Recent content by Philip A

Has anyone a clue to why my jfx 500 ink turned to gell blocking the ink lines and heads? The jfx has been printing fine although loosing a few more nozzles over several days, our tech suggested an overnight head soak might be the answer. The following day we had lost yellow completely! Our...

So I have had patch tests and out of a hundred chemicals only one was a culprit and of course it’s in uv ink I only enter the print room in a full suit with an air fed mask with a battery pack and filter on my back, also limiting exposure to an hour at the most. I don’t touch the prints and...

So the bad news s that it still got me, not as bad but got me!

Quick update- despite my best efforts to stay out of the print room, it still gets me. I’ve someone else running the machine and 5hey have no reactions. Though recently I had to change a part and the machine wasn’t even turned on, it still got me. Today I got the opportunity to check out...

Spoke to a local company today that run two 500s side by side with no reactive issues and they kindly invited me to have a look their setup next week. That’ll be interesting. Does anyone have any thoughts about the vacuum bed that exhausts directing under the bed surely this should be better...

Thanks guys, it’s,great to have your thoughts... I have to keep trying to narrow down the various factors could I be sensitised to UV inks and now I’m in trouble even with small doses? Not an option I can live with yet! So I’ve a choice of ink brand change ? Currently Mimaki, but I’m...

I have to ask the question, how many people are affected by UV inks. After acquiring a new to me Mimaki JFX 500 flatbed that held great promises speeding up our production times I am totally gutted by the skin reaction I’ve had to the UV ink or process. Itchy skin, blisters around eyes, even...