low VOC and high flashpoint products. The N-300 High Flash Series of products meets high safety and regulatory standards with flash points greater than 142ºF. This series is ideal for large sheetfed and web presses. N-400 Low VOC Series products maintain 30% VOC by EPA Method 24 for automatic blanket and roller wash systems such as Baldwin, Oxy-Dry, Goss and Elettra.

“NOVA gives you the advanced products you'd expect from a big box vendor, but the fast response, positive service and affordability you expect from a smaller company,” stated Mr. Rose.

The company markets its products through a network of dealers in the U.S., Canada and around the world. NOVA is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

NOVA Pressroom Products business goal is to provide safe, effective and environmentally-friendly products delivered on time at a reasonable price.

To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 1-904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com.

Originally published: April 18, 2007.

Press Release: New Pressroom Products Manufacturer Inaugurated

NOVA Pressroom Products LLC, inaugurated in February 2007 has been formed to manufacture and market a full line of Blanket and Roller Washes for the Graphic Arts Industry worldwide. The company will market its products through a network of dealers in the U.S., Canada and around the world.

Independently owned and operated, NOVA has gathered together an industry-leading technical team with over 50 years of formulating, problem-solving and regulatory experience. With its broad technology-base, NOVA will focus on manufacturing safer and environmentally-compliant products for manual usage and automatic blanket and roller wash equipment. NOVA specializes in formulating low VOC and high flashpoint products. The N-300 High Flash Series of products meets high safety and regulatory standards with flash points greater than 142ºF. This series is ideal for large sheetfed and web presses. The N-400 Low VOC Series products maintain 30% VOC by EPA Method 24 for automatic blanket and roller wash systems such as Oxy-Dry, Goss, Elettra and Baldwin.



Ronald J. Rose, President of NOVA, is well-known within the Graphic Arts Community and brings over 30 years of corporate and independent business experience to the company. Mr. Rose was Vice President of Sales at Anchor in Orange Park, Florida, as well as Vice President of New Business Development at Fuji Hunt, Allendale, NJ.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Dan Roll as part of the NOVA Technical Team,” commented Mr. Rose. Dan Roll is Vice President of NOVA Product Development and brings over 25 years of printing and formulating experience. Most recently, he served as the Research & Development Director of Anchor. He is well known as one of the inventors of alcohol free printing for offset lithographic presses. “One of Dan Roll’s strengths is his ability to design press washes which strike the correct balance between on press performance, product safety and environmental compliance,” Mr. Rose continued.

“NOVA gives you the great products you'd expect from a big box vendor, but the fast response, positive service and affordability you expect from a smaller company,” stated Mr. Rose.
NOVA Pressroom Products business goal is to make safe, effective and environmentally-friendly products delivered on time at a reasonable price.

To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 1-904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

Originally published February 1, 2007.

Nova Pressroom Products LLC :: You know us!

Nova Pressroom Products develops and provides a full line of pressroom products for the Graphic Arts industry. We offer blanket and roller washes, fountain solutions, alcohol substitutes, aqueous coatings, specialty products, and oils. Regardless of your equipment, ink, or drying speed preferences, we have a product custom tailored for your needs.

Wash is an integral and sometimes overlooked part of the printing process. A balance between drying speed, solvency and regulatory concerns are just a few variables that go into properly choosing a blanket and roller wash.

At Nova Pressroom Products, we have helped hundreds of printers choose the best fit for their wash needs. Average job size, ink type,and roller/blanket compounds all play a part in finding the correct wash.

Many printers already know the type of product that suits them best.If so, please look at our product offerings chart. For those who might want a little more information, our technical service group is availableto help you find the exact product for your needs.

To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.