Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
250 screens a day, 40-50 jobs. Film? No thanksNow
One thing that seems to get over looked on the CTS "I can't justify it" thread is...when we ran a FPU, we had to have a skilled person, aka"someone that gave a sh*t" to do it...you had to be super accurate, and understand how the process works. With a DTS, we can stick ANYONE in in that spot and have them cranking out spectacular screens. The exposure time is already set in stone -thanks to our Starlight- the mesh count is called out in the file and all you have to do is put the screen on the machine. We aren't even talking about reg time / film / ink/ tape / labor time or any of that savings....but I don't want to go into the things you can save on that you have NO idea about.....
Now Brandt mentions mentions imaging the screen and being ready to burn 30 seconds later; so it can image a full size, say 12 x 15 image in about 10 seconds, because you have to take it out of the CTS and put it in the Starlight, start the vacuum, wait the short drawdown and begin burning?
Quote from: Homer on December 17, 2015, 05:09:05 PMOne thing that seems to get over looked on the CTS "I can't justify it" thread is...when we ran a FPU, we had to have a skilled person, aka"someone that gave a sh*t" to do it...you had to be super accurate, and understand how the process works. With a DTS, we can stick ANYONE in in that spot and have them cranking out spectacular screens. The exposure time is already set in stone -thanks to our Starlight- the mesh count is called out in the file and all you have to do is put the screen on the machine. We aren't even talking about reg time / film / ink/ tape / labor time or any of that savings....but I don't want to go into the things you can save on that you have NO idea about.....OK, and I'm not arguing here, but my screen guy gives a crap and has been making screens for over 30 years, so not an issue, and if super accurate means lining up films on an MHM FPU, which might take about 15 seconds on a bad day, that's not an issue, and because of what we use, registration is also not an issue. Film needs to be printed once, whereas CTS has to be printed every time you need to make it. Tape? Seriously? $50.00 a year over 4000 jobs? Ink? 2 to 3 pints a year at $90.00 total? And you still have labor anyway, and if someone is there 8 hours a day, then you're paying it out whether they are setting up and burning or washing out or coating and all the rest. Daily cataloging the films is about 15 minutes, in a small room that was formerly our dark room, with a process camera and film processor. Now, if we were in need of considerably higher screen output, I wouldn't even bother typing this. Someone like ScreenDan is producing 200 and up, 100 on a slow day, it's a total no-brainer. The Starlight I can certainly see, which is not tens of thousands of dollars. Now Brandt mentions mentions imaging the screen and being ready to burn 30 seconds later; so it can image a full size, say 12 x 15 image in about 10 seconds, because you have to take it out of the CTS and put it in the Starlight, start the vacuum, wait the short drawdown and begin burning? Well, that's mighty impressive but I suspect a little embellishment. However, I'm very interested to understand the savings that I have NO idea about. What could that be?Steve