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Press Doctor

Our Press Doctor guide is meant to help address your technical concerns with coldset printing. Download it here or fill out a form if you have a technical question or issue relating to newspaper or coldset printing. that you would like the US Ink Press Doctor to address

Press Doctor

Whether you have a question about inks, pre-press or press performance, below are a list of other technical resources that can help with whatever printing challenge you may be facing:

Ink

An introductory Guide to Rheology

High Strength Inks

How is Ink Manufactured?

How is News Ink Quality Controlled?

Printing UV Inks on Coldset Webpresses- A comprehensive overview.

The Safety of Newsinks

VOC's

What is Ink?

Pre-Press

Describing Color

How is a Color Photograph Reproduced?

Understanding Color

Unsharp Masking - How to Make Your Images Pop!

What is Color Gamut?

What is Dot Gain?

Press Performance

Best Practices for Web Offset Printers

Estimating Ink Mileage

Factors Affecting Rub Off

Gray Bar Basics

How Does a Densitometer Work?

How is a newspaper printed?

Lithographic Plate Basics

pH & Conductivity

pH and Conductivity(ES)

Plate Related Problems Guideline

Print Quality Assessment

The Effect of Temperature on Printing Performance

The Importance of Press Maintenance

The Role of the Blanket in Offset Printing

Understanding The Importance of Gray Balance

Understanding The Importance of Gray Balance(ES)

Water Quality for Fountain Solutions

What Causes Ink Misting?

What is Ink & Water Balance?

What is Scumming?