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Understanding Common Flexo Print Defects – Part 3
In this article, we revisit an earlier article from 2009, Trouble shooting “Ink Spitting”, originally written by Tim Reece, this version includes updates by Catherine Haynes. UV Ink Spitting While UV inks continue to increase in popularity over water-based and … Continue reading
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Unambiguous Conclusions of the EFlo Extended Cell Shape Performance
Testing the EFlo Extended Cell Shape V1.3 by Wilbert Streetfland, Technology Coating Introduction Pamarco contacted Technology Coaching (Wilbert Streefland) in 2012 for comparable testing of the EFlo extended cell shape. They wanted the tests carried out by an independent … Continue reading
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Understanding Common Flexo Print Defects – Part 2
Dirty Prints by Catherine Green, Technical Services Group All Printing Resources Introduction Dirty print is a bothersome printing defect that stems from a wide array of potential causes. From the pressroom to prepress and platemaking, there are many … Continue reading
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Where are my CIELAB knobs?
by John Seymour, QuadTech (Part 1) Back in the good old days, it was all about density. From the standpoint of the printer, density makes a lot of sense as a process control parameter. Density is a single number, and … Continue reading
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Understanding Common Flexo Print Defects – Part 1
Ghosting by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group Over the years, APR has shared many articles that assist in identifying and reacting to print … Continue reading
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Bounce, Gear-marks, & Banding Identify the Cause — Minimize the Cost – Part 3 of 3
by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group The Conclusion In Part 1 of this series, the focus was on correctly defining and identifying print defects. Part 2 dealt with how the actions of support groups and reactions of the press operator can sometimes … Continue reading
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Bounce, Gear Marks, & Banding: Identify the Cause & Minimize the Cost – Part 2 of 3
by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group In Part 1 of this series, the primary focus was on correctly defining and identifying the print defect and how gear-marks can be present regardless of whether your press is gear or servo driven. … Continue reading
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Proofing Accurate Color Matching – Ink Lab to Press
By Bill Poulson, Harper Coporation The flexo printing process has many variables that can act as moving targets if they are not in control when you initiate the flexo manufacturing process. The anilox is the heart of the flexo process … Continue reading
Bounce, Gear Marks, & Banding: Identify the Cause & Minimize the Cost – Part 1
by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group This particular topic is one of the most common problems that continue to plague the flexographer on an on-going basis. It was even hard for me to come up with a simple … Continue reading
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Top Five Considerations for Choosing Between Cold Foils & Hot Foils
By Christine Takacs, Rapt Creative Print and packaging design professionals often wonder about the advantages of cold foil over hot foils. Cold foil is not a replacement for hot foil but instead an opportunity to expand the use of foil into more … Continue reading