A tecnologia digital está revolucionando as operações de impressão. No entanto, conforme as gráficas offset procuram maneiras de melhorar a qualidade, reduzir custos e aumentar a produtividade, a sala de tintas é frequentemente esquecida. Isso é um grande erro. Se a tinta offset não atender às especificações, todos os esforços de padronização na sala de impressão serão perdidos. Com a...
À medida que a variedade de substratos, tintas e tecnologias de impressão se expandiu, também aumentou o desafio de manter a qualidade das cores para marcas e impressores. Um fluxo de trabalho baseado em padrões digitais é a maneira mais fácil de obter precisão e consistência em turnos e locais, independentemente dos requisitos de produção. Adicionar uma solução de controle de qualidade como o ColorCert® ao se...
G7® is a proof-to-print process control method that allows you to reliably and efficiently match the visual appearance of the output from multiple printing devices. It works by defining the gray balance and NPDC curves in conjunction with the traditional method of measuring tonal value increase (TVI/dot gain) for each color. G7 can be applied to any type of printing, regardless of the type of ink or printing method, including all types of digital, offset, flexo, gravure printing. It&r...
Nos últimos anos, ouvimos muito sobre a economia circular e o marketing omnichannel. Embora cada um seja uma tendência em seu próprio direito, eles estão rapidamente convergindo para a indústria de impressão. Para ter sucesso em 2020, as impressoras comerciais precisarão oferecer uma ampla gama de capacidades de impressão, demonstrando um compromisso com a sustentabilidade e a redução de desperdícios. A Impo...
The Pantone Color Institute just announced PANTONE® 18-3838 Ultra Violet as the Pantone Color of the Year 2018! This news is always exciting because it sets the stage for upcoming trends for everything from housewares to fashion to packaging design. In fact, we have already seen shades of Color of the Year used in packaging and graphic design by forward-looking brands in the CPG, luxury, and beauty worlds as well as by personalities and artists seeking to stand out. Part of butt...
The Color Management Group is a blend of certified consultants and resellers who provide products and services to many industries around the world, including graphic arts, photography, textile, and printing and packaging. CMG members have years of experience and a long list of industry certifications. They also have a reputation for providing fast and effective solutions to help businesses of any size implement color management, process control, and standardization. The Color Management Group wa...
January is a popular time for “Top” lists. The Top 100 Songs. The Top 20 News Stories. The Top 50 Travel Destinations. We’re looking back too, and blog readership is one area we find very interesting. Today we’ll share the Top 5 Posts of 2015, what we think they say about you – our blog readers – and how we plan to continue these popular conversations in 2016. New in 2015: The X-Rite Pantone Customer Center at our corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a great place to see our produ...
If you use eXact with BestMatch™, the answer might be yes. BestMatch helps you determine if you can achieve a closer match to a specified color by adjusting ink on press. Formulating ink for a press run can be tricky because there are many things that go into it. The vehicle, colorants, and solvents are just a few of the things that impact ink quality, and whether it comes from your ink supplier or you mix it yourself, ink can vary in thickness or concentration. With BestMatch, you can confirm t...
The X-Rite eXactTM is a portable spectrophotometer designed for pressroom use. Two big reasons for its success are it’s cordless operation and innovative color touch screen, which it make it very easy for printers and packaging converters to understand, control, manage, and communicate color from anywhere on the pressroom floor. Today we’ll take a look at the top five features that make the eXact an invaluable tool for offset litho, flexo, and digital printers. Wireless operation, plus unteth...