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Hi all, We have a year 2000 (or 1999) Komori Lithrone 440. One of the circuit boards underneath the console is having problems. One of the ink keys will automatically increase ink all by itself randomly. It has a mind of its own. We can only control it if we lock that key. Anyone know of...

Hi all, We are having plate blinding problems on our Fuji LHP-J plates in the last month or so. We run 2 Komori 40 presses and we use Liberty 1-step fountain solution from Sunchemical. We have been using the same drum of fountain solution for months, and the problem just started. We have...

Hi All, I have a customer looking into doing a big (about 400 page) perfect bound booklet. He has a sample from another competitor where there is black imprinting on the "edge" of the paper. By edge, I mean the edge of the paper opposite to the spine. Does anybody know someone in Los...

Hi all, We are a traditional litho printer with 40" presses, and we are looking to add a Xerox 800/1000 digital press in the near future. We print a lot of booklets with litho currently but buy out all of our finishing from a local bindery. Due to the shorter run / quicker turn nature of...

Hi all, I have a customer that provided us with a sample of sheetfed piece that is printed with what looks like a very shiny and reflective PMS877. The printed silver almost has a foil-like sheen to it. Does anyone know of a sheetfed ink that will be able to print this almost foil-like...

Hello all, We are currently evaluating different W2P solutions and so far, Eoncode seems like a pretty robust solution. Can people share their experiences with Eoncode (good or bad)? Also, I see that there is another solution out there that is being used by ColorFXweb.com - Los Angeles based...

Hi all, We are a commercial printer looking at the Indigo 5500, Igen3 or Nexpress. In addition to the digital / short run work, we are hoping to be able to use it for contract proofing of our offset jobs. We are currently running epsons and they have been a great match to press. Are these...

Hi all, We are a commercial printer that is strongly looking at adding digital printing capabilites. We are looking for true offset quality, so we are leaning towards the Indigo 5500. I have seen multiple used 5500's on the market at competitive prices, but I have seen messages on this forum...

Hi all, What do people recommend for printing the smoothest fleshtones. We are going to do a very demanding bridal catalog and the client said that smooth skin is a big deal for them. We are running a Lotem 800 with a Quantum head. Currently, we use 20-micron staccato screen but find that...