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    Hire the Creative

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    Overtime: Tech Talk

    Being an artist by nature and by education, the first thing that struck me when I joined Creo - other than the slogan "runs with scissors" printed on a fellow employee's t-shirt - was the language spoken by the engineers. Well, not the language actually, it was rather the words they used...
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    Turning into an MSP

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    Overtime: The printer's art reflected in crate labels

    While rummaging through images of vintage vegetable and fruit crate labels I suddenly realized that a number of them reflected topics related to the graphic arts. Cool.
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    adhesive magnets on a postcard?

    And this all goes through the postal system no problem?
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    Scheduling

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    RGB to ECG/Spot Plate Conversion: Seeking Solutions!

    Since you already have GMG then maybe the GMG solution fits: ChannelExtender: Separate RGB to ECG Or maybe: Touch7 which does the separations in PhotoShop and might be worth a look: Color-Logic | Touch7 Are you already doing ECG and are looking for a more automated method? Is your intention to...
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    Tariffs - Have they, or, will they impact your business?

    I don’t see how what you are saying aligns with what Trump says and is doing.
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    Overtime: Printshop Evils

    Overheard at various printshops:
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    Preflight is a NEED for large-scale print businesses.

    Again, that approach is based on fixing problems rather than preventing the problems from occurring in the first place. The issue is not about automation. Again my dentist analogy... automating the detection of, and the filling, of tooth cavities is not the optimal way of dealing with the...
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    Preflight is a NEED for large-scale print businesses.

    Truly an unbiased vendor's thoughts.
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    Evolution

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    Preflight is a NEED for large-scale print businesses.

    If the original authoring applications were properly designed there would be no need for preflight software for printing. But, since there is more profit in finding and fixing file problems than in preventing them - we have to have it. The authoring applications software is operating like...
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    Tariffs - Have they, or, will they impact your business?

    A total of 246 companies responded to a survey conducted by Printing United Alliance inMarch 2025. The majority are commercial printers, graphic and sign (wide-format) printers, or apparel decorators. Some of their responses below - do you agree or not? RE: How are (or do you expect) higher...
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    Overtime: Ink sequence

    In 4/C process (CMYK) or any multi-color printing for that matter, different inks are laid down in sequence in order to build the final image. The sequence that the inks are laid down can significantly alter the final printed result. Ink sequence can also impact whether the job runs successfully...
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    What is print?

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    Overtime: Product Development – how graphics vendors develop products

    In general, a technology company's focus is on developing products that have a projected volume of sales sufficient to cover the costs of development, manufacturing, productizing, and going to market with the goal of returning a specified margin of profit. Product development usually has...
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    Making Money

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    Using pigment ink on archive paper. Longevity?

    This is a good resource to explore: Wilhelm Imaging Research
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    Overtime: Ink savings using solid screening

    How do you imagine it would produce a smoother result? The other use for solid screening is in flexo work - where it's often called "surface patterning" or "micro screening". In that case the solid screening is used to increase flexo's solid ink density capability.
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