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Expert resources on sheetfed and web offset printing mechanics, pressroom chemistry, dampening systems, plate production, ink management, and machinery troubleshooting.

plastic card printing — The printing industry has been trough a lot of technology changes in the last decade or so, today’s most commonly commercial printing option remain as follows; offset printing, and computer-direct-to-plate digital printing. It might become confusing at times knowing what printing option to choose for your upcoming project, so let […]

Offset Printing Solutions for Customized Plastic Cards

29/11/2015 in Basic Info / Offset Printing tagged digital / digital printing in color / offset printing by vlad682000

RGB vs CMYK colors — This tutorial is primarily related to work with colors and color in digital printing and is related to the work with Photoshop and similar programs for photo editing, and bitmap graphics. The theme color, scientifically speaking, is so extremely complex that only for the basics, we can write a whole […]

Colors – RGB and CMYK in Creating Magic Designs

16/01/2015 in Basic Info / Offset Printing tagged cmyk / color wheel / digital printing / offset printing / printing / printing inks / rgb by vlad682000

The clients and manufacturers of packaging are in a perpetual struggle about proofs and printed products, color intensity, uniformity of the product to the original, colors, etc.. Almost 90% of all complaints in the printing industry refers to the printed color. The main reason are the expectations of buyers and […]

Use Of Graphics Standards In The Packaging Industry

02/11/2014 in Basic Info / Offset Printing by vlad682000

Principle of drying in UV technology — Level of sales in the printing business based on UV technology has increased globally three times compared to the competition from conventional offset. Because UV varnishes does not contain harmful organic solvents they are use more and more especially in the U.S. from the economic and from environmental reasons. This […]

UV coating – UV technology for Added Value in Sheetfed ...

07/12/2012 in Offset Printing by vlad682000

drying hot air in offset — One problem with offset printing is that the ink is usually not sufficiently dry after printing, and therefore direct further processing/finishing of printed sheets is not possible. If cardboard is not sufficiently dry after printing, several problems can arise: In offset printing a sufficiently dry sheet that can be further […]

Different Types Of Drying In Offset Printing

14/11/2011 in Offset Printing tagged Drying in Offset Printing / hot drying unit / offset printing / sheet-fed offset printing by vlad682000

maintenance of offset printing rollers — For cleaning the printing rollers for offset printing it is recommended: 1. Use a water miscible wash to remove the top layer of solvent-soluble and water-soluble particles from the nap of the roller. 2. Use a non-grit roller paste to remove the insoluble particles. 3. Finally, wash a second time […]

Rollers for Offset Printing – Maintenance

07/11/2011 in Offset Printing tagged offset printing / offset printing technology / Roller Maintenance by vlad682000

blanket for printing — Although printing blankets may appear similar on the surface, there are a number of factors to consider when selecting the proper blanket for your press and printing application. Printing blankets have many physical properties that vary depending upon the manufacturer and the blanket style. Characteristics such as: All these properties […]

Key Characteristics of Blankets for Offset Printing

13/10/2011 in Offset Printing tagged blanket characteristics / offset printing / offset printing blankets / offset printing technology by vlad682000

printing press cleaning — There are four basic solvent types for washing up the press. In most cases, the same wash can be utilized for both rollers and blankets. Water-miscible washes The most popular type in the industry, water-miscible (or mixable) washes can generally be blended with 20%-50% water. Featuring moderate drying speeds, these […]

Solvents for Washing Offset Press

13/10/2011 in Offset Printing tagged offset press / offset printing colvents / sheet feed offset printing / washing offset press by vlad682000

rollers in the offset printing press — The ink roller train consists of an ink fountain with ink keys, an ink distribution blade and roller, a ductor roller and alternating hard and soft distribution rollers. Proper ink distribution begins at the ink fountain. If the blade is nicked, the roller surface scored or pitted, or the fountain […]

Exploring the Components of the Ink Roller Train

05/10/2011 in Offset Printing tagged cmyk rollers / Ink Roller / offset inks / offset printing / offset printing inks / offset printing technology by vlad682000

Color Bar — Density is the level of darkness in a negative or positive film or print,so the measurement of density is called densitometry. An instrument called a densitometer is used to measure the density. Any printing process from the most simple black and white work to complex color work will benefit from […]

Densitometery Used in Printing Process – Great Element for Control

05/10/2011 in Offset Printing tagged Densitometer / offset printing / offset printing technology / Reflection densitometer / Transmission densitometer / x-rite by vlad682000