Bay Press Services

Lower VOC'S

nospam@example.com (Graphic Arts Distributor) — Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:48:51 -0400

This is about the "Bay Area Air Quality Control Board" (San Francisco, CA area). There is talk that new regulations will be in effect starting Jan 2009 requiring printshops in the bay area to reduce their voc's. Then in Jan 2010 the voc's allowed will be reduced again. This new lower voc rule is already in effect in the greater Los Angeles area so we (in the bay area) can benefit from this.

The major solvent manufacturers have already made press washes that will enable you to meet the new requirements. Like all of the Eco friendly solvents of the past there will be (and has to be) some trade offs....that being: now the press person will have to apply a little more "elbow grease" to help the solvents work AND they will have to come back over the blanket and rollers with clean water to flush out the residual chemicals left behind.The new lower voc washes work very well and are ready to go right now. As long as every one realizes the few trade offs involved it will be a painless transistion.

Give us a call to find out more ! 800-660-8656

Film....how much longer til you can't get any more film?

nospam@example.com (Graphic Arts Distributor) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:16:08 -0400

Well ? How long until all the major manufactures stop making film for the Graphic Arts Industry ? My guess is 3 ~ 5 years max...what do you think ?

What's a Kimosetter ?

nospam@example.com (Graphic Arts Distributor) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:38:16 -0400

Well, a Kimosetter is an inexpensive CTP solution for the small to mid size shop. It looks like an oversized desktop printer but delivers polyester plates without chemistry and you don't have to be a prepress wizard to use it. If you can install a desktop printer to your PC or Mac then you can setup and use a Kimosetter.

This system works by using a "dye sublimation" tape system meaning that image only goes on the plate where image is supposed to be. With toner system solutions from a laser printer you can (and will) get small pieces of toner in the non image area of the plate that print but with the Kimosetter that won't happen.

The plates from the Kimosetter are 7 mil polyester specially formulated to accept a "dye" that creates the image and is also ink receptive. Your plate comes off the Kimosetter ready to go...no chemistry...no processing. The plate is great for loose 2 color work or for printing newsletters, church bulletins or any other short run one or two color job you print even business cards. The system can deliver a 120 line halftone that looks great.

Plates are available in sizes from 10" x 15" to 16" x 20" and are packed 100 plates to a box.

This system is priced under $4,000.00 (as of 7-08)

If you'd like more info or a sample plate please call us at 800-660-8656

ANALOG....How long can you afford to stay this way ?

nospam@example.com (Graphic Arts Distributor) — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:29:28 -0400

You're still shooting negs on the camera, stripping up the neg on mylar and burning the plate in your flip top......how long can you continue to afford this. I know, you can do it in your sleep, you don't need to hire any one...you can do it by yourself. So then think about this, when a CTP device goes in someone usually loses a job...suppose you (the shop owner and cameraman) lost your job because you installed a CTP device now you would have more time to run your business and get home before 8:00PM each night or maybe you could take an hour or two and go out and drum up some new business to feed your new CTP device. There are lots of solutions to going digital and not all of them cost $60,000.00 or $100,000.00 some can be had for $5,000.00 or less. If you have had your head in the sand because of high prices maybe now is a good time to revisit CTP solutions and start to see the light of day again...........give us a call...maybe we can help !