Roll Up Your Sleeves

Brushes' popularity often leads them to be used even when they are ineffectual. "After 440 line screens, using brushes and powders is like putting a square peg into a round hole," says Ray Marro Jr., president of CR Products.

Clean-up acts

Heavy-duty cleaning methods that package printers have already taken a shine to—including baking soda blasting, plastic media blasting, ultrasonics and heated solutions—are heeding the industry's call for faster, damage-free cleaning at 1,200 to 1,500 lpi.