With a wide array of options available, it can be difficult to decide what new plate technology best fits your platemaking needs. New plate materials or platemaking processes are usually the first places you'll explore when considering an upgrade, but new processing equipment and solvent options can provide a substantial boost in both quality and … Read More...
Category Archives: Prepress
Another great turnout (over 700 in attendance) and an explosion of exciting updates, changes and new releases were announced at EskoWorld 2014 in Orlando, FL this year. Esko's mission for this users group was to collect VOCs (Voice of the Customer). 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...
Most printing facilities have measurement devices of some sort- whether in prepress, press-side, or in the ink room. You're diligent about sending these off to be calibrated regularly (...right?), storing them properly, and keeping that pesky calibration tile in perfect condition. Even in the best environments, there is a certain amount of variability built in … Read More...
Whether you're in prepress or press-side, put your iPhone to work with these handy apps: Flexo Plate Distortion - by Manfred Breede ($0.99) • Quickly calculate flexo plate distortion factors • Displays K-factor based on data entered ConvertBot - by TapBots ($1.99) • An easy to use conversion tool for many units of measure Read More...
As much as we believe in and preach the merits of process control and quantification within our industry, it’s great to occasionally receive feedback that validates the “pleasure being worth the pain.” This happened to occur again recently in conversations with a customer who has implemented the Perfect Proofer Ink Proofing System into its operations. Read More...
I was at EskoWorld 2013 in blazin' Phoenix AZ. They started things up Sunday morning with a variety of hands-on academy sessions. Sunday afternoon kicked off this years program with an Esko keynote from Carsten Knudsen (CEO of Esko), a review of the Strategic Focus Areas and Roadmap for 2013, a panel allowing each of … Read More...