Today - something NEW!

Foozball · June 11, 2024, 12:08:38 PM

This year is 30 years in Printing for me ... I've now worked for the same US company for almost 10 years through a couple of different W2s ... and I'm at a point I've seen EVERYTHING production related that comes attached to the printing of packaging, until today.

We went from Unwind 1-8-9-16 and now we are using unwind 17-18-19 and 20!
Didn't even know 17-20 existed!

Not complaining, especially since it SOLVED a problem with minimal fuss on future projects, I'm just shocked, I feel like I won a prize or something!!

(but I don't really have a prize)

That's all, carry on troops!

born2print · June 11, 2024, 12:15:40 PM

We used to have a prize... The Golden Pocket Pony Award I think?
No one has won it for years and years, but if I knew what you were even talking about I might nominate you!

Joe · June 11, 2024, 12:59:10 PM

Quote from: Foozball on June 11, 2024, 12:08:38 PMWe went from Unwind 1-8-9-16 and now we are using unwind 17-18-19 and 20!
Quote from: born2print on June 11, 2024, 12:15:40 PMbut if I knew what you were even talking about I might nominate you!

Agreed!

Foozball · June 11, 2024, 03:20:06 PM

So ... nobody here deals in printing to deliver rolls to the customer with a certain Unwind for their production line??

F#&@ I'm more alone than I thought...

born2print · June 11, 2024, 03:20:51 PM

No web here, but that makes it a little more clear fwiw

DigiCorn · June 11, 2024, 03:41:48 PM

Speaking of webs, here's something I learned today (because webs reminded me of spiders, and spiders remind me of bugs):

The odds of a bug flying through a tiny hole made by a rock chip in your windshield and into your mouth while driving at high speed on the freeway are slim to none... but never zero.

Joe · June 11, 2024, 04:01:27 PM

Quote from: Foozball on June 11, 2024, 03:20:06 PMSo ... nobody here deals in printing to deliver rolls to the customer with a certain Unwind for their production line??

F#&@ I'm more alone than I thought...

Never heard of it.

Tracy · June 12, 2024, 08:11:30 AM

Was thinking the same thing, I will give you prize!
but yeah not sure what that is, more info about this unwind!

RMPrepress · June 12, 2024, 09:01:47 AM

Same here....been in offset shops my whole life.
Except for some part time stripping and plating work at a web shop years ago.
Never picked up the web press lingo.
It was a hoot though stripping book work for web presses.

David · June 12, 2024, 09:21:21 AM

we never sent web rolls out of the building, we did our own finishing, and I've never heard of the rolls described this way.

We were a Web/Sheetfed shop with 4 web presses (2-38 inch and 2 half webs) & 8 sheetfed presses (one was roll fed), all 40 inch, 2 perfectors, some with inline finishing, 1 was a 10 color press.

DigiCorn · June 12, 2024, 09:31:34 AM

I've been in three different shops that had webs and never heard that before either.

MacTwidget · June 12, 2024, 10:09:32 AM

Quote from: David on June 12, 2024, 09:21:21 AMwe never sent web rolls out of the building, we did our own finishing, and I've never heard of the rolls described this way.

I have a feeling that the OP works in the label/sticker industry with flexo webs.

David · June 12, 2024, 10:41:32 AM

I think you are correct, they would be probably the only ones to send out a webroll for possible die cut or finishing.

We ran mostly books and magazines on our webs, no labels.

MacTwidget · June 12, 2024, 01:57:07 PM

Usually, the flexo webs use an inline rotary die.

born2print · June 12, 2024, 02:06:03 PM

This thread of made-up words is fun! They're making my rear troxell glapund in a really florse way!