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  1. foggy print

    we have a roland 540 soljet3. I optimally cleaned all heads, no blocked nozzles. Still if we print something , the edges are somewhat foggy, if I look close (with a magnifier) I see that the reason is series of very small dots close to the printed colour (in my case black) it only appears in...
  2. how to fix blocked and deflecting heads (for example dx4 roland 540 )

    Some do-it-yourself info to save a lot of money: We have a roland 540 printer with epson dx4 heads and nazdar bulk system, and the results were not okay lately. the test-print shows blocked nozzles and lots of irregular placed stripes (deflection) Our supplier said simply to clean the machine...
  3. dot pattern on edgelit acrylic panels

    I need to design a dot pattern for a certain size edge-lit acrylic, to create backlight for posters. In order to crate an even licht-source, the dot pitch (or size) changes, depending on the distance to the leds. Any one wth experience in this field? we want to print the dots with white ink in...
  4. printing on objects

    As a part of our business we print on objects using screenprinting or padprinting. For foils we have also a roland 540. Now we look for a UV printer which can print on thick substrates (up to about 25cm or 10 inch) I know Mimaki has a small one, also I look at the eagle60 (from Italy) Has any...
  5. piezochromic ink, interesting

    Hi, Has anybody experience wth piezochromic ink? It is totally new for me. I search for applications http://olikrom.com/en/
  6. creating a white background in graphic overlays

    printing transparant material like polyester or polycarbonate (on the backside) needs a white background. Especially technical products like graphic overlays (frontfoils) have to be high -quality and very opaque Like many others we do not (yet) have a white-printing option in our machine...
  7. laminating instantly or wait a while

    Hi all Just wondering how you think about this: We print vinyl (ecosolvent, on roland 540), let the print rest for a day and than laminate with glossy laminate. Everybody sais that it is not ok tot laminate instantly , if the print is barely dry. However, sometimes we have to, for we have to...
  8. how to screen-print on glass

    Printing on glass using screenprinting: There are kinds of ink which attach to glass nicely, even paper-ink. However, try to put it in a bucket filled with water and see if the next day you picture is still on the glass. For quite a while we used a well-looking ink on a glass, but when we...
  9. Making scratchoff cheap for smaller quantities

    If you do screenprinting, here's a golden tip for you: Buy a jar of ruboff ink, print it on vinyl, cut it to small stickers and you have universal stickers for creating scratchoff-products. Simply sell them to whoever wants to make some cratchoff-products. See how your customer uses it ...
  10. How to remove a dent from forex

    Hi here is a simple but useful tip for users of foamed PVC like forex. If a dent or a compressed edge is present in the material , you have the chance to get it out by simply heaten it up wit a hairdryer. At least i experienced: A big panel fell down and there was a dent in it. It totally...
  11. greetings from the netherlands

    Hello, i am new to this forum. My name is Arjan and I am owner of a company www.screen70.nl We do screenprinting, digital printing and lasermarking. Always curious about new materials and techniques, and I am willing to sharing knowledge on this forum.
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