by JimRaffel on April 28, 2006
This week I will be providing more information about the MacDermid Printing Solutions Stabil-X press trial April 17th and 18th . This week I will review the variation data from two of the trial conditions:
- STX opt – Stabil-X blanket run at optimum packing level
- Press std – The set-up of the press when we arrived
The TVI graph from last week showed the mean 50% dot gain for the STX opt. to be 24.817 and the Press std. to be 25.556. In addition to the lower overall dot gain with the Stabil-X, the standard deviation of the Stabil-X opt. was only .752 compared with 1.088.
The density of the two runs are very similar as well as the associated standard deviations: STX opt. 1.489 and .018; Press std. 1.522 and .016.
These two graphs plot each of the 10 samples measured for each trial condition. The graphs also show the mean as well as 3 standard deviation +/- control lines.
If you would like more information about the MacDermid Stabil-X blanket, please contact me and I will put you in touch with the right people at MacDermid.
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by JimRaffel on April 23, 2006
About two weeks ago that Steve Duncan guy over at Lornitropia got me motivated to finally do something with the LinkedIn account I had created in Feb. 2005.  I took some time to update my profile, and then I just started inviting everyone I could think of to join and connect with me.  I am sure many of you reading this got an invitation to join.  All I can say is this tool has the potential to change the way we network for business and professional reasons.  I joke with my kids that it is MySpace for grownups.
In less than two weeks I have gone from the four contacts I had since last year to fifty.  Nothing compared to Steve’s 500+, but I will get there.  Why do all this, you ask?  For me it is a simple three part answer;
1.    I HATE cold calling (LinkedIn already allowed me to set-up a high level meeting with a very larger retailer).
2.    As the CEO of a small business I am ALWAYS looking for financing and M&A opportunities.
3.    I honestly like to share my knowledge and wisdom with others (My Mom would question if I have any of the later worth sharing 
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So, if I sent you a LinkedIn invite and you have not acted on it I would encourage you to do so.  This is not some “drink the cool-aid” cult…I promise.  If you are already LinkedIn send an invite to my ColorMetrix e-mail, I’d be happy to connect with anyone who takes the time to read my ramblings.
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