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perf and diecut are pretty simple to learn foil, embossing and printing take skill ( read a blend of art and science). The key to success in addition to having the work is a skilled operator. Hopefully the place where you pick up the press will supply all the addition stuff you need furniture...

Like craig i have seen litho cards damaged. I sometimes think the post office uses a belt sander in the sort machines. While we do not have a UV coated on site we have had good luck running indigo work through our litho press and applying an AQ coating to seal. Its a matter of determining...

We looked at becoming certified and elected not to. Our client base did not require it and the few clients who asked were able to work with other option. When we looked at the cost to join plus the continued and possible escalating expense coupled with the additional record keeping it did not...

be carful with UV using a "plate" rather than screen you can not apply as thick a coat as with a screen and your limited to types of UV available - also the $ seem high i have seen late model used UV equipment with auto feed size up to 20x28 flood or spot in the area of 25m (US $)

I would be interested to learn how HP's business model works; which companies print and on what equipment and so on. After a quick peek at their Site it really seems they are going head to head with the vistaprint model ( free cards and design and such ). I find it interesting an equipment maker...

Man stopped being carbon neutral when he discovered meat tasted better cooked over an open flame. I wonder if he took flack from his neighbor in the next cave who was content with fruit and nuts?

Thank you alan

What is the contact number for Kustom Group KB-3074 . I would like more information, - i did a quick google search and came up empty Thanks

Also It is not just the cost of acquiring a press but all the support equipment needed - Cutter, folder, score device etc. Also digital press's are temperamental and service contracts add to the cost. Then you will find the equipment cost is the biggest hurdle. The real price is acquiring the...

We also recycle plates and reimage when needed. Time/money spent cleaning in addition to the risk the plate might have issues (a kink or areas gum blind etc). Before direct to plate when you had to burn plates with multiple burns and screens it did pay now i do not see where it is worth it.

a quote from production to sale: "the problem is we cant produce the job as cheap as you can sell it" and an old one still relavent today: Business is so bad now even my clients who don't pay their bill are not ordering!

a couple of thoughts: First make sure your folding with the grain. Some times when we need to fold really thick cover stock, rather than use a letter press score we made a die with a slightly wider rule and deboss it on our kluges, with better results than scoring alone. With certain stocks it...

you get what you pay for...- you can pay someone the minimum and loose money with them or pay someone top dollar and make money....

You might consider getting the book: Real World Color Management by Bruce Fraser. It really gives a solid foundation to the process.

Re: Acceptable Tolerance on Finished Piece In my opinion the customer decides what is acceptable, Some copy is more forgiving than others. A page with lots of white space is more forgiving then one where you have a key line boarder on a letterhead that stops 1/16 from the edge where ANYTHING...