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Full-Text Articles in Graphic Communications
Erps Are No Simple Fix, Kevin Cooper
Pre-Registering Print Cylinders On Press, Malcolm G. Keif
Pre-Registering Print Cylinders On Press, Malcolm G. Keif
Graphic Communication
Those who study lean manufacturing know that waste comes in many forms. We must remind ourselves that anything that does not produce exactly what the customer values, when it is needed, is a wasteful operation. Makereadies, or press setups, are wasteful, at least in the eyes of our customers. Reducing press setup time is critical for improving customer value and making the printer more competitive on short-runs while increasing overall productivity. Even though make-ready time is built into an estimate, the bottom line is that it isn’t something a customer is delighted about paying for. Reducing makeready time, therefore, becomes …
Making Superior Plates Every Time, Malcolm G. Keif
Making Superior Plates Every Time, Malcolm G. Keif
Graphic Communication
Flexo plates are a critical component of the printing system. Printing is a system—viewing platemaking in isolation doesn’t address the total print process. A system has multiple components that interact with each other and influence the performance of each. Great plates with the wrong anilox rolls offer nothing to improve quality. Likewise, great plates made from a poorly prepared file help little to produce an outstanding final product. So, looking upstream and downstream is necessary to ensure your plates are supporting the total printing system. Superior printing plates… •have sufficient resolution for the graphics to be reproduced on the substrate …
Single Curved Fiber Sedimentation Under Gravity, Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, Guowei He, Jun Yong Zhu, Tim Scott
Single Curved Fiber Sedimentation Under Gravity, Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, Guowei He, Jun Yong Zhu, Tim Scott
Graphic Communication
Dynamics of single curved fiber sedimentation under gravity are simulated by using the lattice Boltzmann method. The results of migration and rotation of the curved fiber at different Reynolds numbers are reported. The results show that the rotation and migration processes are sensitive to the curvature of the fiber.
The Best Work At Getting Better, Kevin Cooper
The Best Work At Getting Better, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
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
No abstract provided.
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
No abstract provided.
Digital Smart Factory: How Smart?, Kevin Cooper
Digital Smart Factory: How Smart?, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Psst...Printers' Secret Worries Me, Kevin Cooper
Psst...Printers' Secret Worries Me, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Why Aren't We Leaner In The United States?, Malcolm Keif
Why Aren't We Leaner In The United States?, Malcolm Keif
Graphic Communication
Lean manufacturing has certainly been a hot topic lately for flexo printers and converters. It is rare to attend a conference or look through a trade magazine without seeing the subject as a central focus. Lean seems mysterious, almost Zen-like, partly because we use Japanese terms like muda, kanban, and kaizen instead of just using English translations. For many, we are just getting familiar with the concepts of Lean. Waste identification and reduction are certainly primary themes. Just-in-Time, 5S, Small-lot Production, and Setup Reduction are all recognizable Lean components. Some have seen improvements in their costs and efficiency, but others …
Moblogging, Podcasting, And E-Learnig: The Evolution Of A Mobile Work Force, Ken Macro
Moblogging, Podcasting, And E-Learnig: The Evolution Of A Mobile Work Force, Ken Macro
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Wedding Cim To Jdf, Kevin Cooper
Cal Poly Hosts Graphic Arts Educators Conference, Malcolm Keif
Cal Poly Hosts Graphic Arts Educators Conference, Malcolm Keif
Graphic Communication
Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. hosted the International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA) annual conference this summer, bringing together more than 80 educators to network, learn about the latest trends in graphic communications education and generally upgrade their skills.The conference took place over five days from July 30 to August 3, 2006 and included a number of general sessions as well as prepress, press,and digital media breakout sessions. The general sessions were conducted by author David Blatner,Adobe Principal Scientist Jim King, and Sappi’s Daniel Dejan.
