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When ink transfers from the Indigo blanket, does the ink split in some fraction, like offset and letterpress, or is it 100%? I don't see the little filaments of stringy ink on an indigo print. Has Indigo demonstrated this anywhere? Just curious. John Lind

I'm curious whether an iGen can print marks similar to a void pantograph. I know they can do a GlossMark, and a fluorescent black light reveal mark, but what about a Void? Thanks in advance iGen users. John Lind Print Consultant (fancy salesperson)

Curious whether anyone in cyberpress world has ever tried a product called Motorsilk in their printing press(es). According to what I have recently seen in a slide show at viridissolutions.com, a printer might be interested in this for a few possible reasons: 1. Lubrication is greatly improved...

My good friend in the pressroom is experiencing algae or fungus amung us in his water system. He doesn't flush it every week, as that extinct trade association GATF used to recommend. Now it's a Friday afternoon, there's stuff growing in there, and he's trying to decide between the following...

I'm interested in how well the various digital color printing CMYK primaries stack up to ISO12647 and ISO2846. Seems like our Indigo operator struggles a little more matching reds from Hostman Steinberg sheetfed primaries. Is he alone with this issue? He gets reasonably close. I've noticed that...

This is a "gaming" or "contest" application. You put on these special glasses and the world makes sense, and maybe even dollars and cents. Does anyone use this gimmick? Is there special software, like HumanEyes that you have to buy? How much? What are the system requirements? John Lind...

I just saw a variable data piece from NewPage that showed stochastic patterns of dots. What machine do you think was used? Not Indigo Could be a Xeikon, since I used a Chromapress in the past that had a stochastic option. Any others? John Lind Cranberry Township, PA 724-776-4718

Has anyone in the audience had any offset or Indigo experience with plastics that are made from natural renewable materials or biodegradable plastics? My prospecting so far has turned up a PLA plastic that might be made from corn, and some polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene that has...

In the past, a particular project that I'm working on was outdoor exposure at gas pumps, and to get the fade resistance, it was done by screen printing. That was at least two years ago. The quantities are only 50 or 100 on polystyrene. Will wide format solvent or UV ink provide equal fade...

This is a real story, a press operator's concern that the wrong choice will be made, and harm his XL105, not to mention other headaches like remakes. What are the choices? This forum knows: Presstek Aurora Agfa Azura Fuji something Kodak Thermal Direct Purchasing sees that the Thermal Direct...

It's not too late to help a poor printer save a job. I could use a little shared life experience about varnishing indigo sheets. Are flags going up? Or isn't it a big deal? Why should it be a big deal? I know HP pushes UV coating, first screen and then the K-coater (they still in business?) I...

For business efficiency reasons, I asked a local vendor the following questions and got the indicated replies. I would be interested in some "agree/disagree" discussion, and maybe fill in some blanks where benchmark numbers were difficult. Here goes... Average set up time per color: 30 minutes...

I've been studying blankets offered by the major suppliers, looking for differences and reasons to use one over the other. When you come to web blankets, some are called "positive feed" and some are called "neutral feed." How does that work and how does the blanket know when to be "positive"...

I have a thermography project that is a repeat printing. I know that last time, the customer's PMS 5395 dark blue looked a little green after the thermography process, and the customer was not pleased. The press operator said, oh yeah, the color always changes a little after thermography. I want...

Not really sure if this issue belongs here, but it happened after printing, so....Post Press. This is a humble #10 envelope with a big logo and return address in the far upper left. It was printed on a white wove with a Presstek DI waterless press. Customer was a broker. Now the broker's...

Has anyone heard of a Department of Defense color specification system with numbers like 31136 red or 33538 yellow? What's the GOE conversion? Or the CIELAB value? Even a cmyk percentage would be helpful. John Lind Cranberry Township, PA 724-776-4718

This is a digital printing subject, though it may not sound like it at first..... I have 300 white blank "smart" or RFID parking access cards. I want to print 2 color over 1 color with serial numbers from 1 to 300, of course. How would you do this? Does some micro digital inkjet machine exist...

I need some 128 set C barcode. The BarCode Pro software for the Mac is $360-$420. Are there any creative work arounds to consider, share ware, an alternative software that will work just as well.... Any insight would be appreciated. This will run on OSX. John Lind Cranberry Township, PA...

Ink drying is a common theme in these threads. SAPPI just released a new product called Tempo that is supposed to make the ink set and dry faster. Pretty new product, and if it works....well, that's what I want to hear. Has anyone tried it yet? Is this a product designed for long perfectors or...

I hear that this happens occasionally when the developer needs replenished. However, this time, it happened after 400 plates instead of 800 plates. It was a flier that has a lot of white space. When you looked with a loupe, there they were, like a line of 10 micron stochastic dots. Seems like...