What are the dampening problems that you speak of? Are the Kodak plates Sonora X? How are you rolling the plates up? Is the Bottcher 3001 a 1-step...
What happens when you activate the intermittent setting?
The manual box is there so you have something to use when the APC cycle fails, it’s not meant to be used on every cycle for all the units. If you...
The ink key scanner data from the sheet is a separate issue from your Delta E variance. I don’t know if your CG11 is mixed in house, bought from a...
If what I think you’re saying is what you are saying, that sounds like split-key info. When it happens with the density scanner it’s because the...
Add a certain amount of Opaque White (for less transparency) into the CG11 formula to help hold more consistent color, and tighten up your...
You might be amazed at how many operators change both the blanket and the packing when they experience a misfeed or ‘smash’. The truth is that the...
Then you know what it’s like to operate a quality printing press.
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UV inks are much more sensitive to dampening solution than conventional inks are and the trick is more about finding the best combination of ink...
That might be because the ink has somewhere to go (the substrate), rather than just start piling on the blanket because the foil isn’t as...
Are these Kodak Sonora process-less plates? If so the plate emulsion comes off when rolling up (the ink is what removes the emulsion, so just hit...
I second Junker’s comment about the SORMZ being an extremely robust machine, and it can lay down as much or more ink than any early SM model they...
The quality (or brand) of the roller covering is the first thing that’s important. The key to extending the life of that covering lies in the...
What he’s saying is irrelevant to this thread
I think every press operator knows the truth about that.
It’s the short answer but absolutely correct.
When the pick-up suckers have grabbed the sheet, does it clear all sheet separators/brushes completely before transferring to the forwarding...
Can you post actual photos instead of links to a third party website? It’s quite easy and the results would be preferable to the links to photos...
Unrelated to your roller issue but I wanted to comment on the cleanliness of your press. The SM74 has been out of production for many years now...
