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I'm trying to get my head around how a printing company (my employer in particular) looks at and interprets productivity reports, and how they make decisions based on the information received from a data collection system/MIS. I'm also interested in finding out how much of this information is...

I'm a press operator with a limited understanding of color management. I realize there are thousands of posts here as well as a wealth of information beyond that to explore, but I'd rather get schooled by people who deal with this daily and can provide tangible answers to a few simple questions...

Print contrast is a hot topic with my boss. He describes it as a measure of the difference between a solid and 75% screen. I've also been told it's the best way to tell if my press is balanced and that good print contrast will add POP! to an image that would otherwise look flat. From what I've...

Concentric screening is something I've heard management talking about for a while now. We've run two test forms and are apparently heading in that direction for our standard screening. I've read some literature on it but can't find much practical information about how it acts on press, what I...

Been running a KBA 105 for a few months now, first KBA I or any of my co-workers have been around. I'm interested to hear how other KBA operators like to run their ductor timings in conjunction with the Densitronic S on different coverage amounts to achieve optimum color stability with...

Are there any other printers out there perfecting strike thru dull varnish with UV coating? This is running 4cp (UV) and strike thru (conventional dull varnish) with UV gloss coating on both sides in one pass. We've been able to run it, but very slow (8000 iph) and stopping a lot to clean back...