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“Do I Feel Lucky?”

“Do I Feel Lucky?”

When a new job comes in your press, operators probably select anilox rolls with cell capacities within a fairly narrow range so they can get to the desired ink densities faster. But how can they be sure that the capacities marked on the roll are accurate? How were the...

The Power of Virtual Service

The Power of Virtual Service

In a world of travel restrictions, we at Provident have been looking hard for the best ways to maintain the level of support our customers need. Like you, we are adapting to different ways of doing business while encouraging customers to keep moving forward.   We...

Nobody Knows Everything

Nobody Knows Everything

One of the best parts of being one of the technical guys at Provident is solving problems and helping customers be as productive as possible. My colleagues and I recently wound up talking about the “brain trust” we have developed through our willingness to share...

Feeling the Pressure

Feeling the Pressure

The old saying that ‘some is good, more is better’ applies to many things, but one of them is not ink chamber pressures on your flexo presses. Ink chambers are meant to run at 1– to 2-bar, or a maximum of about 29 PSI. When the pressure if too high things may not go...

Not Quite What the Doctor Ordered

Not Quite What the Doctor Ordered

I hate to tell you this but you may have a potentially serious condition that needs professional attention. Even worse, it may be happening on a couple of your flexo presses right now and your press operators are thoroughly baffled about what to do. It’s called back...

Score!

Score!

It was the press assistant who noticed it first. About 31,000 feet into the run of frozen food bags for a big supermarket chain he noticed spotted a thin line running through the front side of the bags. Not good. He called the press operator over while bringing the...

Blades and Chambers and More.

Blades and Chambers and More.

One of the advantages of visiting printers throughout North America is that we get a first-hand look at an amazing range of approaches to just about everything to do with making packages and labels. It’s a fantastic educational process that we really value and the...