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Gentlemen and fellow Lithographers, I'm beginning to feel like this........................... In Praise of an Empty Ink Can. by Frank Granger. Its contents spent, And sides all bent And ready for the pile. This empty can. The servant of man? I ponder for a while. With power and force, It...

Hello fellow Lithographers, Erik Nikkanen ask the question about accurate - Zero Set Ink Profiles, so what method or procedure do you use to achieve a Zero Set Ink Duct Profile ? Regards, Alois

Hello Gordo and fellow Lithographers, This posting is related to one I posted in the CtP forum, about the use of On Press Developed Plates and my use of the word - Development A PDF - this Pira research report dated 1982, is about the first litho plates developed by water or water-based...

Gentlemen, Just a thought ..................... Regards, Alois

Hello fellow Lithographers, While searching my Archives from when I attended the Manchester School of Printing, I found the following Technical Paper - I hope you will find it of interest and value PDF - part 2 of the Enlightenment Thread in a previous post...

Hello fellow Lithgraphers, Have we vanquished the Plague ---- Picture Framing ???? Regards, Alois

Hello fellow Lithographers. A PDF handout, I hope you will find of interest. Regards, Alois

Hello fellow Lithographers, Learners and Smudgers of Ink on Paper. The Surface Science of Offset Printing Technology Wetting and spreading are decisive parameters in the offset printing process. These quantities are determined by the surface or interfacial tension and the surface energies of...

Gentlemen of the Pre-press and Color Management. Effect of Paper on Color Quality of Prints - a PDF I hope you will find it of interest and value. Regards, Alois

Gentlemen, I hope this is of interest --- "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he builds ever lasts monuments fall; nations perish; civilization grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen...

Gentlemen, I hope you are not - Squeamish ! I give you ..................................... Regards, Alois

Hello fellow Lithographers, And what say you ? A PDF Regards, Alois

Hello fellows Lithographers, I enclose PDFs on the subject of "Closed Loop Inking Control" also the "Friends of ITB" might find paragaphs 1/2 on Pg 19 of interest. Regards, Alois

Hello fellow Lithographers, From experience and running a Harris- Marinoni M200 web-offset press in the 1970s with Duo-trol dampening system, also the ability to Skew the pan roller. The merits of Skewing in my opinion are on a scale of 1 > 10 about 5. The patterns of image/non-image areas...

Hello fellow Lithographers and Learners, not forgetting "Smudgers of Ink on Paper" Printing using Alcohol Subsititutes - PDFs Regards, Alois "Ispa Scienta Postestas Est "

Hello fellow Lithographers Enlightenment !!!!!!! some PDFs "I hope you will find it of interest and value " Regards, Alois

Hello fellow "Lithographers" re -- Marinoni, a little history. In one of my recent dispatch on the merits of Heidelberg Presses, I mentioned the French Printing Press-maker Marinoni and posted a picture. The picture showed the Pressroom circa 1890, Marinoni presses of the famous "Imprimerie...

Hello fellow "Lithographers" also Learners and not forgetting "Smudgers of Ink on Paper" A PDF on Colour Printing Variables. Remember - " From knowledge to competence is a great step --- from ignorance to competence an even greater one" Regards, Alois

Hello fellow Lithographers, This is a common problem on all types of "Squeeze Type Dampening Systems" such as Alcolor, Komorimatic etc One common way of avoiding this problem - is to extend the length of the Rubber Metering Roller, slightly longer than the Press Inking Rollers, also try...

Hello fellow Lithographers also "Learners" not forgetting "Smudgers of Ink on Paper" !! The information in this PDF is also relevant to all you Sheet Fed Printers " From knowledge to competence is a great step---from ignorance to competence an even greater one " Regards, Alois