Recent content by Brian G

We ran two Dimension 400s side by side from 2001 to 2008. Imaged the Anthem plate for years and then tried the Aurora. The two machines performed well. Our work volume increased to the point where we basically wore them out. Got to where it seemed as though we were zone balancing the lasers...

I'll have to make a correction. We were having issues with powder on the preprinted shells even with metal plates. (This was/is for a GTO two-color and a GTO four color). So far the only satisfactory solution has been to print the shells 1-up (to avoid having to cut down multiples) and with...

Jeremy: are the spots always in the non-image area? If they show up during make ready, do they go away during the run? If they show up in the run, do they go away after a while? Our press operator (who's been running poly for 10 years) said, if he's just going off the details you provided, it...

Hi Lindsay: We phased in the Presstek Aurora plate beginning fall 07. Press preferred the Aurora mainly because of the start-up issues. The Aurora run length is less than the 100,000 rated on the Anthem plate but it worked for our application(s). We could consistently hit 10 - 15,000...

Hi Lindsay: We phased in the Presstek Aurora plate beginning fall 07. Press preferred the Aurora mainly because of the start-up issues. The Aurora run length is less than the 100,000 rated on the Anthem plate but it worked for our application(s). We could consistently hit 10 - 15,000...

We used two Presstek Dimension 400 for 7 years up until June of this year. What info are you looking for?

Re: Canon iPF8000, is two sided printing possible? Matt: I don't know what your proofing volume is, but are you thinking about keeping the Epson for "color proofing" and use the Canon for imposition proofing or vice versa? (You mentioned earlier that the boss may get the idea to unload the...

Re: Preps and transparency Thanks for all of the input. As to the JDF approach, we haven't tried it yet, but we're looking into it. Regards, brian

Re: Preps and transparency When I started this thread, I did not describe our workflow or how we create PDFs: The majority of our jobs go through a PDF - PDF workflow in Preps. Odystar is ahead of Preps and it creates a trapped PDF for Preps. Ahead of Odystar, our file prep team is working...

Re: Press Room Manager for CTP machine seejay: Very well articulated. The company I'm with is definitely embracing "Lean" and we are experiencing some of what you're describing in your last paragraph.

Re: Fuji vs Kodak Plates ArtproPro: Which Fuji plate are you using? If it is the LH-PJ plate, do you foresee your shop venturing toward a "chemistry-free" plate in the near future or way farther down the road?

Re: Press Room Manager for CTP machine Peter: I understand what you're saying; especially the ownership part. You've got me thinking "outside the box" in terms of managing the plating process. As we've seen in this thread, your approach is probably not very common in the printing world...

Re: Press Room Manager for CTP machine G-Town: Very interesting. I can relate to what your saying. Just last October we brought into prepress one of the press operators. He's running the platesetters daily. When we hit our peak season in May, he'll go back to running a press fulltime and...

Re: Press Room Manager for CTP machine Paul: re: off-topic subpoint... As I alluded to in my novel a few entries ago, the press manager has a multi-point list of reasons for desiring a "grain-ier" plate: i.e. pre-wetting on current plates wastes time and sheets during initial roll-up...

Re: Press Room Manager for CTP machine In our facility we're implementing lots of "Lean" tools except we haven't yet created any production cells in prepress or press or both together. Interesting thing is that we are currently considering a switch from thermal ablative/water wash-only...