Nice youtube vid

Printwizard · July 26th, 2011, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gilligan

I agree with that completely.

I don't really agree with the first part of your post though. As it is right now, our number one export is TRASH... that's right garbage.

Granted, the "cost of living" may increase if we tighten down the borders and get rid of this freetrade... but at least we will have jobs and income. I personally think the funds are just being placed in the wrong places. If we balance things out and EDUCATE people on how to spend (save) money and not live beyond their means then it will get better. It will take time but it will get better.

We are an economy based on consumption... problem is we don't produce any longer, we just consume. That is shifting the money away from most of the people and only into the hands of those controlling things. Our population is too large for that sort of mentality.

gilligan, we have the lowest tariffs of any country and probably more free trade agreements than most, including the only one with Hk and China. It's actually great. No future subsidizing production of products you cant compete in. Sure we lost our car manufacturing, but we buy them cheaper than we could ever make them for. You just find different niches.

Printwizard · July 26th, 2011, 06:18 AM

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I never said he said it was bad, please read it again. He knocked them for their lack of new technology. Now go look at the video and notice the machine has the same LACK OF TECHNOLOGY he ranted about, but yet kept saying he was impressed with the technology in the machines. You can SPIN those facts anyway you want.

I think he may have meant the Chinese did not replicate identically, but added, intpreted and updated, solaced problems, modernized, improved upon updated from the model they based e design upon. To a point he was probably also being polite to the factory and TV and his hosts also, feel good factor.....

Printwizard · July 26th, 2011, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by musterdbom

Sooo remote monitoring via wifi or 3g isn't new press technology? I was busting Robert's chops about a year ago when he was touting the serial flash plug at every head. My argument was, "why not use bluetooth", and why not wirelessly network the press to send job data to a main computer to get around M&R's blanket patent, "screen printing apparatus with data storage"

Awesome thinking. I don't know how it would work with multiple machines, suppose every head couod have some coded frequency so you don't turn off head eight and the machine next to it stops printing yellow...... But the technology in the next decade will be amazing as the screen machines catch up to the rest of the printing industries adapting and using or borrowing ideas. RWBs idea for the mustang of digital micro registration is an example.

Gilligan · July 26th, 2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by inkbrigade

I know it's a popular thought that everything is made in china but it's just not true. The United States still manufactures more than china.

Check out this link

I think they are on track to bypass us this year though. The US has been moving to a service based economy for a long time now.

Our future in the country in science, tech and innovation. Not labor. THis is why it's important to give our kids a good education. They are falling behind so bad it's embarrassing.

If america want's to stay as fat and happy as it is.. we need to invest in our future.. the kids.

I agree with the education part (and right now we aren't ranking that high).

But I disagree with that article. I don't think they are talking apples to apples.

If China produces all the toys, computers.. just about everything we use daily and we produce sophisticated stuff like medical equipment. Sorry but my house doesn't have that much medical equipment but just looking around my room I can't find except MAYBE some furniture that MIGHT have been made here. And some guns and ammo and magazines (and some of those are european and south american). I got flash lights, tv's, shoes, clothes, remotes, cell phones, flip cameras, two industrial temp probes, a bowl, laptops, sat recievers, tivo, Xtremer, all the baby's toys, video camera, iPad clone, sun glasses... oh, I just found something a pile of Disc Golf disc.

I mean I can walk around my house and find at LEAST 10:1 items that are made in asia over US.

The number one thing we really produce here is ignorance... people are constantly told that we are the best and that makes us very complacent and we don't strive to get better.

srimonogramming · July 26th, 2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Printwizard

Awesome thinking. I don't know how it would work with multiple machines, suppose every head couod have some coded frequency so you don't turn off head eight and the machine next to it stops printing yellow...... But the technology in the next decade will be amazing as the screen machines catch up to the rest of the printing industries adapting and using or borrowing ideas. RWBs idea for the mustang of digital micro registration is an example.

I can't wait to see the digital micro regi feature in action but I'm gonna tap the brakes on whether or not it's going to be a game changer or a feature that will set the mustang apart.

inkman996 · July 26th, 2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Printwizard

Awesome thinking. I don't know how it would work with multiple machines, suppose every head couod have some coded frequency so you don't turn off head eight and the machine next to it stops printing yellow...... But the technology in the next decade will be amazing as the screen machines catch up to the rest of the printing industries adapting and using or borrowing ideas. RWBs idea for the mustang of digital micro registration is an example.

Please give credit where credit is due. Robert is not the brains behind micro registration, he may wish the world to believe that but according to some these new features were to be released on the newer RPM's now obviously it is the mustang.

Printwizard · July 26th, 2011, 02:58 PM

No, digital micro is already on other machines. It's great in some ways, especially fast running industrial machines where you are printing a hundred plus items a minute, and it will speed serape on textile machines a bit, but not revolutionary significantly fast. What will be interesting is the quality of the drive mechanism and it's drive speed. There are some which move with one speed, and the which end have a two speed system with movement at millimeter rate, and tenths of mm rate. The good dual speeds often have high res cameras you can set to the print and blow up on a large screen so you can see whats happening in motion, but will be overkill on a tee shirt press. At least the industry is looking sideways for ideas to replicate and make easier and quicker to setup. Remembering there is lots of technology out there, but other offset, flexo presses etc also cost millions, it's a case of people being able to invest in that, and get a good return on that development and investment without being overkill and unsustainable. Rich will likely agree that they could develop also a million dollar press, and could have done so a decade ago, but there just may not be a market for it. The manufacturers will no more than us to a degree of what is feasible as that is their business.

jmd · July 26th, 2011, 03:21 PM

Each person and business has a line that they draw, and to cross that line does not make sense to them or the business. Example, there are cars out there that can park themselves... I dont want my car to park itself nor have the ability or over technology of doing so. I am quite happy and have the ability to park my car.

Printficient · July 26th, 2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by srimonogramming

I can't wait to see the digital micro regi feature in action but I'm gonna tap the brakes on whether or not it's going to be a game changer or a feature that will set the mustang apart.

Has been around for years. MHM 4000 and 3000

srimonogramming · July 26th, 2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Printficient

Has been around for years. MHM 4000 and 3000

Yes, I know, I guess I should have clarified that I'll wait and see if this is going to be a game changer on a press that most shops could actually afford. I could be wrong, but I thought the micro reg on the mustang is going to be different than those that have been in use on the mhm's?