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    Where do you get your industry information?

    One place that we go for our info that interestingly was not an option is trade shows i.e. drupa, dscoop, etc,
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    Fixing Files

    I work for a school photography company so most of the printing we do is either free or heavily discounted in exchange for the schools picture business. So anytime we send a job back we wish they would go with someone else but they wont because they will NOT find a cheaper way.
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    Fixing Files

    usually when we get a print ready file we are not given access to the make changes so we just send it back to the customer and tell them what to change.
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    pre printed offset sheets run well thru indigo?

    Im running a series 3 7600 and doing exactly what you are talking about printing in an open area on the sheet in B&W. We have xerox 550s that do this but our workload is heavy and time sensitive so we are moving some to the Indigo which is about 4x faster. the only difference is my shells are...
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    18,000 per hour press speeds .

    In my experience dealing with text weight the press is never going to run consistently at top speed. So it may say 18000 but it will probably be more like 12000 consistently.
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    pre printed offset sheets run well thru indigo?

    Hi guys my company is wanting to try and save money by pre printing our flyers in mass on a offset machine and then imprint b&w on the indigo. My question is has anyone done something like this and do you have problems with powder build up or any kind of increase in consumables when running a...
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    Indigo 7600 oil in my exit roller housing

    Some how I have got oil leaking into the housing for my exit roller already had a tech look at it and still can not figure out how it is getting there. If there is anyone who has experienced this before I would love to know what could cause this.
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    Shutterfly to buy lifetouch

    Hey guys I don't Know how much of an effect this has on the printing world as a whole. I just wanted to see what other people thought since it is pretty significant to me. Lifetouch is the #1 competitor of the company that I work for. So just wondering if anyone has any input on what they think...
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    press operator looking for work in NC

    4 years experience as press assistant for 2 4-color 20" Heidelbergs 5 years experience as certified indigo 7500 operator 2 years as lead operator Open to offset or digital opportunities
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    paper stuck on blanket hp indigo press 3050

    The first thing I would do is make sure there is not to much static in the room. That is what usually causes my sheets to stick to the cylinders.
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    Branding your work?

    The company I work for puts there logo on everything but we mostly only service schools as we are a school picture business. Most of the jobs we do for schools are free services that we provide to the school in exchange of there continued picture business. And the logo is usually small and in...
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    Shutterfly stocks up on Indigos

    If I was a salesman I don't know how I would be able to keep my composure while closing a deal like that.
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    what works for my needs

    We actually have not made a move on a press yes we will probably be looking to buy in November or December that is when the owner likes to purchase. But I think right now my boss is still leaning heavy towards the canon 10000. Another company that we work closely with tried one out this season...
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    Grainy looking ink on my Indigo 7500

    My tech seems to think it may be a blanket temperature issue which is causing bad transfer.
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    Grainy looking ink on my Indigo 7500

    I have a new development. I have been thinking inks because when I re-build the ink it seems to be ok for awhile but yesterday I changed the blanket and the pip and it started doing it again. when I was talking to the Hp guy over the computer he didnt know what to say and while I was talking to...
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    Grainy looking ink on my Indigo 7500

    Im not sure how to upload pictures on here but my blanket is good my pip is good did a oil change replaced bids and re -built inks. When I change bids it helps a little bit and when I re-build ink it looks good for a little while then it comes back. It seems to be a conductivity issue. I had my...
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    Grainy looking ink on my Indigo 7500

    I have been struggling with my ink on my 7500 specifically my magenta and cyan. I have re-built the inks multiple times and it seems to help for a little while but then they eventually go back to looking like crap. The only thing I can think of is that the Tic boards are going bad. Is there any...
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    Technotrans error on SM-74

    Bios-Error Error-B018 Illegal reset-conditon Press any key to restart When I press any key nothing happens any one out there seen this before? We are trying to figure out if we need to replace the battery or the whole thing.
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    Offset Digital why so different

    When I started at the company I am working for now we had around 400 yearbook accounts. We ran all of our books on 2 80s model heidelberg mo 4 color presses. The average book size was 32-48pgs 250-500 copies. Our pressman were expected to hang100 plates a day on each machine manually and...
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    Offset Digital why so different

    Thank You guys for all your replies you basically confirmed what i was assuming.

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