Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) est un fabricant multinational de confiseries et gommes à mâcher. Ils proposent des saveurs locales originales pour de nombreuses marques internationales renommées et les distribuent dans 150 pays à travers le monde. Du fait que les emballages finaux intègrent une mixité de matériaux – étiquettes, feuille, papier, carton et manchons rétractables – il est essentiel que chacun de leurs imprimeurs mon...
L&E International, Ltd est un fournisseur international de solutions d’emballages durables et innovantes. En tant que fournisseur d’emballages certifié pour Adidas, Verizon, Amazon (fournisseur APASS en Asie), Target et de nombreuses autres marques et enseignes, L&E applique et respecte les standards stricts des couleurs de marque dans plusieurs pays et sites de fabrication. L’année dernière, L&E a choisi les solutions de flux de production c...
As the range of substrates, inks, and printing technologies has expanded, so has the challenge of maintaining color quality for brands and printers. A workflow based on digital standards is the easiest way to achieve accuracy and consistency across shifts and sites, regardless of production requirements. Adding a quality control solution like ColorCert® to your workflow can boost your bottom line even more. What is ColorCert? ColorCert is a modular, job-based solution that streamlines color ...
Impression à gamut élargi Une variation accrue des produits et les exigences de la fabrication « lean » contraignent les transformateurs à travailler plus rapidement et de façon plus économique. La mise en œuvre de l’impression à gamut élargi, également baptisée impression à palette de couleur fixe, constitue une excellente façon pour les designers et donneurs d’ordre de ré...
Whether you work with plastics, coatings or textiles, you must consistently achieve in-tolerance color or your product could be rejected before it even makes it to the shelf or showroom. This is especially true for brands that rely on off-site suppliers and manufacturers for raw materials and parts that come together at assembly, such as the plastic dashboard, fabric seats, and coated interior panels of a car. Even if each site produces in-tolerance color, it must be monitored an...
Appearance is more than just color. It’s an all-inclusive look at everything inherent to an object, including texture, gloss, transparency, translucency, and special effects like sparkle and shimmer. When viewed from different angles or under different lighting conditions, appearance effects can change our perception of color. That's why it’s important to control both color and appearance throughout design and development. Durable goods brands use appearance effects to captur...
L'accord inter-instrument est un élément très important à prendre en compte lors du choix des appareils de mesure de la couleur pour votre flux de travail. Malheureusement, c'est un sujet tellement technique qu'il entraîne beaucoup de confusion sur sa signification et son importance. Le spectrophotomètre à sphère de paillasse Ci7860 est doté d’un accord inter-instruments de 0,06 Delta E* en moyenne, ce qui permet aux marques de...
Controlling color on cylindrical-shaped items like cups, cans, and tubes is a challenge because it’s hard to properly align the measurement device with the sample. Many printers and manufacturers cut a piece from the finished product and lay it flat to take a measurement. While this method works, each sample takes time to cut, wastes product, and risks the safety of the employees who are cutting the samples. A Faster, Safer Solution X-Rite’s Cup and Cylinder Fixture works ...
Votre client a rejeté votre dernière expédition en raison de sa couleur. Vous aviez vérifié la couleur avant de l’envoyer et elle était conforme à la tolérance... Vous avez tout fait comme la dernière fois et la tolérance était respectée... Alors pourquoi est-elle aujourd’hui rejetée ? Cette question nous est régulièrement posée par nos clients. Le redoutable « ri...
K 2016 begins today in Düsseldorf and runs through October 26th. As the #1 trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries, it’s a huge event featuring industry news, product demos, and networking. We’ll be in Hall 8b / Stand H65 showcasing our end-to-end X-Rite Pantone workflow solutions to help rubber manufacturers, compounders, masterbatchers, and converters get consistent color in a plastics workflow. Don’t miss your chance to speak with our color experts! (Here...
Pantone®, an X-Rite company, recently announced a pair of complementary shades as its 2016 Color of the Year: PANTONE 15-3919 Serenity and PANTONE 13-1520 Rose Quartz. The PANTONE Color of the Year announcement is always exciting because it sets the stage for upcoming trends. The Color of the Year selection process is very thoughtful and a lot of consideration is given to the color choices. To arrive at the selection each year, Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institut...
Would you choose a beverage off the store shelf if the same brand sitting next to it was a different color? The Bacardi Bottling Corporation knows the answer is probably no, which is why the company incorporates strict color standards into its Bacardi Mojito production process. Bacardi Mojito is a mix of premium rum, flavorings and special natural ingredients. Since the color of these ingredients can vary, Bacardi bottlers need to continually adjust their recipe to maintain consistent flavor an...