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Archive for the ‘Inks’ Category

Custom Printing: Spruce Up Your Design Work with Metallics and Foiling

Wednesday, July 28th, 2021

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Nothing shines like gold. Nothing is as opulent. So when you print an invitation to a classy event, or you design a business card for an upscale customer, consider adding the luster of this metal to your print product. (more…)

Custom Printing: Characteristics of Printing Ink

Monday, May 10th, 2021

Given the complex balance of commercial printing ink and water (plus all the other variables in ink formulation), plus paper choices, it’s amazing that anything gets printed or looks good.

First of all, let’s step back a moment and discuss ink on paper, or more specifically offset ink on paper, since ink varies considerably from offset printing to gravure printing to flexography. (more…)

Custom Printing: Choosing Sustainable Inks and Papers

Monday, February 15th, 2021

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A PIE Blog reader recently asked about using recyclable UV inks on recyclable media such as polypropylene. Since this is somewhat outside my knowledge base, I went to school on the subject online, and here is what I found, along with my own personal experience with such inks and papers. (more…)

Custom Printing: Scratch-off Inks for Printing Posters

Monday, December 7th, 2020


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I’m sure all of you have seen scratch-off tickets, many of which are for lotteries. They have a rubbery, usually silver, material covering a portion of the card. You use a coin or your fingernail to scrape off the silver ink to reveal what’s beneath. (more…)

Commercial Printing: Printing Brilliant Ink Jet Color

Monday, November 23rd, 2020

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I may have mentioned this before in a prior PIE Blog article, but I always fill in the business reply card that accompanies the EPSON direct mail brochure that comes to my door every few months. (more…)

Custom Printing: Random Thoughts on Selecting Inks

Tuesday, October 6th, 2020

So, you’re ready to go to press. You’ve designed your print book, poster, or brochure, and chosen your paper stock. What about ink? Any ink will do. Right? Not by a long shot. You have more options than you could ever imagine. (more…)

Custom Printing: Printing Your Jobs with Less Ink

Thursday, September 17th, 2020

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They say that “less is more.” This is a truism.

But in commercial printing, it actually improves both the product and the process if you can print with less ink. It saves money, in some cases actually improves the final printed product, and uses less energy for the manufacturing of the printing ink. Reducing ink consumption also saves storage space in your printing plant. (more…)

Custom Printing: Printing Ink, and Food

Monday, June 25th, 2018

You might assume that all commercial printing ink is the same. In fact, both the composition and use of printing ink involve a lot of nuances.

For now, let’s start with two general rules to keep in mind. Printing inks differ depending on the equipment in which they will be used and on the intended use of the printed product. (more…)

Custom Printing: Expanded Ink Sets for Offset Printing

Monday, November 14th, 2016

As Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr once said, “The more things change the more they stay the same.”

In the case of custom printing this definitely holds true. I was amused to see (when I was reading “Key Themes at drupa 2016 Bring Industry 4.0 to the Forefront” by Cary Sherburne, 6/27/16, on WhatTheyThink.com) that “fixed color palette printing” was one of the major trends in commercial printing. (more…)

Commercial Printing: Uses for White Ink and Toner

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

I just read an article in ITwire.com about white ink and toner. Although printing extends beyond the IT uses of laser printers, I think it is noteworthy that IT articles are now touting the benefits of white ink. (more…)

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