Recent content by 3rd shift Bill

If you are seeing a 75 point drop in color on your cyan on restarts after the feeder trips off you are getting to much water on the plates and you can go to your console and change the predampener settings to reduce the number of revoltions the dampner runs before the unit engages and goes on...

Your pressman should be using a torque wrench to tighten the blankets when they change them and then retorque a new blanket after a few thousand impressions. Improperly tightened blankets [loose blankets] with cause dot gains and if you have different people putting the blankets on they will...

What is the PH of your fountian solution? It should be 4.5 on a good ph meter. conductivity should be measured on a fresh batch of fountian solution along with PH and then you have a baseline to go from and you should monitor both. If your conductivity goes up to high 2800 to 3000 or your ph...

I have read this site for years but just signed up. I have worked in a pressroom for over 35 years and the industry has really changed during this time period. I currently work 3rd shift for a company that has [three] 40 inch six color Heidelbergs and a 20 inch 5 color heidelberg, all of the...

Please talk to your coating supplier and find out what viscosity your coating should be kept at to run properly. This is measured with a Zahn cup and there are different sizes so your coating supplier will have to tell you what size to use. If your coating is to thick it will not dry properly...