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hello Erik, Image Control NG will not apply to Anicolor. Anicolor has no ink zones. The new Image Control has LED instead of xenon lamp, which will be much more reliable. The new gen IC comes with the 19" touchscreen and has File card register for skipping unnecessary steps. CIP4-PPF based...

Shinohara have went bust?

Maximun print length in cm, less 10%= setting for n/M eg, XL75, print length = 59cm less 10% = 53 newton meters.

if possible, rather than 2 passes, slow the press down?

Not enough oil based matt varnish has been printed. for the reaction to take place, there must be a significant amount of oil based varnish printed before the water based is printed on top. i usually double the number on the ink ductor when printing the oil based. overall waterbased will 'drip...

sounds like the strength of the uv lamps is not strong enough. how old are the lamps? how many hours have they been operating? the supplier should have given you info on the lifetime of the lamps

i would try not to add anything sounds like your ink is not alkali prrof, which is a must when running waterbased coating the binders in the ink could also be drying before adhereing the ink pigment to the sheet, this almost always happens only on matte coated stock

sometimes too much dryers can also have the opposite effect are you using IR/hot air dryers?

i think you need to check the pH of the paper, if it is too acidic , this will increase drying time to more than 60 hours! ink must be matched to paper type

conductivity is the way to measure contaminants in your damp solution. how quickly the electrical current can be passed through the water depends on how much calcium magnesium or lime is present in the water. measure the solution when new, take a note of the conductivity, change the solution...

Hello, as my user name says, my name is Johnston ! nice looking forum, found it by accident whilst researching info on Hexachrome i work in Malaysia for Heidelberg as a Printing Instructor