Adam Smrdel, Author at Carey Color Inc Archive

THE QUALITY OF DIRECT LASER ENGRAVING

DIRECT LASER ENGRAVING BASICS, BENEFITS, FUTURE BUSINESS At the start of this century, new laser technologies emerged. YAG and diode lasers started to become common in the plate making process, at first only in mask ablation, but later also for Direct Laser Engraving (DLE). Several engraving system manufacturers picked up on these technologiesand designed their…

THERMAL CONTRACTION EXPLAINED

THERMAL CONTRACTION CAN DRAMATICALLY AFFECT PRESS REGISTRATION It’s January. Outside the window, the snow is falling. On the schedule: a reprint of 400,000 impressions for your biggest customer. You order the sleeves from the warehouse and when it comes time to print, the pressman calls. He can’t get the job to register and you know…

NEW WORLD OF IN-THE-ROUND

LASER-ENGRAVED SLEEVES OFFER QUALITY CONTROL ADVANTAGES Just as explorers came to North America hundreds of years ago and discovered a new continent, unparalleled advances in digital engraving and elastomer sleeve-making have arrived in the New World. With these advances, a case for a 100 percent in-the-round (ITR) elastomer workflow can now be made. Driven by…