In the first part of his article, Mike Young looks at condition, vacuum holes and timing when preparing the print table for superior print quality
The lesson here is to never underestimate the smallest or incidental part of press make-ready, particularly when printing 4-CP and other demanding types of fine line work.
In this first part of the article I shall examine the first four of six important factors for ensuring print reproduction is not totally lost due to improper preparation of the print table during the make-ready phase of a job.