A Printer's Nightmare: Unhappily Ever After

Olson tried to work through the issue, but the system's inkjetting system began to experience "spit-ups." One of the four plates would be out of line or register, and the manufacturer's engineers—who flew in from overseas—could not determine the issue. The manufacturer cited the Ryobi press as being problematic, but Olson had owned the Ryobi since 2005 and never experienced a line-up issue using plates made by film from his imagesetter. As a test, Olson used plates made by another printer "that lined up beautifully."