Recent content by jwheeler

This is not a new problem. Amateur designers were creating messed up files in Word and PowerPoint long before tools like Canva came along. It has always been a struggle to explain margins, bleeds, and scaling proportions to them. It depends on the customer and how bad the file is...sometimes...

Thanks for following up with your findings. This forum tends to lean heavily towards offset printing and a little of digital (toner/inkjet printing) so that might be why people didn't jump in with some answers. If you need further info/advice on wide format, check out discussion forums like...

Yes...you need to crease heavy stock before you fold it. You should also understand there is a difference between creasing a scoring. Both will help it fold more consistently, but creasing is superior. Creasing actually uses a male die line that presses into a female groove, which creates a...

This type of question comes up quite frequently in this forum and others, and the answer is always the same: These days, the digital presses in this category from the big 4 brands you listed here all produce similar reliability, quality prints on the same range of media, and offer the same types...

What is the goal of your question? Are you looking for suggestions on which machine works best? Does a particular model work well? Your question is very vague.

On the flip side, why do you feel the need to upgrade to the 40 series? 3mil clicks is not that much and sounds like you're pretty set for maintaining it. Seems like spending money for no real reason.

Looks like they've been sold to Upland Software. Try reaching out to them. They list having variable data software on this site. You may just need to buy new software.

We run two of the SD9450's every day. We run at least a pallet of NCR each week and hardly have any problems with them. We have over 2.6 million impressions on each one, and the entire tube of ink gets used up each time. We've been running them for 5 years now and maybe 2-3 service calls a...

I suggest you read through some of these forums. Lot's of pros and cons listed in these user posts. The most consistent complaint is the feeding consistency. In my shop, we were also using our KM's to print envelopes, and eventually purchased an OKI...which is very similar to the Xante. It was...

I'd start with any of the big names like Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Fuji, Canon, etc.

I would just start off with a full color digital press with the following in-line finishing: booklet maker, hole puncher, and stapler. For offline finishing, you'll need a programmable guillotine cutter, a folder, and a slitter/cutter/creaser. All of this will handle a large majority of the work...

That all depends on the stock you're using for the booklets. Every in-line booklet maker has limitations. In the case of the v180 booklet maker, it's limited to 30 sheets (120 imposed pages) of 90 gsm stock. If you're using heavier stock such as 100# gloss text which is 148gsm, then the amount...

As with anything in printing, the more you order, the lower the cost per unit. The minimum quantities will vary from printer to printer. If they have digital printing capabilities, they will do very low quantities (such as 50-100 boxes). If they print with traditional offset methods, they will...

Since the problem is in the exact same place regardless of color, I'd consider changing out the transfer belt as seen in this video since it is shared by all colors. It's always a good idea to clean the LED's, but they are unique to each color.

Never say never! While offset presses will be around for a VERY long time, digital presses are getting bigger, better, and faster. They also offer the opportunity to print with variable data and hit a broader range of colors. They don't require plates, are instantly in register, use very few...