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Luke, I forgot to mention the foaming that will occur with any of those Amorphous silica based products. Most of the people that use those plates are on small gravity fed fountain solution bottles (AB Dick, Multi, or Hamada type presses). A little bit of Anti Foam will temporarely help but you...

D - I totally agree with that statement. There really is a lack of support from the vendor side but there are a whole lot of "Try This and Try That." I read another one of your postings discussing the importancy of service from vendors and this is a prime example.. Luke - Have you tried getting...

Luke, You face the same problem that Poly plate users have for years. On the Polyester plate surface, there isn't sufficient grain on the plate to effectively carry water and maintain the non-image area clean. At the same time, you find yourself trying to balance ink and water. A little one way...

Thank you for the response. We are also a dealer of X-Rite products as is the website/reseller you provided. I'm not sure that the Intellitrax would be compatable with the "Closed Loupe" system and software that they currently have now, without requiring some sort of additional upgrade. That's...

I have a customer that is looking for a replacement X-Rite ATD / ATS Scanning densitometer for their press. According to them, the hardware took a dive and when my client called X-rite, they can only get a $3500.00 credit towards a $40,000Intellitrax unit. The quick options are purchasing a...

Turbo, When you deleted a non image area and it demonstrated that it cleaned up, Fuji should have caught that. That is precisely the issue you have been fighting, "Coating Retention." Unfortunately Fuji didn't and you've been fighting this for some time as the installers maybe be more plate...

Is this a new problem or did you recently start getting short plate life out of the plates you use in your shop? Do you change between UV and conventional inks? If so, do you get better plate life with one ink vs. the other? Just curious.

It sounds like one or two things may be happening. Being about in the field as the pressroom tech for my company, I come across this every now and then with this particular plate. Not that it is a bad plate by any means but obviously all product changes have their necessary adjustments that must...

Many people have a strong confusion between "Rub / Scuff Resistance" and "Drying." If you are looking for better dry times on uncoated stock, certainly a Hard Dry version of ink isn't going to help. Hard Dry inks, similar to high solid inks, will give you a better cure and bonding once the ink...

Recently, I have done several G7 Master Printer - offset printing submissions and trying to find a "Compliant" paper was like pulling teeth. I have had luck with Jefferson and found that the b* was always around negative 2 -negative 3. We went through Endurance, Top Kote, and a few others. All...

Anton, 1st - Stocks: Papers these days are recycled and rarely printers use a virgin sheet. The calcium carbonate that is in the stock both as brighteners and fillers in the sheet are accumulating within your water form roller and or your ink form rollers. This eventually affects the transfer...

It really doesn't matter what black surface polyester plate you use. The concept and non-image area surface is the same. As for the $30.00 a quart, that sounds about right in price. You are only going to add 1/4 - 1/2 and oz. to a mixed gallon for fountain solution. Worst case scenerario, 1...

With regard to Polyester plates, they have always been a challenge. The problem that you are having is that on the polyester plate in particular, there is no actual grain for the non-image area to effectively carry an even film of water. It is actualy a silica coating that yes, carries...

Does this problem only happen with certain stocks or is it on coated and uncoated? Any recent changes in your pressroom just happen (new plate supplier, new wash up solvents, new rollers, etc.)? 1. On Komori's, I personally have come across the chrome pan roller being pitted/blistering, and...

I would speculate that Heidelberg is private labeling the product as they do with some of their inks, plates, and other Saphira Brand items. I believe that it might either be a Druck Chemie or a Vegra Product with a different label. They're in the equipment business, not chemicals.

You're right, my bad. I missed that. Sounds like you got it under control..

Don't forget to check the Dyne level of your stock! You should be aiming for a 38 or above.

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Pearl Essence Pearl Essence We manufacture Pearl Essence inks for in all forms. Sheetfed, Web, and UV are all available. I'm assuming that you are looking to purchase 2 KG as a finished product and not for the mixing of inks yourself, correct? If that is the case, we can hopefully meet you...