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The Best Work At Getting Better, Kevin Cooper
The Best Work At Getting Better, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
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Differentiating A Commodity, Kevin Cooper
Why Are There Any Defects At All?, Kevin Cooper
Why Are There Any Defects At All?, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
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A Study Of Pla Printability With Flexography, Xiaoying Rong, Malcolm Keif
A Study Of Pla Printability With Flexography, Xiaoying Rong, Malcolm Keif
Graphic Communication
Most products are boxes, bottles and bags. The printability of biodegradable film has not been fully investigated. This study tested the printability on clear and white Polylactic acid (PLA) films, and compared the print qualities to common packaging films like Polypropylene (PP), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Water-based flexo ink was used to test printability on PLA films. The influence of anilox roll and plate screen ruling was also considered. The print qualities were reported as dot shape, tone reproduction, and mottle. This study showed that biodegradable films could achieve similar quality compared to common packaging films. While printed at different screen …
The Study Of Missing Dots Of Electromechanical And Laser Engraved Cylinders, Xiaoying Rong, Alexandra Pekarovicova
The Study Of Missing Dots Of Electromechanical And Laser Engraved Cylinders, Xiaoying Rong, Alexandra Pekarovicova
Graphic Communication
According to the previous study, the printability of electromechanical engraved cylinder and laser engraved cylinder were different in terms of density, tone reproduction and mottle. In this study, the missing dots of two different engraved cell types were investigated. It showed that different cell structures had strong effect to ink transferring and the characteristics of missing dots. Lasers engraved cells were less affected by ESA (electrostatic assist). When there was no ESA applied, the laser engraved cells showed less missing dot area, which indicated better ink release from spherical shaped cells. ESA had more effects to coated substrates than supercalendered …
Cost-Estimating For Commercial Digital Printing, Malcolm G. Keif
Cost-Estimating For Commercial Digital Printing, Malcolm G. Keif
Graphic Communication
The purpose of this study is to document current cost-estimating practices used in commercial digital printing. A research study was conducted to determine the use of cost-estimating in commercial digital printing companies. This study answers the questions: 1) What methods are currently being used to estimate digital printing? 2) What is the relationship between estimating and pricing digital printing? 3) To what extent, if at all, do digital printers use full-absorption, all-inclusive hourly rates for estimating? Three different digital printing models were identified: 1) Traditional print providers, who supplement their offset presswork with digital printing for short-run color and versioned …
Why Lean Isn't Working In The Print Industry, And What You Should Be Doing About It!, Malcolm G. Keif, Kevin Cooper
Why Lean Isn't Working In The Print Industry, And What You Should Be Doing About It!, Malcolm G. Keif, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
Change does not come easily for the print industry. Actually, strike that. Change does not come easily for most industries. There are a wide variety of reasons why people, companies, and industries do not embrace change. Without a willingness to change, companies get stuck in patterns that prevent them from not only progressing operationally, but also culturally.
Estimating And Job Costing Digital Printed Matter, Malcolm G. Keif
Estimating And Job Costing Digital Printed Matter, Malcolm G. Keif
Graphic Communication
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