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3.9.9
Unsuitable printing substrates
Never insert a printing substrate in the printer if at least one of the following
points applies:
With printing tables with deflection rollers: Total thickness of the mate-
rial above the values mentioned in chapter 3.8.
Printing substrates with edges are bowed up by more than 0.2 mm
(edges that are bowed or wavy).
Insufficient tensile strength: The material stretches, frays, or threatens
to tear.
Perforated material.
Labels or self-adhesive materials without a barrier coat on the side to
be printed.
Insufficient temperature resistance: At temperatures above 50°C the
material begins to stretch, to form blisters or waves, to tear, or to melt.
Printing substrates with fibers protruding from the surface.
Printing substrates and coatings which partially dissolve or become
chemically altered through the use of inks and cleaning fluids.
Materials which, under the influence of pressure and/or high tempera-
tures, emit gases, liquids or even solid particles
Labels which, when deformed or subjected to heat, come loose on
their own from the backing material.
Label material in which the backing is deeply incised or heavily em-
bossed.
Printing substrates which buckle or form waves perpendicular to the di-
rection of travel and cannot be smoothed, even when pulled in the di-
rection of travel.
Printing substrates that tend to form creases.
Printing substrates with uneven or fringed edges.
Basically, all rolls of material which exhibit any defects on the end fac-
es or on the surface, for example pressure marks, creases, or tears as
a result of falling or impacts.
Fig. 6 shows a typical unsuitable printing material. Faults during manufac-
turing or storage do not allow this printing material to be smoothed on an
electrostatic plate. When used for printing, such a printing material would
most likely damage the print heads. Consequently, do not use it!