Recent content by Bill Chegwidden

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    Small Shop looking into CTP

    Re: Small Shop looking into CTP Hi, I have used Pressek for about 4 years now, Been thru the acqsition of ABD, and the change of their service department. I felt TSI were great service people the ABD guys do a fine job. But putting that aside the machine is very dependable, easy to clean and...
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    PressTek Anthem plates

    Re: PressTek Anthem plates Sorry I didn't get back to you, By now you have probably have tried the plates. There was only the readjustment of the the laser levels for the plate. did not change anything else. Hand wiped the Azure plate and ran it thru the water wash. Put it on the press and took...
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    Presstek Dimension 450 AL Excel Plate compatibility

    Re: Presstek Dimension 450 AL Excel Plate compatibility Hi; we have a Dim 800, older model. Have tested the Agfa Azure plate, with zero problems. Currently use the new Auroa Pro plate and love it. Ran the Anthem Pro for years with little trouble. Never had a bad batch of plates from Presstek...
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    PressTek Plate Issues

    Re: PressTek Plate Issues Does the MO use an integrated dampening system, we had similar problems with our Akiyama. We wet the lead edge of the plate on startup, took a minute but worked. I have now switched to the Aurora Pro plate starts much better. They all run very clean after startup...
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    PressTek Anthem plates

    Re: PressTek Anthem plates We have been using the Dimmension 800 for over 4 years, and the Anthem Pro plates since the came out. They work great. We have had runs of up to 240000 from them and have had scratches in as few as 17000 (There was a dried ink or paper particle in the rollers that...
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