SteveSuffRIT

Moisture or Relative Humidity (RH) in the air gets absorbed by porous paper and can change the size and shape of paper, no longer flat...

When problem solving and troubleshooting, conduct simple tests/experiments to isolate and identify the root cause. The this or that test...

1. Do conventional sheetfed offset presses running standard oil-based inks incorporate any UV drying components, under any...

Our files are built to FOGRA51. How portable are they to conventional offset; are we looking at significant recalibration of images, or...

"soft" is a subjective adjective. What does it measure with a durometer gage? 25 on the Shore A scale? Comparison between old and new...

I'd also expect the text to print with more dot gain, which with UV LED doesn't happen, curing instantly as a film. There'll be more...

Is the rubber roller durometer (soft/hard) the same as previous?

I know you are desperately searching for answers to your technical questions about the change in papers tactile feel and water...

LED UV is often referred to as "cold" UV because it emits much less thermal (infrared IR) heat. Conventional mercury (Hg) lamps emit 70%...

Is it that UV energy polymerizes anything it hits, and paper coatings and surface sizings can be affected? NO, UV radiation (LED or...

Not sure I have anything else to contribute, sorry. What has your blanket mfg said about this? What do you/your pressman think it is?

That glossy/glazed area, is it clear/transparent or will it be the color of the ink on that unit? Are you a commercial printer (on thin...

I don't know how to interpret your photo? Is that area glossy/shinny because it's still wet and wasn't wiped dry with a rag? Does either...

Trying to better understand your issue? Are you talking about "picture framing" where area outside of press sheet on blanket collects...

"Etch" is just another name for your fountain solution, but in concentrated form, not diluted. You may have gum Arabic in prepress for...