Products: Dampening Covers: Newspaper Products

Our dedication to the newspaper industry goes way back to a time when seamless covers were not even invented. Since then, we have provided newspaper press rooms with a steady stream of new ideas to keep quality up, and costs in check.

For the waterform or ductor roller of sheetfed and web presses, this is the original seamless dampener cover. "A"- Tex's bleached, absorbent cotton-looped fabric provides consistent performance on most medium and large presses. Available in 25 yard (22.875 m) rolls, and pre-cut sizes for smaller presses and duplicators. Outside diameter sizes from under .75" to 6.25" (19 mm to 159 mm).

Designed for water pick-up rollers on web offset newspaper presses, this light-weight cotton cover is dense, highly absorbent and durable. Available in 25 yard (22.875m) rolls, with outside diameters from 1" to 6" (25.4 mm to 152.4 mm)

Especially designed for the water pick-up rollers of large web offset newspaper presses, this shrink fit cover provides consistent absorbency and long, lint-free life. Resists ink buildup. Easy to clean. GSS News-Knit is available in 13 yard (11.88 m) rolls, in diameters to fit outside diameters from 2" to 3.62" (51 mm to 92 mm).

For the waterform or ductor roller of web offset newspaper presses, Greensleeves is a major advantage. Its synthetic fibers are lint free, uniformly absorbing, long lasting and resistant to ink build-up. They're also easy to clean. Available in 10 and 25 yard (9.15 m to 22.87 5m) rolls, with outside diameters from 0.875" to 4.875" (22 mm to 124 mm).

These seamless, medium weight cotton covers for the water pickup pan rollers of newspaper presses are highly absorbent and durable. News-Knit also works great as a ductor cover. News-Knit rolled material comes in boxes of 25 yard (22.875 m) rolls and fits roller diameters from 1.75" to 6" (44.45 mm to 152.4 mm).