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Used Imprint Machinery Inspection: Checks Before Bidding
A used imprint machinery inspection guide to auction listings, press, folder and imprinter checks, machine guarding, and move planning before you bid.
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Moving a Used Press Across the US-Canada Border: Broker, Bond and Paperwork
Step-by-step guide to moving a used press across the US-Canada border: Incoterms, AES filing, CBSA B3-3, customs bond, rigging, and the paperwork sequence.
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Paper Folder Maintenance Log: What US Print Shops Should Record Weekly
Weekly paper folder maintenance log for US print shops: roller and belt checks, humidity readings, service history and the records buyers and inspectors ask for.
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Simple print shop bookkeeping: accounts, WIP and cash
Print shop bookkeeping built around the work: a chart of accounts split by input, work in progress on open jobs, cash timing and the monthly reconciliations.
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Print shop trends: test demand shifts in your market
Seven print shop trends to test locally: job quantities, lead times, prepress hours, reorders, bundled work, paper deliveries and environmental inquiries.
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California Print Shop Solvent Ink Rules: AQMD Compliance for Small Shops
California print shop solvent ink rules come from CARB and local districts; South Coast AQMD Rules 1130 and 1171 set ink, fountain and cleaner limits.
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Canadian Print Shop Chemical Inventory Reporting: Scope
Canadian print shop chemical inventory reporting separates WHMIS product records from provincial waste manifests in Ontario, BC and Quebec.
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Cutting and Creasing Machine Maintenance Schedule for Print Shops
A cutting and creasing machine maintenance schedule built on daily, weekly and yearly intervals, plus the checks that catch a worn die before it ruins a run.
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Foil Stamping Machine Cost: What a Small Shop Should Budget
Foil stamping machine cost runs about $3,500 used to $45,000 new for a small US shop, plus setup, freight and tax. Here is what to buy first and what to skip.
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How California, Texas and New York tax imprint and finishing work
Imprint and finishing tax differs across California, Texas and New York, and the ship-to address decides which state rate your print shop collects.
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Chicago–Milwaukee paper imprint machinery: 8 checks before you buy
Before buying paper imprint machinery in the Chicago–Milwaukee corridor, run eight checks on mills, dealers, parts, rigging, freight, permits and service.
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What Dallas-Fort Worth packaging means for paper imprint machinery
What Dallas-Fort Worth packaging work means for paper imprint machinery: which machines to add first, what to verify before signing, and how to finance it.
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Print Shop Business Operations for New York Buyer Jobs
Print shop business operations for New York buyer jobs: proofing, confidentiality, rush schedules, trade handoffs and contract terms.
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OSHA and EPA compliance for small US print shops, explained plainly
Two federal agencies set the safety and environmental rules for a small US print shop. Here is what each one inspects and how to stay ready.
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Moving a Used Press Across the US-Canada Border: Broker, Bond and Paperwork
Step-by-step guide to moving a used press across the US-Canada border: Incoterms, AES filing, CBSA B3-3, customs bond, rigging, and the paperwork sequence.
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Paper Folder Maintenance Log: What US Print Shops Should Record Weekly
Weekly paper folder maintenance log for US print shops: roller and belt checks, humidity readings, service history and the records buyers and inspectors ask for.
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Simple print shop bookkeeping: accounts, WIP and cash
Print shop bookkeeping built around the work: a chart of accounts split by input, work in progress on open jobs, cash timing and the monthly reconciliations.
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Print shop trends: test demand shifts in your market
Seven print shop trends to test locally: job quantities, lead times, prepress hours, reorders, bundled work, paper deliveries and environmental inquiries.