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Dear Friends, What is the Best quality ink brand for printing High-end art catalogs? I have been using inks from a Japanese company, Megami Inks. To be a little more specific: The company had a nice spot Violet ink in the past, that created a nice saturated Blue when combined with Cyan base...

Looking for the formula to mix Pantone 2449c. I have the CMYK values but would prefer to run it as a spot colour. It doesn't appear in any of our swatches and I dont really want to buy new swatches for this 1 colour. The job is a short run so don't want to buy a ready mixed tin either. Thanks...

Hello everyone, I'm using a Ryobi 754 and I'm having 2 problems. 1. problem ink keys. I opened a topic about this before. Based on the ideas I got, I disassembled and cleaned the entire ink tank and ink switches. It turned out great, but even though the room motors are working, they are not...

Hello, I am a Ryobi 754 user. When I increase the ink engines from the control panel, I look at the unit and check that the ink engines are working, but the warning light on the control panel comes on and shows different numbers (different numbers each time I increase or decrease). I would be...

Hi. Anybody knows what ink brand can I use to replace HAPA Ascepte UV LED DOD ink? It's too costly to use. Our printer is HAPA H-823 digital roll-fed printer for blister foil for pharmaceutical products. Thank you.

Hello, I'm a fairly new pressman, just getting trained at my current job in NY for years we've had ink build up on the grooves of the impression cylinder and on the plate cylinder. The impression cylinder also has buildup around the edge all the way across both top and bottom of the cylinder...

Hi. I'm new here and hoping you guys can help! A lot of people print onto fabric using their home inkjet printer. There's tons of youtube videos showing you how to do this. It involves securing your fabric to an A4 or A5 sheet of freezer paper, putting it into the printer as if it's normal paper...

hi everyone im new in this forum and i dont know ask my question under which section so i ask it here. i research on holographic stickers and i know nowadays most of peoples dont produce them with laser technology but make them by printing methods and materials so I deeply appreciate any help...

I have three (3) excellent condition Little Joe Model H (late model) Ink Proofers. Very little use. Complete with inking plate and bearer bars. Pics and more information available on request. Will crate and ship at buyer's expense.

we have a older heidelberg and are having issues with offset on any kind of finch smooth stock. thats the only stock we have problems with our current ink. is anyone printing on finch ? thanks

Hello people, We want to start using a densitometer but we really don't know how densities work, can someone kindly give me some webpage or files, or something it will help me understand it and implement it successfully at our shop? Thanks everyone.

Hello sirs, my name is Richard from Matahari Print & Pack - Rolus Masterfount International. We are a small printing company and fountain solution manufacturer based in Indonesia and China. Our fountain solution is guaranteed to make ink dry faster (under 5 minutes average), reduce ink usage...

Hi all, so I use compatible inks for my Epson 7800, 7880, 7890, and 7900. I buy it in by the litre from someone local to me. It's always been fine, though I have some problems with black when it is full black which may be the ink or may be the paper (I've opened a thread for this). The thing is...

Hi there, so I use a range of large format Epsons and the problem is with them all. If I print something which uses full black I find that it rubs off or scratches when I handle it. I don't know if this is an issue with my ink or with the paper. The issue occurs when I use HP matte paper and...

Dye and pigments inks for Ricoh 5000 and Screen Truepress 520s. Proven quality inks.

Hello! I am printing with the Pixma Pro 100 and I was curious if anyone has experimented with using inks, other than the Pixma Pro Inks? Are there recommendations for a different high quality ink that would be worth looking into? I do not have any current issues with my ink, I am just curious...

I have a TON (literally?) of offset printing ink available for free. This came from a local printing company outsourcing their printing plant operations. It's Monarch brand ink, offset, with a few dozen UV curables in there. Pantone colors, Metallics, clear varnishes etc. You name it, it's in...

Have you ever spot varnished over a sheet that has been laminated? Any suggestions on a Matte/Dull vanish that will dry or adhere to the laminate? We are using a printable laminate but our varnish that we use will not dry. Press: SM-52 Stock: 12pt C1S Varnish: INX OSF Dull overprint Varnish

Hi. Not sure what subject to put this in but our 4th unit on our komori will run fine (i think) but when the run stops there is loads of ink on the rollers of the 4th unit. we run the yellow at 0.90 and it stays level but if we stop and start again its up to about 1.40. if we sheet off and run...

Hello, I have a Canon IPF5100 printer. My problem is that black ink won’t dry on any photo paper that I print! I have tried everything I can think of, bought a brand new set of inks, tried several different semi-gloss and glossy paper, tried many different settings for paper on the...