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Floor notes from the desk, written for press leads who need language that holds at 06:00.
2026-08-12 · Mr Pieter van Wyk
How we brief ceramic volume without pretending every press is identical.
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2026-08-14 · Mr Pieter van Wyk
When solids wander, check the blade before you blame the plate.
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2026-08-16 · Ms Aisha Patel
Process vignettes want cushion. Barcodes and solids want firmness.
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2026-08-18 · Ms Aisha Patel
Durban mornings change how photopolymer behaves before mount.
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2026-08-20 · Mr Thabo Mokoena
Inland grit loves open ink pans. Enclosed stations help.
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2026-08-22 · Mr Thabo Mokoena
Photograph first good impressions before the power window closes.
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2026-08-24 · Ms Lerato Dlamini
Quiet type fails retail scans when anilox volume is wrong.
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2026-08-26 · Ms Lerato Dlamini
Opacity whites need their own pass, not a hope and a prayer.
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2026-08-28 · Mr James Naidoo
Adapters only help if journals were measured before the order.
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2026-08-30 · Ms Nomsa Khumalo
Firm tape and honest impression beat chasing density on flutes.
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2026-09-01 · Ms Nomsa Khumalo
400 screen ceramic and soft tape for soft packaging gradients.
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2026-09-03 · Ms Lerato Dlamini
Short colour cards beat long meetings when SKUs change daily.
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2026-09-05 · Ms Aisha Patel
Pin the washout card where the operator actually stands.
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2026-09-07 · Mr Pieter van Wyk
Coastal plants change filters earlier. Inland plants watch dust.
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2026-09-09 · Mr James Naidoo
OR Tambo weeks punish soft blacks and weak registration.
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2026-09-11 · Ms Nomsa Khumalo
Inspection desks care more about type than brand gradients.
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2026-09-13 · Mr James Naidoo
Graphics that look fine flat can crush after the tunnel.
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2026-09-15 · Ms Aisha Patel
Photograph the mounted plate before the first impression.
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2026-09-17 · Mr Thabo Mokoena
Blades and seals beat emergency courier theatre every time.
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2026-09-18 · Mr Thabo Mokoena
Bring a substrate sample, not a moodboard.
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2026-09-19 · Ms Lerato Dlamini
Anilox, tape, substrate, and target density on one card.
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2026-09-20 · Mr Pieter van Wyk
Bad impressions belong in a pocket, not mixed with good rolls.
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2026-09-21 · Mr James Naidoo
Commissioning is quieter when anilox and plates arrive together.
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2026-09-22 · Ms Nomsa Khumalo
City, substrate, anilox screen, and one photo. That is enough.
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