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    UV Coating Machines

    Justin, what kompac machine did you see? We are looking at the EZ Koat 15 and 20 vs the Duplo 145 and a Tec Lighting TRU14. The kompac seems different than the others.
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    Which UV Coater for Digital Shop??

    We are looking at a UV coater for our digital/offset shop. Came across a Duplo 145 used and then started to investigate a few new models- Count, Kompac and Tec Lighting. Any thoughts on these machines? Leaning towards the smaller version of the machines for all as our current max sheet size is...
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    Cannot Recommend Gluntz and Jensen

    What made you choose this machine over another 2-up option? What other machines did you consider? We currently run a Ripit/Xante speedsetter but are looking at a different/refurb. machine due to issues.
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    Folder for digital printing

    This is the folder we use. It works well for our offset and digital (xerox 700 and Ricoh 907) work. Agreed on the creaser, we run a Count EZ creaser and it works great for creasing, perfing and scoring. i know people dont want to pay for anything but...
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    Looking for new digital press

    No clue on C75 but the 700 is a great machine. We run one with an external creo rip (external fiery would work as well) and a single high capacity tray. High cap tray is a must. All of our finishing equipment on the color is offline. Great qualtity but can be pretty slow on anything above...
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    Polyester plates

    We buy our plates from pressmans pride, Erik is the guy's name. Our plate maker is a Ripit/Xante and we use Mitsubishi SDP-FRS175 13.3 x 100 8-mil Poly, Matte Back Plate Material Case. ph- 866-319-3334. the plates work great.
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    Best solvent wide format printer

    We are an offset printer that has been vending our poster/banner requests for the last 3 years. Due to quality, pricing and turn around issues it is time to get into this market. The majority of our requests (80-85%) are for 18x24/24x36 and 36x48 poster that print, print and mount to foam core...
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    Rollem Auto 4- looking for pros and cons

    We do digital numbering where possible but not with ncr orders (unless really short run), really need the numbering for ncr and i don't want to spend a ton. i think we have tried that but i will pass it along to production. thanks for your help.
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    Rollem Auto 4- looking for pros and cons

    We are small shop that does digital and offset, and we are looking for a numbering machine to replace our SNS 4000. The SNS has had issues for the last 3 years and every time we call the manufacturer they say it is a board issue and try to charge us 300-400. Currently runs if it is left on...
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    Digital finishing equipment

    Understood on the KM device, we chose the xerox for service reasons as well. I hope you did not think I was questioning your machine choice as that was not my intent. I only mentioned our xerox to let you know the equipment being used with the count machine. If you are on Ebay a reseller we...
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    Digital finishing equipment

    We run a xerox 700 + offset and use a Count EZ Creaser. New it was about $7K but there are several used versions available. This machine can be used for creasing, scoring and perforating. The machine works great and is very fast and easy to setup. Count makes several variations of finishing...
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    press lubricant for AB dick 9985/ryobi 3302

    We just purchased a used AB Dick 9985 and need to purchase the proper lubricants/oils. It was suggested that we use Hurst Press Lubricant SAE 30, product #503. This does not match up to the lubricant choices in the manual. Any suggestions on type or vendor? Thanks.
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    Running Envelopes on a Ryobi 3302M, How?

    We just purchased a 2000/2001 AB Dick 9985 and are considering an envelope feeder. I am getting mixed reports on the best feeder for this press. One of our consumable vendors (does not seel feeders) say Strat Flo feeders are not great for this press and really recommends an Astro feeder...
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    Xerox 700i vs. KM bizhub 6500

    We have had our 700 for 2.5 yrs. We run a Creo rip with a high capacity tray. It is a pricey unit but we have been very happy with the quality. When we looked at the KM vs. the Xerox when we leased the machine the quality between the two was very similar. We contacted several people in the...
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    QM-46 Heidelberg Offset Press w/ supplies (mfg 2000) - $7000

    maintenance history, etc. maintenance history, etc. Can you give me any additional info on this press? Number of impressions, service history, etc.
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    color label printer

    customer driven customer driven We currently print the labels on sheets but the customer wants rolls. They recently purchased a label applicator machine in an effort to streamline the process. Any other thoughts? The Primera is low end but low cost, around $2300. All of the other options...
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    color label printer

    volume volume The current volume is 250/500/1000 runs of a 5 1/4x4 label, then another is 2 1/2x8 1/8 and those runs vary from 500-2500. All are 4-color process.
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    color label printer

    We are looking for a small footprint/price tag color label roll printer. The only two that I have seen are the Primera LX900 and the VIVO touch. The labels are the for the Wine industry and the Food industry. Any thoughts?
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    Xerox 700 VS Canon 9060

    We installed our Xerox 700 new years eve 2009. Not perfect but all in all it is a very good machine. I will put the quality up against the Canon or KM any day and you cannot beat the price. Our machine has the high cap. paper tray, the single tray + a Creo Rip. Bottom line on any of these...
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    What's the state-of-the-art CTP for small offset?

    Just a thought- why switch from Poly? Just a thought- why switch from Poly? I know you want to get away from Poly, but you can find a used poly machine for less than 10K. We just found a Xante/Ripit 300 to replace our DPM 2340 back in December (we chose it after posting questions on this...

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