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I have a shrink wrapper that suits me fine for most of my projects which include individually wrapping perfect bound books in the 6"W x 9"H x .75"D range. Every now and then we get asked to produce smaller items like bookmarks and postcards as companion pieces to the books we make. As an example...

I am looking for a manual for a CT-7H shrink tunnel. Thanks in advance

Has anyone else noticed a pattern of not very specific replies to threads by a certain "member"?

We've had the Iridesse since 1/1/22. Recently (in the past 6 weeks) we've been seeing light/dark streaks in our prints (see attachment). Our techs have said it's the charge wires, and replacing them with new immediately resolves the problem. However, we are needing to replace them much sooner (1...

I have an employee who will be working a hybrid schedule. When working at home, she'll need to print office docs, including our 9 x 12 booklet style job jacket envelopes. We're currently using an 11 x 17 desktop HP color LaserJet, but the need for color is so minimal we could definitely get by...

We've got an older offline 15" wide TEC flood coater with Fenimore drum feeder. This has been a very reliable machine for over 15 years. Alas, it is time to replace it, as it's a little worse for wear and it seems there's some features out there that might benefit our operation. We run a few...

Running a Challenge MS5 drill press. Drilling perfect bound books, 40/50# uncoated offset with 10 pt. C1S covers. Drilling format calls for 5 holes: four of them with a 5/16" hole, and a 9/16" hole in the center of the row of holes. The 9/16" drill bit is getting plugged almost immediately. Have...

I'm running the insides of perfect bound books on continuous Oce/Canon inkjet printers and Xerox Nuveras. Black print only. Most of the time, our clients supply files ready to print. Other than that we'll scan previously printed books. See the two attached pictures. The tops of each are an...

As the title says... I'm in need of an 11 x 17 flatbed desktop scanner. The task is mostly pulling covers off perfect bound books and scanning them flat for digital reproduction (no separations). Hence the need for something larger than an 8.5 x 11 scan glass, but a very high resolution isn't a...

We had an Iridesse installed a few months ago. I'm trying to use Fiery Hot folders for the first time. I can create the hot folders the way I like them to be on the Fiery. However, I cannot seem to access them over my local network. I enable Windows sharing of the hot folder itself, I can see...

I am looking at an available used machine, but found out it's been discontinued. Does anyone know if parts are still available? Additionally, can film from other manufacturers be used successfully on this machine? I'm currently running D&K SuperStik on a machine that's way too large for our...

Hi All, I currently use D&K's Super Stick film lam for our digitally printed book covers. I want to explore other options, to see if I can work with a more responsive supplier. The product itself works well. I've tried getting in touch with Transcendia, as I've seen their film at another...

This title was for a Xerox employee who acted on behalf of the customer (me/us) when added help was needed. Does anyone know if this position still exists? If so, do you have a contact #? All my Googling has come up empty.

I've got a "mature" Challenge EH3A (the tan colored one). My project is to standard 3HD a set that is about 1" thick, comprised of lightweight matte coated sheets (think textbooks printed in color) plus front and back 10 pt. C1S cover sheets. The problem is that the drill head stops descending...

Newer cars have the auto stop/start feature when idling. It's been said on this forum that compression is not lost during this stoppage, unlike when the engine is turned completely off. I'm curious about the difference. Is it that it takes time for the compression to leak past the piston rings...

We are a digital book manufacturer. We run continuous forms digital printers (Canon/Oce) and use Tecnau/Lasermax/Stralfors cutters on the tail end. We run mostly 45# Resolute Book text stock. This is a groundwood paper. Our issue is that the rotary knife (not slitters) that cuts the web into...

I would like to offer a client 4 color printing on 9 x 12 booklet envelopes that I intend on printing on my Versant 80. The quantities may go up into the several thousands. Question is, can anyone relate the best way to feed these envelopes through the printer? I do have two high capacity...

I've happily used Ferrell Mfg. bindery carts (the blue ones you might have seen) for a number of years. Wanting some more, I went to make my usual call to the manufacturer. Found out they're out of business. Anyone have any suggestions for something similar - mine are 24" x 36" with adjustable...

I'm being asked for the first time to run 8.5 x 11 transparencies on my Versant 80. The recommended media document lists 8.5 x 11 clear and 12 x 18 paper-backed as approved. Anyone have any experience to share? I'd prefer clear and would like to hear about successes or failures from this group...

We picked up a used Mimaki flatbed cutter/plotter with the intent on using it for prototyping die cut work and some light packaging applications. I've got the machine, Illustrator and a print driver. Now what? I'm essentially looking for a few first steps to get me started. I tried Googling this...