The gap between simply being able to print on something and printing so it meets its use expectations, such as exposure to the elements, is indeed For some jobs, getting ink and substrate to work as expected may require a primer or pretreatment.
Travis Barcelona
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
Inkjet banding can be caused by several key elements, both internal and external. Challenges can include the environment, electrical components, UV lamp life, media, ink fluid dynamics, RIP settings, firing parameters, and print head voltages – or even a combination of several factors.
During the pre-Expo session on Wednesday called “Wide-Format 101” Travis Barcelona, Inkjet Team Leader at Nazdar OneSource (Booth 2941), discussed essential considerations for wide-format producers when selecting equipment.
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