I'm a Pressman (sheet fed), printing used to be a respectable trade. Yes William the job is harder, from crap materials all the way to the people...
We use a Toyo plastics white that works great on paper and plastic, and i put the same (make ready) through the press about 7 time and still...
Do a test put the white through the press 3 times before you put the other colors on to see if it's getting dirty, to see if the other colors are...
I run a Heidelberg UV CD74, for plastics we run around 8,500 sph and paper about 12,000 with the lights at 100 percent intensity. Fresh bulbs,...
I'de rather not run any of them!! Heidelberg would be my first choice.
Oops Sorry about that last post, i had it in my head that you had pile issues on your blankets not your back cylinder.
UV piling I run a Heidelberg cd74 6/C UV with IST lights and we print on plastic. I found that the type of blanket has alot to due with the pile...
Been running lens for sometime now and it kicks my butt everytime. Is it best to run horizontal or vertical? Any tips or tricks? Heidelberg...
I dont believe its a plastic issue if its just the black. To make black solids look good with UV ink we usually have to lay down a heavy ink film...
Gans may be able to help or try CTI.
check your quick change auxillery pile, make sure its centered. Its easy to press the button by accident its next to your main pile button.