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Gapen on UV

Gapen on UV

By Darren Gapen

About Darren

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.

 

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By Darren Gapen | Posted on July 15, 2010
I believe you would be surprised if you added up all of the potential production hours lost going back and forth. Not to mention the waste of supplies in doing so.  Read More >>

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Don’t Limit Your Toolbox!

By Darren Gapen | Posted on June 30, 2010
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Printers Make the Worst Marketers

By Darren Gapen | Posted on June 15, 2010
Would you want to buy printing from a printer that didn’t spend the time and effort to print its own promo piece?  Read More >>

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Got Lamps?

By Darren Gapen | Posted on May 28, 2010
To achieve the best outcome possible, dry trapping is the secret to UV printing. But remember, having the correct amount of lamps in place is the, “Solution.”  Read More >>

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What’s Under Your Blankets?

By Darren Gapen | Posted on May 18, 2010
So if heat affects various plastics in a variety of ways, why use self-adhesive plastic as underlay for your blanket cylinder?  Read More >>

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