Search results

Hi All, We are looking at purchasing a second sheetfed Heidelberg and are looking at going with a late model used XL 105. Anybody have any recommendations to a good, reliable used press dealer?

Hi All, We are adding a second sheetfed press to our shop and are currently looking at purchasing a late model XL 105. Would need at least five color, non UV press preferably with InPress already installed. Anyone have any good recommendations on a used equipment dealer?

I have been looking into the Fuji Final Proof option myself as it does have metallic capabilities as well as being able to proof on just about any substrate. I recently had some metallic proofs run at C&L Graphics in Van Nuys, CA. Very good shop who does a lot of packaging prep and color work...

Thanks Stephan, Yes, we have two 9890s but I'm looking to get even more accurate color to solid pantone colors. Anyone have any experience with either Fuji's Final Proof or Kodak Approval? Jud

Just wanted to get some input on proofing Pantone colors. Obviously the days of Chromilin and mixing powders is long gone and now most proofs are generated using Epsons or other ink jet devices and doing four color simulations of PMS colors but are there any systems out there that can proof true...

Ha! I definitely know it... Thanks for the input. Per my spectro 421 reads closest to LAB of 0/0 on the a* and b* axis.

Hi All, Anyone have any insight as to what the closest PMS color is to a true neutral grey?

Anyone have any ways to tell if an already printed piece has an AQ? Varnish and UV are easier to tell just based on smell and I thought of the writing test to see if a ballpoint will write on it but we use three different AQs and I just tried writing on all three and they accepted the ink...

Imagine that! Our ink is from Hostmann as well and I had the tech rep in here the other day and he did confirm that it was bad ink. Apparently they were having a problem with the yellow formulation however it wasn't wide spread but enough of a problem to warrant a change in the formulation so...

I have 8 Indigos - 4 5000's, 1 4500 and 2 7200's and I can tell you that they are not as sensitive to humidity as one might think. When the 5000's were first installed we had them on the floor with the other presses and then moved them into their own room which was fully climate controlled and...

I am not familiar with Grafikontrol's system but I am pretty sure that all on press CLC systems do use a camera however, at least in the case of GMI's and Quadtech's system they are actual spectrophometers. These spectros do interpolate to get density readings if that's was you are referring to...

Hi Matt, We are currently using MAXI GCR 7 with a K start of 0 and it is significantly better than when we were using Dynamic Black with a K start of 35. Our flesh tones are better and I just looked at what was on press now and it seems our very smooth gradients are still a little rough...

Hey Rich, Yes, you're totally correct which is why by setting a more "aggressive" GCR to the files our flesh tones have now lost that muddy look we were seeing. It definitely had our prepress guys stumped for a while but the principle of the contaminate color is exactly what we were seeing. Our...

Hey Alois, I know!!!! It's utterly bizarre!! I'll try and post some pics as in my almost 20 years in printing now I have NEVER seen anything like this. The plates look like a thermography print!! Regards your last post, I definitely don't think it's piling from the earlier units as it is not...

Hi Lukas, I believe that you are correct. I'm not an Alwan expert myself yet but from what I've been told setting the K start point to zero applies GCR in all areas where CMY make up grey starting at 1%... Jud

Hi Jamfor, I have my ink supplier involved now. Are you running a heatset web? What ink company do you use? Jud

It could be piling but temperatures are normal! Jud

I know! I was shocked to see the plate. Checked plate to blanket and blanket to blanket squeezes and they are normal! Checked ink and water forms too. Nothing seems out with the press. I can't figure it out yet! Jud

Ran into something last night I've never seen before. Running a large magazine on our Sunday 2000 (177,000 run) and after about 25,000 impressions I am getting a pretty solid ink build up on the yellow unit. It's happening both top and bottom. Took the plates off and I was shocked to see about a...

Hi All, Well, just thought I would update you on my so-called battle with our GCR settings. I've been testing different GCR settings in Alwan to get rid of what is best described as a muddy flesh tone and believe it or not I solved it by INCREASING the amount of GCR being applied to the file...