Recent content by Jay Toler

Re: Anti Algae Solution in Washup tank? Just in case you have trouble. Peroxide works great and turns back into water after algae is gone.

Re: Quality control checks and balances question First you need to know what your customer or ad rep is looking for. Sometimes just because the ink is even and the skin tones are correct does not mean the customer is looking at the same things. Proofs checked by the customer before the job goes...

Re: Moiré problem.... Moire is the result of trying to screen a image that has a pattern similar to the screen you are using. The silk painting is producing a pattern from the grain of the silk. You will be luck to fix this. Try using several different screen types that is less like the grain...

Re: Registration on a Web press Your best bet for good quality is to talk directly to the printer that`s doing your job, because only they know what quality they can acheive with their press. You as a customer will have a better feeling when the job is complete. Because the printer will want a...

Re: Any IntelliTuneX users out there? Damo, Finished the test for the ctp and press about a month ago and using IntelliTuneX on all color pic and b&w`s with great results. It saves alot of time.

Re: Gallus RCS 330 and CTP Have you tried to get you plate supplier to pre-punch them to work on any CTP system.

LOOKING FOR OLD STYLE CLIP WITH TWO CLIPS ON EACH SIDE OF REGISTER PIN, INSTEAD OF ONE ON EACH SIDE. 50 INCH WEWB PRESS

Ideas of possible trouble doing this for web reduction to 44 inches, which most newspapers will be at in a few years. Edited by: Jay S. Toler on Oct 26, 2007 2:39 PM

Re: Check List for Press Set up Just in the last year our press set up has changed due to new technology and will continue to change. Our change was going shaftless on a double wide web press. The best idea I can think of is to get you lead press personnel together and develope a check list...

Re: Density difference gripper to tail What type of press is it and please describe your ink train and condition of the plate and blanket cylinders. Its sounds more like ink roller setting. Test each print couple by printing a screen on each cylinder and check the dot condition from gripper to...

Re: Which is more important, Stock conditioning or Pressroom Conditions? I print on uncoated 27.6 lb. paper now on a web press but I started on a sheetfeed press 30 years ago. Enviroment of the paper and press needs to stay the same. And it is true the lighter the stock the more it is effected...

Re: Any IntelliTuneX users out there? We just completed the custom pofile for them to set the parameters for our system. This included a press test. They are still working on the package for use.