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    sheetfed offset printing of met pet laminated sheets by uv and with drip coating

    what i want to know is what is the maximum ink densities you could achieve on met pet,what is tvi you may get,and what are screen rulings you may use and the likes... thank you
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    sheetfed offset printing of met pet laminated sheets by uv and with drip coating

    can you people help me understand this technology as our company has entered into this technology rcently thanking in advance for your ntributions
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    Best Wide Format printer at 60+ Inches for Fine Art Photography?

    hi i want some help please! we r basically offset printers doing lot of packaging work. we have our own design dept. we get our digital proof outside. sometimes the proof looks ok but when we make our ctp plates we find some mistakes like elements going out of register,wrong cut marks, font...
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    UV offset production

    hi can anybody help me please! when we do uv printing on met pet with tape pull test the ink is coming off when i check the surface tension of the met pet i am getting around 38 to 42 dynes /cm
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    Labels & Packaging: A Big Opportunity

    hi anyone there who can solve this for me. when we print on met pet with white, cmyk with drip effects we find the ink peels off. any solutions please
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    Komori picture framing

    agreed with alois.this is a plate problem,residual coating remaining on ctp plates.to make sure it is the ctp plates try conventional ps plates in one unit without touching the settings or the chemistry
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    hi mana i am vaithianathan formerly of mytec.how r u.pl keep in touch.my email [email protected]

    hi mana i am vaithianathan formerly of mytec.how r u.pl keep in touch.my email [email protected]
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    Standard ink densities?

    gy this adjustment the gripper to tail density variation can be adjusted
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    Why use CYMK?

    why print with cmyk why print with cmyk the answer is in your question itself.rgb is additive that is from nothing (black)by adding r+g+b you create white.this used in monitors.in priting you are using subtractive ,you are seeing colours from the surface you are printing on by...
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    Hardcover Size

    the jacket size:{3.5+thickness of hard cover board+1/4+6}x2+X 1/4+9+1/4
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    My guillotine is cutting poorly

    if the angle of the bevel of the knife is wrong you get this kind of variations.for cutting paper/board it has to be 22/23 degrees.pl check
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    Gray Balance

    50c 50m 50y dont make a grey because of the impurities of pigments in the inks.theoretically cyan on white paper absobs 100%of red light from incident white light.similarly magenta absorbs green and yellow the blue.so allthrre colours printed gives you black ie 0%reflection.but in practise the...
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    Press fingerprinting: SID absolute or relative

    what gabnsink has given is a starting pointyou have to determine the ink densities which gives you the best contrast/cie L a b values. it is self backing for thicker stocks ,white backing for one side printed thinner stocks and black backing for both side printed thinner stocks
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    Introduce yourself!

    hi i am s.k.vaithianathan(call me vaithi)from bangalore,india i have done my printing diploma at the london college of printing way back in 1978.i have been in this industry since 1969.i retired in 2006 from active services as the production manager in a reputed printing house in bangalore.now i...
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    Heidelberg GTO -- Gearmarks on Printed sheet

    if it is gear marks and you are sure they come from the maindrive.check the belt for any slackness and also check all the thrust bearings ,get the help from a h'berg service engineer. if the marks from rollers check 1)all roller dia2)shore hardness3)stripe to the oscillators and plate ,stripe to...

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