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    % Web Breaks?

    too hard to answer without knowing what type of press, how many units, what type of folder, how wide is press, double web? why are you experiencing web breaks?
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    Recurring spot pattern on newspaper pages

    don't think of it as a mark, think of it as a lack of print. The ink is not transferring to the paper due to a low spot from smashed blankets
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    Coating Sling

    Thanks Steve. Yes, we have checked and verified these are all good. Are there different cut away blankets that have a deeper relief once the knockouts are removed?
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    Coating Sling

    We are getting a lot of coating sling from our aqueous spot coater. KBA sheetfed with a chambered anilox coater. Random throughout the sheets and positions. We have tried different blankets and coatings. Does anyone have ideas on how to prevent this?
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    Chill rollers

    Thanks for the reply. Ink is setting, no marks or scuffs. COF is good. Supplier is going to observe and check with other customers to see what they are doing. Thought I would get ahead of the game by asking printers first.
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    Chill rollers

    We are a carton printer with an inline wide web flexo press. We have been struggling with ink picking on idler rollers between units while running at higher speeds. One of our pressmen found that by shutting off the chilled water to the chills that the picking stops. Are the chills really...
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    Color Target for repeat orders

    Who did the press OK? If the customer is involved his OK needs to be the target, even if spec values are out. The new specs should now be the reproduceable target. As long as you can get data from color bars you can reproduce to the "color standard".
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    Silver ink location in flexo

    I have seen this answered for litho printing with wet trap. We have had several discussions as to where metallic silver should be run in a flexo press. Should it print under the other inks or on top of them?

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