Inky 1
Inky 1
Hello Everybody,
I am the "Inky 1". I do not want my specifics here, only my facts. I started in the ink industry in the late '70's fresh out of collage (accounting degree... go figure..) as a lab technition. QC, color matching, R&D, sales (couple years in the late '80's), lab management and technical service for the last 15 years has followed. I am currently Lab Mgr. & Tech Service for a large American owned company. I am certianally not the last word in anything. My objective is to always learn and share my experiences. I have, however, spent a lot of time in the cross-fire between pre-press and the pressroom. That has resulted in learning a great deal from both departments. All in the process of defending ink ! Yes, ink can be bad sometimes, causing problems all its own, but there is an equal balance of problems in both the pressroom and in pre-press. My goal is problem solving, not finger pointing. Bad ink, poor pressroom maintenance, processor maintenance, digital files, etc.... There are a plethora of reasons. Solutions are required. I will generally go in as "Sherlock" and start examining everything before I make any statements. Problems can originate in any one of a dozen or more variables that come together before the sheet drops in delivery, as well as all the post-printing variables.
Mordy
