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    Laminated cards cutting

    Always cut with the job behind the blade and the waste in front. If you cut with the job in front of the blade, it will result in a rough edge.
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    Polyester Paper and Static

    I wonder if the OP is still struggling with static after 10 years, or if he's given up by now :unsure:
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    PUR bind bleed deletion

    Any good imposition program will do this for you
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    Lotem problem

    Yes, it is the worm gear. Needs lubricating with a light silicone oil You need to reach down between the drum and the imaging head, there should be a filter on the front of the optics that you can unscrew. Be careful not to drop it. This can get quite dusty, you need to unscrew it and carefully...
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    Lotem problem

    Start by cleaning and lubricating the lead screw and clean the filter that protects the optics. You may also need to increase the laser power. You should run a calibration test to check optimum laser power for the Sonora plates.
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    Crop marks moving with creep

    Thank you, I will try that, the template had JDF Automatching May have been changed when we upgraded to Prinergy 10.
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    Something Wicked This Way Comes

    The owners of the website should offer the domain name to Matel for a massively inflated price :D
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    Crop marks moving with creep

    I asked this question some time ago on GUA, but have never received a response Hopefully I'll have more luck here: When preparing impositions via Preps, the setting "-SHINGLECROPMARKS:NO" in the PrepsPrinergy.cfg file is honoured When using Prinergy SIgnature Selection and applying creep, the...
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    Scanner that can read Kodak Sonora Xtra plates

    Another print shop near us had to go back to wet plates after switching to Sonora when they installed a Koenig & Bauer 105 press, the registration cameras on the press cannot read the targets on Sonora plates.
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    PDF x-4 compliance and conversion

    This is a good start https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Understanding+Color+Management%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781119223634
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    Kodak quantum 400 ll

    Multi Cassette Unit
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    cmyk print sequence

    When I was an apprentice printer, I was taught that printing black last could shade or darken the images, printing yellow last would give a superior gloss to the print Of course, we were printing 4 colour jobs on Heidelberg Cylinders and Vertical Meihles at the time ;) I have always printed...
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    Production Manager position accepting applications (Bloomington, IN)

    The link provided requests a login to Indiana University
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    Is the Xerox Versant 180 good enough?

    You're original specification of 64pp is correct, you should always specify the total number of printed, finished size pages in a book, never try to specify printed flat sheets, you will just cause confusion. 64pp CAN be produced on a booklet maker or collate/stitch/bend/trim machine such as a...
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    Toner Plan Printers

    Most manufacturers have moved entirely to inkjet for large format. The Canon Plotwave is the only on I know of still using toner https://www.canon-europe.com/business/products/large-format-printers/plotwave-3000-series/
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    bump curve

    Has your densitometer been calibrated? Is it set to the correct colour reading? Are you reading a solid area from the same sheet prior to reading the screen? If all of the above are correct, then you most likely have a problem with ink roller settings, fountain settings or pressure. Check all of...
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    bump curve

    Can you share a bit more information about your workflow, how plates are exposed etc. Whether plates are positive or negative, wet plates or DOP?
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    Two Location Challenge - Plus Perfector Challenges

    If your Harlequin Rip has the ability to send CIP3 as 1 file per sheet instead of 1 file per surface, then you will get a combined PPF file with front and back together, otherwise you're stuck with having to recombine in the PPC server. Sending the CIP3 files or the ripped data for plating...
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    digital press to offset cmyk+2

    On the Indigo, select the appropriate FOGRA standard as the printing standard
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