Edge - Short Distance Tracking

[veloxgraphics]

The print alignment between foil changes is getting bad.

Any advice on dialing this in? It gets progressively worse the longer the print.

Using the latest version of Flexi Complete

 

[White Haus]

That's really strange. I take it you're not using choke/spread on this file?

Either way, being off on that axis is very odd.

 

[veloxgraphics]

The cyan is larger than the outside of the black, so the black should be overprinting slightly... But this is wayyy off.

 

[Browner]

The punch holes on your liner are looking pretty rough. When was the last time you cleaned up your sprockets?
Regardless, stroke or spread or chokes should be used to help that out.

 

[AndersonSignCo]

I would make sure your rollers and sprockets are clean. Also make sure that your wipers don't have any glue on them, that can catch and snag at the vinyl and slow it down. Are you using Gerber Foils or a mixture of foil brands? Try using all of one type or sub out the cyan for another foil to see if it's a problem with the foil. Is the cyan wound tightly? That is my ADHD brain dump for the evening, hopefully that starts to narrow down the problem.

 

[veloxgraphics]

Browner Good observation. This is my first roll of ZeroNine vinyl, and unlike the others i've used, only the backer is punched so it tears pretty easy. My other media is vinyl to the edge, so more for the sprocket to grab onto. The sprockets are squeaky clean, but i wonder if its ovaling out the punches as it tries to pull media off the roll. I'll try a sheet instead of pulling from a new roll!

 

[veloxgraphics]

I would make sure your rollers and sprockets are clean. Also make sure that your wipers don't have any glue on them, that can catch and snag at the vinyl and slow it down. Are you using Gerber Foils or a mixture of foil brands? Try using all of one type or sub out the cyan for another foil to see if it's a problem with the foil. Is the cyan wound tightly? That is my ADHD brain dump for the evening, hopefully that starts to narrow down the problem.

I'll swap foils. They are all Gerber SuperCMYK

 

[veloxgraphics]

Seems that pulling from the roll with just the backer punched is the issue... i pulled a bunch of slack and the tracking issue self-resolved. Looks like i'll be ordering punched vinyl from somewhere else!