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  1. Command Work Station 5 - problem?

    i'm using CWS 5.1, but i have this problem, when i login with administrator user and go to Server->Configure... nothing is happening :( Can someone help me with that and tell me what i can do? (i have to write this in the efi forum i guess, but the forum there sucks as they dont accept my...
  2. Reasonable Days work on a 4 Color GTO

    What is considered a reasonable days work on a older 4 color GTO,14x20,single sheet feeder,Kompacs,with console,no auto plate,no plate scanner,ink fountains and ball park plate position have to be adjusted on console and then each individual plate on press tweaked for a perfect fit,for each form...
  3. company purchased present work place

    happy new year to all, the company i work for ,for the last 35 years ,which has been in business for 120years. has been bought by a dutch company that calls themselves clondalkin,, these people dont want us to know anything thats going on in the pressroom, very strange group. they have print...
  4. CMYK work on Single Colour Press

    Hi Guys I hope you are all well. I recently joined my fathers small printing business to help him out. We have a few well maintained single colour presses eg Heidelberg KOR, Solna 125, Hamada E47np. to name a few. Iv been reluctant to do any Colour work in-house as my operator has over 20...
  5. [FL] Looking for work

    Hello All! I'm new to the forum here. I'd figure this would be a good way to network. Before I begin... Let me explain a little about myself. I've graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. I've have an AAS degree in Digital Imaging & Publishing Technology as...
  6. How does something like a Ryobi 3200 work?

    Sorry for the real newb questions here - I'm a large format print guy; but we're thinking of moving into sheet fed offset (we currently print on a small digital machine). I'm seeing various small Ryobi machines for decent prices. How do these machines work? Do you create plates for them? And...
  7. What color space do you work in?

    What color space are most working in? sRGB? adobe 1998 aRGB? CMYK from start to finish? Or other?
  8. Colour Sequence Process Work

    Hi, Im running a SM52 Two colour press, and am mainly producing lots of process work, can someone advise me of the best colour sequence for this sort of work ? I normally run mag/cyan then yellow/ black. having issues with colour IE most blues end up purple even though the control strips...
  9. Color Printing Forum Admin

    Work and Tumble

    A layout in which both sides of a sheet can be printed using a single plate. The paper is flopped after the first side is printed so that the trailing edge of the first printing becomes the gripper edge for the second printing. The same side guide is used for both...
  10. Color Printing Forum Admin

    Work and Turn

    Layout in which both sides of a sheet can be printed using a single plate. The paper is turned over after the first side is printed, using the same edge of the first printing as the gripper edge for the second printing ("backing up the job"). Different side guides are used...
  11. AB Dick Century 3500-S vs. Ryobi 3302 for process color work

    For a combination of some acceptable-quality process color work in two passes and some 2-color and black and white jobs, which is a better press: an A.B. Dick Century 3500-S with stream feeder or a Ryobi 3302? Will only be only running ~1/2 million impressions a year. Do these presses have...
  12. Jeff

    Heidelberg QM 46-2 vs. Ryobi 3302 for 4-color work?

    Obviously neither is a perfect choice, but for printing runs of 1200 11x17 full process color (CMYK) pieces with medium to high ink coverage on gloss stock, which press that is within my budget would be a better choice: a Heidelberg QM 46-2 with the shared blanket cylinder, but heidelberg...
  13. Jeff

    2-color presses for process color work

    There are currently a number of 2-color printing presses on the market; as someone who is currently printing on color copiers but looking to move into the press world to be able to print on gloss stock with traditional inks, which 2-color presses would be best to look at for runs of 1,000-1,500...
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