Printer information and printing specifications.
Welcome to our Printer Information and Printing Specifications section!
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Printing type:
100% digital printing (no plates) utilizing HP Indigo Printing technology.
Printing Speed:
98fpm 4 color mode, 196fpm in 1-2 color mode.
Image Resolution:
812 dpi at 8 bit, addressability: 2438 x 2438 dpi HDI (High Definition Imaging)
Line Screens:
175 (default) up to 210 (customer testing required for higher line screens).
Image Format:
up to 12.48 x 38.58 in maximum (finished labels limited to a max of 12.125” x 24”)
Substrate thicknesses:
0.5 to 18 pt
Substrate types:
Pressure-sensitive label stock, paperboard, and unsupported films.
Inks:
Up to 7 colors (Default options are single color black, CMYK and CMYK +WHITE (5color))
Additional Inks:
Premium white, fade resistant yellow, fade resistant magenta, fluorescent pink
Pantones:
Pantones can be ordered upon request.
Ink mixing:
Ink mixing and pantones are provided by RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). https://ww- w.rit.edu/gis/printlab/ims/
Quality control:
Inline inspection thru AAA (automatic alert agent through vision inspection system).
Color management:
Inline and offline spectrophotometer, material specific color profiles. Unified color calibration procedures allowing for lower than industry standard delta color tolerances (targets below).
Density targets by material:
Gloss: K1.75 Y1.10 M1.55 C1.45 Semi-Gloss: K1.60 Y1.02 M1.40 C1.45 (+-.05)
Color Curve/LUT application:
Output intent of all files is US Web Coated (SWAP) v2. Press applies a cromalin LUT to all print runs.