Dots Do It Right

Predictable dot performance

"We have built our entire workflow based on the premise of predictability," Skrzynski says, "and the data gathered from measuring the round-tipped dots proved to be not as reliable as we would like."

On top of that, Skrzynski says, "Corrugated, in particular, needs very specific, predictable dot performance because there are already so many other variables in that printing process. For 20 years, we had been looking for a robust dot with the sharply defined edges and steeper shoulder angles you couldn't get from film. We knew that flat-tipped dots would give us the benefits our customers needed and lead to enhanced performance on press without fluting and extensive dot gain. Our initial attempt to utilize a point light system in order to build such a "super-dot" did not yield the expected results. Oxygen was still a problem."