Why Do you need a Light Booth or Viewing Station? The Color Focus A key goal in prepress and the pressroom is getting a good color match. Ideally you have measurement devices and software to assist with a more objective assessment of color; however, at the end of the day you still need to look at … Read More...
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Inkjet Digital Printing for Labels Can be Different... All inkjet technology is somewhat similar, a droplet of ink being ejected from a print nozzle, but how this is accomplished varies greatly depending on the vendors technology. Some of the early inkjet technologies we based on Continuous Flow Inkjet. Ink was continually pumped from a reservoir … Read More...
The Flexographic print process has long been thought of as a simple print process, not capable of the same quality as the lithographic print process. In the last five years there have been many advances in plate technology, digital platemaking process, and screening that have dramatically improved the quality of Flexo. It is very common … Read More...
The importance of color analysis using press side measurement devices and tools. Color matching press-side is a topic familiar to everyone in the printing industry. Matching color is often the most frustrating, daunting and time wasting aspect of printed jobs – but with innovative tools and measurements devices available today, color matching has been simplified … Read More...
The next time you find yourself frustrated when realizing that the Pantone Formula Guide you are trying to match color to is dated 2009, remember this guy... Read More...
I'm at Esko's first event in this year's Educational Summit spring roadshow series at the Charlotte Speedway. They had a great turnout with about 60+ registered. It's an appropriate setting for discussions based on improving speeds and efficiencies throughout the workflow from the Brand Owner to Design and Prepress and into Converting. The discussions have … Read More...
As the Flexo print market continues to evaluate print quality to rival other print processes, Pressroom Process Control becomes even more critical. ‘If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing’ - W. Edwards Deming You cannot repeat or improve a process unless you know the capability … Read More...
Happy 2014 everyone! What better time than the new year to start thinking about what we can do to improve daily life in the workplace? Here are a few small things you can do to improve accuracy and quality for 2014... 1. Participate in an Education Opportunity: There are many suppliers and universities that offer training … Read More...
Expanding the gamut in flexo print reproduction….when’s the right time and what’s the right path? More and more flexible packaging converters are being faced with these decisions due largely to pressure from end users and the ongoing quest towards process efficiency. Read More...
When most of us think of 'Software' in the Flexo print arena, we think Prepress, right? I guess maybe customer service, accounting or some other departments might think of something else, but the folks on the manufacturing end of Flexo usually think of software as it relates to Prepress. Perhaps the reason for this might … Read More...