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How do you calculate the distortion factor for polymer coating plates for offset presses? We are supplying plates to the flexo industry but some of our customers who have offset setup as well, require coating plates. I need to know the plate thickness and the way to calculate distortion for the...

Hi, Need to know which formula is correct for calculating distortion, as each one of these is calculating slightly different values.

Hi All, Need to know how you guys work with gradients in flexography to prevent edge lines and smooth transition to white? Adding a picture of a job where we had issues with the edge line at the end of the gradient.

Hi All, New to prepress, want to know the optimum grey levels that we should set in rip according to our CTP DPI and job LPI, Currently, we are ripping files at 4800 DPI and Same DPI is set in our Flexo CTP. Grey levels are set at 4096.

With the demise of CTF devices, just curious to know how you guys are getting films for your screen printing jobs?

https://www.printweek.com/print-week/product-news/1167320/bobst-unveils-new-products-at-innovation-event

What kind of issues we can get in offline UV coating if a job printed with conventional inks and anti set-off powder was used?

Hi All, I want to know which specific instrument you use to measure developer conductivity in processor? We are looking for a reliable instrument. Regards

Hi, One of our customer is doing hot foil stamping on a matte laminated sheet. The problem is that the edges of the texts are not sharp. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. ​​​​​​​

Hi All, What are the pros and cons of moving from 2400 DPI CTP to 3600 DPI CTP? Will there be any visible difference in print quality or is it just a marketing thing?

A few pictures of a currency note I took with my cell phone using a 60X microscope.

Hi All, We are facing issue with coating cracks on heavier coverage areas. Low coverage areas have no issue or very little visible. Please view the attached images of the issue.

Have you guys checked this, http://www.printweek.com/print-week/news/1160813/landa-to-ship-three-beta-presses-this-year

Can we compensate for the misregister between colors due to paper stretch or fan out in Prepress?

Can anyone guess what this guy is doing?

An article on our respected forum member Alois Senefelder. :) http://blog.drupa.com/pioneers-of-printing-alois-senefelder/

Is there any system that can check the File, Plate or Printed sheet for missing fonts or texts, or match with the original Pdf supplied by the customer?

Our company recently sold our brand of thermal CTP plates to a local print shop. They have an old Suprasetter A74, imaging on the plate is not proper and it looks like we need to increase the laser power. We asked the operator to adjust the laser power or drum speed for the new plate, but he...

Just curious to know if someone is using Barcodes or QR codes to quickly scan an old plate and output a new plate if needed so you don't have to search through files.

Can anyone help me with operating manual of E.G Control Grafico system installed on a Polar.