Troubleshooting
December 23, 2021
Toll Blending is a common service for chemical companies (e.g.: “toll blender”) to manufacture/fulfill chemistry blending for a partner in order to reduce the partner’s production risks or capital investments. RBP Chemical Technology works with partners around the globe to provide this service, as well as, to optimize their chemical processes. Here are six reasons why customers turn to RBP for their toll blending needs.
October 7, 2021
We take pride in is our core competency, and that’s being experts in surface chemistry. We understand the function of cause and effect of chemistry with all mediums, from printing press room, all the way to medical chemistry. When you use a press room, as an example, you’re touching many different surfaces. You’re touching everything from organic items like paper to aluminum plates and carbons. You’re also touching hydrocarbon substrates like plastics, all the way to using other chemistries, like ink. When it comes to chemistry handling, and we want you to do it safely. Here are our six solutions for safer chemistry handling.
December 12, 2012
Gas Ghosting/Chemical Ghosting
The transfer of a printed image from the front of one sheet to the back of another.
December 12, 2012
Toning is the inability to remove fine ink particles that deposit on to the non — image area of the plate.
December 12, 2012
Fountain solution does not have the ability to clean the non-image areas of the plate.
December 12, 2012
Bands of ink that form and look like rail road tracks. They appear on the roller train and may transfer and appear in the print. They may appear in rows across the sheet anywhere from the lead edge to the tail edge.
December 12, 2012
Inability for plates to clean up quickly at startup and restart of press
December 12, 2012
The printed ink film is dry, but has excessive rub and scuffing when going through the delivery and finishing processes.