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Article: Rooting Out Offset Failures: Part I.(UPM Corp.)(web offset presses)
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- Graphic Arts Monthly
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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By Mike Ducey
When jobs go bad: 30% of complaints are paper related, 35% are operator errors.
In the quest for heatset web offset run efficiency, corners are sometimes cut in maintenance and quality that subvert productivity goals. Few studies have been conducted to quantify these issues, in part because press conditions vary widely, and because the market has been so much in flux.
To establish best practices for product development purposes, UPM-Kymmene, the worldwide paper producer with North American mills in Minnesota and Canada, reviewed customer complaints and examined related press conditions.
UPM also asked Omya, its ground ...