Recent content by gregbatch

Check out the new iJet 1175C. It has the HP head at a lower price point than the Pro.

New Orleans restaurants. Could very well be a pricy sheet. Or, they are trying to salvage it to save their ass. Possibly both.

Here is another we just did 2-up on 11x17.

Since it is a Ricoh, you may have a chance, but not without help from your tech. I run 9100s and I do edge to edge (almost) printing often. I can usually hit 3 sides, with a tiny bit of white (1 or 2 points) on the fourth side which I shave on the cutter. You have to ask the tech to set the...

What machine are you using?

Does the number of sheets affect behavior?

I imagine they would use the new 55000. No pretreat needed. Kyocera introduces the TASKalfa Pro 55000c | Kyocera

AI has been priceless in updating my 10 year old scripts to current PHP 8.X standards. It does in a few minutes what would take me hours to check line by line and correct. It also addresses security flaws in the process.

From what I've seen, the more it learns, the more it has room to wander.

AI helps me code 20X faster (partly because I can't type fast and accurate anymore after a stroke), but it would be lost without me. It will build in bugs that require human intervention to resolve, because once it is set on something, it's very difficult to break it away from it. This is...

I really don't like glossy UV, unless you are doing a picture postcard. It creates glare, which makes reading some print difficult, depending on lighting. It was cool way back when, but UV is the thermography of today. It's a way to turn product faster and cover blemishes like fuser lines on...

Can't get around the mechanics and basics. I'm a buyer of offset. Digital in-house.I don’t like the push-button trend, but it's getting more difficult to avoid for all but the boutique jobs. I don't deal with shoppers. No loyalty. No relationship. Will jump ship for a few dollars.

I think you over-rate many commercial shops these days. Hang and bang is everywhere. Shops are relying on technology to speed production and reduce human touch.

We use the same plastic strap machine for bundles and trays. Mosca

Gang-run used to mean something back in the day of analog printing. It doesn't carry much weight anymore in the digital world. Everything is digitally controlled and calibrated from file to press. Even the inks are monitored and controlled digitally. Do digital controls go haywire? Sure, but it...