The Look of Glass: Getting Smooth, Clear UV Coating Again!
With every year that passes, I sound more and more like my father while having discussions with my three daughters. I start sentences with the phrase: “When I was younger...” Or, use the expression “good old days” just as he used to say when I was growing up.
Professionally, I’ve been feeling nostalgic when it comes to the smooth, deep look of UV coating. Back in the day, when I first became involved with UV printing, we had a press with a two-roller coating system. These systems allowed the pressman to apply as much coating as needed for the job. The two- and three-roller coating systems also made the coating look as deep and smooth as a sheet of glass.
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- Offset Printing - UV/LED Curing
Darren has worked in the printing industry for 30 years and spent more than 12 years at two of the nation's leading high-end commercial printers: Bradley Printing in Des Plaines, IL, and Williamson Printing Corp. in Dallas, TX. During that time, he operated conventional and UV 40˝ sheetfed presses and also successfully managed a $15-million pressroom equipment transition. Darren also was Lead Press Instructor for Heidelberg, where he directed specialty equipment startups and was involved in all aspects of the printing process by teaching both instructor and pressroom employees.
In addition, he served as a troubleshooter for various printing companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. As operations manager for a start-up specialty folding carton company, he played a key role in achieving more than $6 million in sales within two years. Currently Darren is president of D.G. Print Solutions, a consulting firm that supports printing companies of all sizes. He specializes in growth development planning, pressroom color management and pressroom training through specialty print applications.
