The Pantone Color of the Year announcement is always exciting. Not only does it set the stage for upcoming trends, it also provides brand owners and designers critical guidance for marketing and product development. However, those who are charged with manufacturing products and packaging with trending colors (like 2021's Ultimate Gray and Illuminating) know it doesn’t “just happen.” It takes time and effort to incorporate new colors. Whether you work in paints, plasti...
Posted December 14, 2020 by X-Rite Color
À medida que as pessoas donas de marcas competem para destacar as embalagens, conversores de embalagens comerciais e flexíveis e as impressoras de etiquetas são encarregados de obter cores precisas – em substratos exclusivos – com tiragens mais curtas. Muitos gastam muito tempo misturando tinta e depois acabam jogando fora quando a cor não está certa. Outros misturam tinta, armazenam e gastam muito tempo tentando reutilizá-la para fut...
Posted August 13, 2020 by Rich Knapp
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...
Posted December 19, 2019 by Ray Cheydleur
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 ...
Posted July 17, 2019 by Bob Binder
With so many requests for innovative bases, transparency, and special effects, formulating color for paint, coating, and plastic applications can be a challenge. To keep up, formulation software needs to be innovative, too. We recently launched version 10 of our Color iMatch formulation software, and it is our smartest version yet. It allows you to select cost-reducing parameters, such as lowest cost or fewest colorants, and will determine the best formula for your application. It work...
Posted July 10, 2019 by Rich Knapp
Custa caro enviar a cor errada. Para corrigir isso, é necessário levá-la de volta ao laboratório para reformulação, enviar alguém para pintar novamente na unidade do cliente ou descartá-la e começar de novo. Além da despesa com desperdício de tempo e materiais, como quantificar a perda de um cliente insatisfeito? Cinco etapas para uma formulação eficiente Com as ferramentas e processos certos, voc&...
Posted May 29, 2019 by Rich Knapp
If you’re a commercial printer who wants to improve color quality and consistency and stay current on industry trends, you need to be aware of Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 can mean different things to different people, but it generally refers to the fourth industrial revolution, which incorporates trends in automation, data exchange, smart systems, and the Internet of Things. Image courtesy of Christoph Roser at AllAboutLean.com. Today I’ll explain what Industry 4.0 means for co...
Posted January 24, 2017 by Ray Cheydleur
