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    Plate consistency

    Hi Forumers, hope to find you well. I am facing a strange problem and I would like to know if you faced something similar and if you have a possible solution. I am ahving troubles with processless plates, while exposed and developed I am reading different values from plate to plate, here I have...
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    KM 3080 misregistration front to back skew image

    Hi all, I am facing a strage issue with my KM 3080, setting the front and back registration on a banner paper of 74cm I have both sides skewed by 5mm. Speaking with the tech guy seems not to be an option to solve it. May I ask you if someone faced this problem and how it fixed it? Thanks a lot. G:
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    Callas PDF toolbox trimbox size info

    Hi Forumers, how are you? How is that period of Covid-19? Personally is a disaster, no job, no income, nothing at all... worried? Yes, a lot. But We will survive! Where I work, we decided to jump off the cloud. So new software, new way to work, and everything to learn again. That's cool! So...
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    Xerox V80 banding problems

    Hi Forumer, how are you? got a strange problem with my old V80. Some strange banding appears perpendicular to the paper path. It shows 5/7mm grainy band and every 5/6cm a darker band. I noticed it especially into blu and violet. I have changed several drums but it doesn't solved. The tech guy...
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    Oldies but Goodies, FT_S5500 Cezanne Elite help

    Hi Foruers, I extremely need help. Today the second old mac that drove our FT-S 5500 Cezanne Elite died… Cannot resotre it due to lack of spare parts (Apple's policy is terrible). Do you know any other software or method to use that scanner? I have talked to Silverfast but it is not in their...
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    Preps 7.5 collation marks for mixed binding styles

    Hi Forumer, I ask for your help, I am going crazy on little detail in a job.I have a 160pages job. This should be divided in 10 signatures. Each is made by 4 pages printed on a Xerox on 4 sheets. My question seems easy (if you know the answer): How to put the collation mark on the first sheet...
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    Auraia screening

    Hi Forumers, I have a question: Anybody of you know Auraia screening? Have you tested or implemented it? I would like to have some feedback about it. Thanks a lot! G:
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    PT-R 8600 Laser calibration random problem

    Hi Forumer, As you can read in the subject I am having some strange trouble with my CTP: During production the laser head recalibrate every 16 plates, randomly I have an error on laser calibration on a certain diode (the n. 47). When it happens, I stop production, and I performa a manual laser...
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    Densitometer for processless plates

    Hi all, could you help me to clear out my ideas about this topic? Which is the right device to measure (and linearize) processless plates (e.g. Fuji Pro-T, kodak Sonora Xp, and so on). I was looking at Techkon spectroplate (full optional), but I've teste on of a collegue and… it doesn't work...
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    APPE vs HARLEQUIN

    Hi Forumers, time to upgrade here... vendors are offering us some solutions with these two rendering engines. In my past experience I've used both with great results and nothing to regret. Now my boss is asking for a cheaper solution, possibly open to future developements. I used to belive that...
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    Imposition software

    Hi Forumers, need some advices from you. We are going to upgrade our toolbox, and we are thinking about changing our imposition software. After many years of hard duty, it's time to look at something new. We handle mixed impositions (digital and B1 Offset printers), with many multi signature...
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    Galileo VS interlock problem

    HI Forumer, need your help. My Galileo show up a problem, it has two interlocks with problems. It seems one gives a false signal so the machine doesn't work. Any hint/ideas/workaround to solve this problem? Every suggestion it's more than appreciated. Thanks a lot! G:
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    Apogee Prepress 6 - Client problem

    Hi Forumer, today I got an ugly surprise, after few jobs Apogee Client (Prepress 6) went on strike. It show me a message where it said: "unable to connect to server. If the problem persist, please check the server. Connection failed: client's ping not responding. Are DNS correct?" This happens...
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    Proofing on toner based machines

    Hi Folks, I was thinking about printing contract proofing on a toner machine? I've heard several opinions from sales managers but all the answers were very "foggy". No one tell me a clear "YES" or show me it. What's your experience about that? Thanks a lot!
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    Colour 550 Winkles on 90gsm matte paper

    Hi all, I hope you could give me a hand to solve a problem: In our shop we run a Xerox Colour 550 with external Fiery RIP. Now I have to print some 24x45cm 90gsm matte paper sheets. I have some serious problem about wrinkles on this paper, the tech service is going back and forth from us...
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    AGFA Lithostar Lap-V issue

    Hi all, after several years I got a little problem with those plates: My print team found these plates unprintable due some halos on the plate when printing, using a cleaner cream it help to save the plate and go on printing but is a waste of time, there's also the fact that plates seem to be...
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    Azura Vi

    Hi all, We run a violet system and we're looking at chem free plates; I've read that Agfa has an Azura Vi for violet ctp. Anyone heard about Azura Vi? Anyone tested it on the "battlefield"? Any impression? Thanx a lot
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    Agfa Colortune VS EFI Colorproof

    Hi all, now after some years of reading, learning and problem solving... I did the great step, I register in Printplanet. Hope we could develop a better world in press media! Now the question, speaking about color proofing (Fogra certified), we have an Apogee X 6 prepress and an old version of...

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