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    P A N T O N E Thoughts on 9/11

    Here is another wrench that can be thrown into this discussion. Pantone colors from different ink manufactures are different. They don't all have the same pigment strength and/or vehicle. Therefore, using density is a relative term. Some inks require a higher density and some a lower density...
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    P A N T O N E Thoughts on 9/11

    The main reason that coated & uncoated PMS colors appear different is that the PANTONE system is based on using the same ink and showing how it looks on different substrates. It is not based upon Lab values for color. If it were, we would have to have a different PANTONE mix for every different...
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    Best Press in your opinion ?

    I have run newer Komori presses and I have run newer SM102 presses. I am currently running a CD74-8 perfector. IMHO Komori has a better makeready system, but Heidelberg has the best user interface period!(cp2000). Now if only you could put a cp2000 on a Komori.....
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    blanket torque

    On our SM74/CD74 we torque to 30ft/lb. We used a packing guage to check the blanket height at the gripper, the center, & the tail of the blanket. Using a torque of 30ft/lb gave us the same blanket height around the cylinder. Going higher would make the center height change by approx .001"-.002"...
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