How Pratt Realigned For Excellence, Kevin Cooper
How Pratt Realigned For Excellence, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
How Going Lean Made Kell Better, Kevin Cooper
How Going Lean Made Kell Better, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Improvement?, Kevin Cooper
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Improvement?, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Why Cutting Costs Can Get Darned Expensive, Kevin Cooper
Why Cutting Costs Can Get Darned Expensive, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Attack Complacency, Then Your Competition, Kevin Cooper
Attack Complacency, Then Your Competition, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Measure The Process To Improve The Results, Kevin Cooper
Measure The Process To Improve The Results, Kevin Cooper
Graphic Communication
No abstract provided.
Recruiting Gen X And Millennial Employees To Grow Your Business, Malcolm Keif, Lorraine Donegan
Recruiting Gen X And Millennial Employees To Grow Your Business, Malcolm Keif, Lorraine Donegan
Graphic Communication
For graphic communication companies, recruiting talented personnel will continue to be a key to success in upcoming years. One characteristic common among great businesses— regardless of industry—is a strong culture and a capable workforce. With so much attention given to JDF and the digital smart factory, one might conclude that a strong workforce can be substituted with technology. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Businesses that position themselves for growth are focusing on building a dynamic business culture for understanding and recruiting today’s employees.
Study Of Co-Solvent Effects On Stickies Removal In Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, John Chateuneuf, Said Abubakr
Study Of Co-Solvent Effects On Stickies Removal In Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, John Chateuneuf, Said Abubakr
Graphic Communication
Using supercritical carbon dioxide to remove stickies in recycling fibers is studied at laboratory scale. Supercritical carbon dioxide is the most environmental friendly supercritical fluid widely used in extraction process. This study includes co-solvent effect on sticky compounds removal by using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction. The sticky compounds are dispensed onto fibers, and then extracted using supercritical carbon dioxide and co-solvent in order to study the efficiency of stickies removal. The results show that supercritical carbon dioxide can remove most sticky compounds such as paraffin wax, polyethylene wax, polyvinyl acetate, polystyrene butadiene. It is demonstrated that with co-solvent, the extraction …
Single Curved Fiber Sedimentation Under Gravity, Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, Jun Yong Zhu, Tim Scott
Single Curved Fiber Sedimentation Under Gravity, Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, Jun Yong Zhu, Tim Scott
Graphic Communication
Dynamics of single curved fiber sedimentation under the gravity are simulated by using lattice Boltzmann method. The results of migration and rotation of the curved fiber at different Reynolds numbers are reported. The results show that the rotation and migration processes are sensitive to the curvature of the fiber.
Identifying High-Volume Printing Processes, Malcolm G. Keif, Tom Goglio
Identifying High-Volume Printing Processes, Malcolm G. Keif, Tom Goglio
Graphic Communication
Printing professionals frequently examine printing to see how pieces were produced. They break out loupes and look at the dots. Is it offset or gravure? How about flexo? It is important to be able to distinguish among printing processes through examination in order to determine the key variables to control for quality printing. Further, expertise is established and confidence built when a professional can determine how something is printed.
Gravure Printability From Laser And Electromechanically Engraved Cylinder, Xiaoying Rong, Jan Pekarovic, Alexandra Pekarovicova
Gravure Printability From Laser And Electromechanically Engraved Cylinder, Xiaoying Rong, Jan Pekarovic, Alexandra Pekarovicova
Graphic Communication
Gravure printability comparison of laser engraved and electromechanically engraved cylinders was done on five different substrates. Ink transfer was less reduced on laser print than electromechnaical when printed without electrostatic assist. Print mottle was significantly lower and yellow, magenta and black laser engraved images, while cyan print from laser engraved cylinder had higher mottle on some substrates (SCB, SCA and freesheet). Overall, the print quality than that from the electromechanically engraved one.
An Educator's Drupa Experience, Malcolm G. Keif
An Educator's Drupa Experience, Malcolm G. Keif
Graphic Communication
On May 9, 2004, I boarded a flight to Düsseldorf, Germany, to attend drupa with some of my colleagues. The following days p roved to be a fabulous opportunity to network and learn about the greatest innovations in printing and, specifically, gravure. A portion of my trip was funded by the Gravure Education Foundation, to whom I express great appreciation .