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    Kodak Prinergy Connect system

    Kodak Priinergy Connect system....Shop Closure! I purchased this robust 3 year old system from bank. I ran prep dept and very familiar with it's capabilities. Shame to see it go to waste. Has insight, 2 terabyte storage per server, RBA, 4 preps licenses and much more. No reasonable offer...
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    Central Florida Press looking for Mac Operators

    Here is link to ad: http://www.orlandojobs.com/job/6131303/pre-press-desktop-operator/ or email resume to [email protected]
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    image darker on one portion of the plate

    Are they Baked Plates? Are they Baked Plates? I have experienced this with baked plates. Oven temp inconsistant and made emulsion appear in different shades. It looked odd but did not effect ink pick up on plates.
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    No Bake Plate "Cyan Dot Loss"?

    YES i KNOW YES i KNOW Vendors tell me this has happened in a handfull of shops. Looking for confessions from our forum how others solved it. I know the problem, Vendors only pretend to be looking for solution..... Hint.... It's not the plate.
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    No Bake Plate "Cyan Dot Loss"?

    We have recently changed to No Bake plates for sheetfed & Web presses. No problems with sheetfed, but webs need to stop and wipe down blanket & plate around 5,000 impressions because ink no longer picks up properly. This only happens on cyan units! My understanding is that this problem has been...
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    Finalproof lamination problems on uncoated stocks

    final proofs on uncoated final proofs on uncoated Fuji offers a pre-lam for uncoated stock. I use it only if I can not seperate backing from paper. Pre-lam coats sheet and defeats purpose of uncoated look. Get your rep to bring you couple sheets for demo/test purposes.
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    Versioning blk changes

    I am researching the best way to use common 3/c and version many black plates in pdf workflow. Several restrictions in place. We are using EVO and relise prinergy can do this but boss won't upgrade. Customers will not use layers in Indesign. PDF compare works on screen but need digital...
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    Perf Plates

    Perf plate source Perf plate source Perf Print Plus (PPP) - perforating, die-cutting, slitting, scoring, spot varnishing printing
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    Anyone familiar with ManRoland DirectDrive?

    Direct drive eats trees Direct drive eats trees We have the 1st 10c DD Manroland with coater in the US & WOW! Our other 2- 6c Manrolands have been reduced to coating the 1 side the DD couldn't. Less Paper on make readys in perfecting mode is big savings. Ours stays in perfect mode 99% of...
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    Old School Workflow Mysteries

    Have you found any negitives taped to yellow sheets of paper? Are there any plates still on press? If so is it Metal or Paper?
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    Kodak Approval - How do you rate it?

    XP4s are a bit more work to keep consistant. Ours were in an A/c & humidity controled room & still needed to be checked for drifting every shift. Switched to Fuji final proof. It rarely needs to be calibrated Kodak laser burn time controls color on each CMYK materail Fuji materail is at a set...
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    controlling dotgain

    Why we deal with it Why we deal with it Cost of Ink is good enough that Company overlooks short comings. Not a horrible issue, If printing doesn't match proof pressroom adjusts, if they can't get it we plate curve. We use massive amounts of Sheetfed & Web Inks
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    controlling dotgain

    It's the SUN! It's the SUN! We use Sun Chemicals also. Ink is inconstitant from batch to batch. We have Sun ink tech here full time. Mixing & ordering inks. Keep a -5% & -10% plate curve & use to adjust for what color is off for the week-month etc. Few plate remakes required
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    XP4 Free to good home

    XP4 4 up proofer has been in storage for 2-3years. Worked fine & was maintained under service contract. Located in Orlando, FL
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    Equipment for Sale

    Interested in Iris 43 wide. Where are you & how much. Want to trade for an XP4?
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    Crazy unpredictable gain

    I have seen this happen & found it to be ink consistantcy from ink company. Our Pressroom super agreeded & created a curve for ink. Noticed pressman bragging on "fresh Ink"

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