http://epicproducts.com Enhancing the Quality of Print Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://epicproducts.com/2011/06/pre-epic-delta-dampeners/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Loren Mansfield Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:00:40 +0000 http://epicproducts.com/?p=1051#comment-957 I don't know if there is a term for it but the process here is leveling (by pounding them with a mallet and block) all of the linotype slugs to the same elevation so they will print properly. Some of the slugs have a tendency to hang "high" and not naturally seat down firmly and evenly against the imposing stone. I don’t know if there is a term for it but the process here is leveling (by pounding them with a mallet and block) all of the linotype slugs to the same elevation so they will print properly. Some of the slugs have a tendency to hang “high” and not naturally seat down firmly and evenly against the imposing stone.

]]> http://epicproducts.com/2011/06/you-dont-have-to-train-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Mike Ritter Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:05:01 +0000 http://epicproducts.com/?p=1054#comment-394 good stuff good stuff

]]> http://epicproducts.com/2010/10/the-war-on-pressroom-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Bill Kozak Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:52:33 +0000 http://epicproducts.com/wordpress/?p=217#comment-99 Nice article. As a pressman, I agree that hickeys are a major source of waste. It depends a lot of course your ink and paper though. I think it's worth mentioning too that waste in press time is a major waste too, particularly in adequately staffing presses. http://offsetpressman.blogspot.com/2011/03/take-control-of-waste-in-your-pressroom.html Nice article. As a pressman, I agree that hickeys are a major source of waste. It depends a lot of course your ink and paper though. I think it’s worth mentioning too that waste in press time is a major waste too, particularly in adequately staffing presses.
http://offsetpressman.blogspot.com/2011/03/take-control-of-waste-in-your-pressroom.html

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