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Look ion Sappi's web site they have some interesting resources there re cracking. One suggestion is to crease across the grain?? Tech Ni Fold also do a creasing collar for the folding lines..... costs around €500.... worth investigating.

Jtanner, Look at the intensity of your UV lamps, you could be overcuring the ink. Had same issue on a litho press. A.

Hi, I am looking for recommendations for Soft Touch varnishes (available in Europe) Cheers Ace

Years back had a lotem 400...... heard that quite a bit.... In the end I said I wasn't going to pay for the engineers training on my time....

contact your local die making shop.... have them create a scoring bar for you and a wooden crease tool also. simple.

Have a look at Actega, they do a range of products, mostly Aqeous. I have been trying it UV, keyline of the inks is an issue. Welcome to ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants - ACTEGA Adrian

I live on a small Island too (Ireland.....lol) you need a new machine, Duct fed High gloss will not give you the desired gloss level. Speak to you local OEM's and also speak to the 2nd hand dealers, look online PressXchange...... A.

Is this going to be a regular job worthy of the investment.... If no then out work the UV coating of the cover? If it is going to be a regular and the numbers stack up, then certainly worth looking at investing in a new machine. To retrofit.... Unless you machine has a coating unit already...

In the Long Run, i'd imagine Man Roland will sell off their sheet fed division and push the Web side of the business.... either that or the 60m they borrowed will allow them to restructure and downsize, I wouldn't write off the Germans...... I have a long history with Man Roland, they never let...

Probably the Clondalkin Group here in Ireland. A number of companies, Kennelworth Cahills Vernture / Catalent Think Guys in Cork also to name a few A.

Ozone is a free radical, once out, normally reacts and nullifies it's self...... smell is sickly sweet. It's more if the light is leaking, damage to skin and eyes. On chemicals get the MSDS sheets, would suggest you have your air monitored for VOC's to see if you are in excess of the PEL.

Hi all, I have recently being reading a lot about the use of OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) meterics to identify bottlenecks and issues in processes. Just wondering if anyone else has started to utilise this method yet? At present I am capturing the Data manually, I intend to move to an...

Hi Tom, 1. I would break the SKU's down into product type and pick the big / high value runners. 2. ?? - would need to know more about your situation 3. target OEE for equipment is 65%, WCM 85% - however you will struggle to hit those target is you have multiple set ups per shift. I use OEE...

Hi John, 4 + spot + Duct Matt in the 6 ducts, flood gloss over the top via a 14bcm Annalox. Inks & Varnish are all UV. I am currently doing in two runs (4 + spot + flood Gloss, 2nd run - Spot Matt over the top, give the same effect as the strike through), want to get it down to one to free up...

Between the two layers of the Varnish.