In the 1980s, significant technological innovations emerged in the industrial roller industry. The new industrial rollers were不受climate conditions制约, boasting excellent strength and corrosion resistance, although their cost was high. Subsequently, issues such as inconsistent ink sizes, severe dot gain, uneven color density, and even ink streaks arose, necessitating frequent shutdowns for adjustments. This inadvertently wasted time and increased costs, while also making it difficult to maintain consistent print quality. Eventually, when they became ineffective, new industrial rollers had to be replaced, thus restarting the cycle. Industrial rollers are also a key component of the ink delivery system in offset printing machines, continuously coming into contact with water, ink, and paper, so they should absorb moisture to the maximum extent. Compared to metal rollers, industrial rollers offer elasticity, resistance to acids and alkalis, and no rust, with good ink absorption and transfer properties, easy cleaning, and thus are widely used.

Industrial roller, rubber blankets, inking solutions, and ink cleaner all fall under the category of printing auxiliary equipment. Although they are used in small quantities during the printing process, they significantly impact the quality and stability of the printed products.

In the field of printing auxiliary equipment, the challenge lies in enhancing the quality and reducing costs of industrial roller and its cleaning solvents, ensuring that printing enterprises can afford the "BMW," be worthy of the "golden saddle," and feed the "finest feed."

As offset printing equipment evolves towards high-speed and multi-color printing, industrial rubber rollers have transitioned from in-house manufactured components in the lead printing era to market-purchased items. However, many of these rollers for the equipment are imported, making the issues of "buying the horse" and "fitting the saddle" a significant challenge for printing companies, especially small and medium-sized ones.

In the lead printing era, printing companies of a certain scale would set up their own "rubber room" to perform the refurbishment of printing industry rubber rollers. These industrial rubber rollers are cost-effective but highly polluting. They tend to soften under high temperatures and harden under low temperatures, making them unsuitable for high-temperature, high-humidity environments, especially for printing gold or halftone screens. With the upgrade of printing equipment and the increasing environmental protection requirements, they have gradually been phased out.

After considering the costs and time lost due to waste products, downtime, and the subsequent impact on quality and delivery schedules, which all negatively affect the company's reputation, it's more economical to use original industrial roller. The industrial rollers used in China are rubber products made by vulcanizing a rubber covering onto an iron core, with main materials including natural rubber, nitrile rubber, silicone rubber, and polyurethane. The surface rubber layer of industrial rollers commonly used in offset printing usually consists of nitrile rubber, while polyurethane industrial rollers are also a popular choice.