Recent content by Printmaster07

I agree with Mr. Sures that this blog has gotten interesting.......It is just a shame that Mr. Sures and his company have chosen to "employ" Chinese people rather than Americans. In this humble pressmans opinion, chasing cheap labor around the world (especially in communist countries) is not...

Chinese ink is Chinese ink.........As opposed to employing (I have heard others refer to it as enslaving) Chinese people, why not employ Americans? Chasing cheap labor around the world and abandoning innovation is what has gotten our country into this mess. Just my humble opinion.

I had heard that companies such as Gans and Braden who traditionally manufactured their own inks were importing ink from Korea and/or China. In fact, another ink rep had said that Van Son was also importing some of their inks from Korea and/or China. In this case do companies such as these have...

Wouldnt this be considered "Green Washing"? I mean these are the companies that are claiming to be "Eco" and "Green" yet they are clearly large scale waste generators. We want what is best for our employees and environment but I am begining to wonder. Are the any of the "green" products on the...

In a quart bottle, mix your roller wash 50/50 in water. Next shake it and see if it foams, similar to what you would see if you did the same test with dish detergent. If it does foam, thoroughly flush your rollers with warm water to remove the residual soap. If you are going to use a deep...

Why not switch to a wash that allows you to reduce the overall volume of wash consumed? There are low VOC washes that clean better than traditional solvents while using 50-80% less volume.

Not a word. Still waiting for the response.

WOW! I think I am beginning to understand. I brought this information to the attention of one of our suppliers yesterday and asked for an explanation. Oddly enough, he was dropping off more "Go Green" literature and was speechless when I showed him the waste his company has and continues to...

Our XL 105 is running between 16000-18000 iph. We wash up the press daily and do a deep cleaning and deglazing procedure (roller paste and calcium rinse) weekly. If we shut down for more than two shifts, we also leave the paste on the rollers to prevent shrink/swell issues. Our form roller...

Roller Swell Roller Swell Has something changed with the Botcher "Chameleon" roller in the last several months? Our rep says no changes were made however we are experiencing serious swelling issues. Nothing has changed in the pressroom; ink, wash, etc... We set forms to the plate between...

I looked at some of this information and am a bit confused. Is benzene even used in printing?