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Re: Expertise Needed: Sick of film and chemicals It sounds like your experience with Polyester plates is with the camera or processor versions from years go by. I am refering to polyester plates imaged in a 2400 dpi laser printer, dry, and mounted on the press with nothing other than dampening...

Re: Expertise Needed: Sick of film and chemicals We have owned, operated and serviced every version of Polyester PlateMaker Xante has made. (We are a dealer) There is not much new or different in the PlateMaker 5, we have one, and it mainly makes plates, but we produce film for a nearby printer...

Re: Expertise Needed: Sick of film and chemicals Xante has produced laser printers that can quite easily produce film for positives or litho negatives for several years now. The quality is limited only by the resolution limitations of the machine, and some are able to output at 2400 x 2400 dpi...

Re: Hot Foil Stamping We recently bought two foil presses, and have acquired about 100 rolls of assorted foil. We are running with whatever works, but would like to know if there is a way to tell if a foil is intended for a specific application.

Does any one know how to determine the grade of hot stamping foil when the roll is no longer full or labeled? Is it possible to identify the stock it is for by the colour of the adhesive layer?