The compressed pop-up sponge “Viskovita” is an internationally successful product in the printing industry. Because of its outstanding properties, it is eminently suited for cleaning printing plates. Visually, it stands out for the skin-like appearance of the surface along the edges. The globally unique and patented manufacturing process – steam coagulation – provides “Viskovita” with the following properties:

- High cleaning and absorption power
- High chemical and acid resistance
- Lower transport and storage volume
- Two sizes available:
- pressed: 115 x 32/35 mm expanded: 135x90x34/37 mm
- All-round continuous leather-like “skin surface“
- Highly resistant and extremely durable viscose material
- washable up to 60 °C.

*The most important properties of viscose material:*
- high liquid absorption capacity
- high liquid retention capacity
- high chemical and acid resistance
- disinfectable
- temperature resistant
- stabilising external skin
- washable up to 60 °C
- permeable
- electrically conducting
- sound-absorbing
- composta

*Applications*
- Applying of developer liquid on offset printing plates
- Cleaning of rubber rollers in developer machines
- Cleaning of printing-plates – remove dirt and ink
- Applying of aluminium activator on plate cylinders for regeneration
- Applying of gum on printing plates for preserving / archiving
- Removing ink and dirt from blanket-cylinders
- Cleaning of impression cylinders
- Cleaning and scouring of printing ink, scrap paper, powder of anti-marking film and transfer jackets in offset printing machines