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it doesn't matter much in my opinion if you call it DMAXX, or if you call it OVER inking. Regardless of how you define it the results will be the same. For you to ask how many jobs can be safely run with elevated ink densities I would say Zero. The reason I say zero is that there are far too...

Crappy paper with poor surface strength is becoming par for the course these days. Too hard to resist the savings associated with buying garbage. Ive found that if you can just get the press started and running without the piling it can continue to run clean. I suggest that when you have the...

if the plates are spot on the job should almost "fall" into color and stay there with little operator intervention once you've got ink water balance. Ive found that when I struggle with color during the makeready, you can count on chasing color throughout the run. Each press in the shop should...

If your densitometer is an Xrite unit you can purchase from Xrite a small aperture that may be small enough to read.

is the image large enough to get a densitometer aperture on it? Does the densitometer readings from gripper to tail confirm what your eyes are telling you? Have you viewed the sheet on a different plane?

schenkadere, Not to sound like a wise ass but it needs to be asked.... Have you any experience running a press or are you a suit? These are the sort of issues that are dealt with on a regular basis for a pressroom employee worthy of any title above button pusher. If your company doesn't have...

Ive done 2 part epoxy fixes, that depending on the size of the ding have lasted well over a year, and other than the visible fix on the cylinder showed nothing when printing even the most challenging impressions.

Hmmm!!! You've got the wheels turning now. As far as mounting something to the impression cylinder it can be done. As a matter of fact its routinely done when you score or perforate using litho score or litho perf. Think score or perf rules adhered to a sheet of mylar. A very precise...

if you know that your damper settings are correct then you might want to try etching out the chrome roller. On the last day of the workweek try mixing a solution a plate cleaner. some AGE, and a little bit of very mild abrasive such as cream of tartar. If you have no cream of tartar a little bit...

Suction bars might help you as long as they are operational. They need to be set up to the size your running on the older Speedmasters. The cam follower must be engaged, and the suction pump turned on for them to work. Before doing all that you might want to just brush off the super blues with...

Id advise against cutting down plates as a rule. If your in a pinch and just need to cut down plates for an occasional job then place plate in lineup table and score the edges you need cut with a NEW razor blade. Once you've scored the edges, and hopefully you will only be scoring 2 edges...

Looks to me like you've got some distortion of the magenta dot. Also looks as if the densities of the magenta vary from the first printing to the current printing. As mentioned you need to compare SIDs from the first printing to the current printing. When doing this allow for app. 5 densitometer...

Delta, I know of no product that fits your needs as Ive never had to find one ,to work under such unrealistic conditions. My suggestion would be to contact a few consumable suppliers to see if such products exist. If you find some that do exist, then I would methodically test these products...

converting 78c to Fahrenheit scale has it at over 172f. This temp certainly is high enough as pointed out by LSW to re wet the coating and cause blocking. Under them extremes of temp I would suspect that a specialty ink and or coating would be required. Have you ruled out a weak substrate...

if you really wanna take a stroll down memory lane and glorify the good ole days why dont you dump film processor and go with tray developing.

one time we faked a watermark that turned out pretty decent. Took a bit of press proofing where you try something and let it dry overnight, then evaluate the results. The final version that went into production was a a very small amount (like a half ounce per pound) mix of 877 silver to gloss...

not only does this speak directly to the pathetic lives of so many people, but is offensive to the host and others who would like to share some family conversation. I myself am slowly but surely, pulling myself away from people, so rude as to not be able to stay off their devices during social...

as long as you keep the press rag nice and wet scotchbrite will not scratch chrome, provided that the chrome is of high quality. Its when you allow things to dry out that you risk that happening. Same premise as wet sanding a painted finish, although even the finest sandpaper is probably more...