A Systems Approach to Solving Lithographic Problems

The lithographic system is complex and provides many opportunities for further understanding. The interactions that occur at the various roller and cylinder nips of the press and their effects on the final saleable print are important to this understanding. The development and use of bench tests to predict press performance is the subject of this report. The tests can require a modest investment in testing equipment. However, some test can be run with basic equipment. Each individual test provides data that, when combined with previous historical data, other bench tests and sample history will lend direction to the solving of lithographic systems problems. The development and use of bench tests to predict press performance is the subject of this report. The tests can require a modest investment in testing equipment. However, some test can be run with basic equipment. Each individual test provides data that, when combined with previous historical data, other bench tests and sample history will lend direction to the solving of lithographic systems problems.