Technical guide
Preparing files for offset printing
PDF format, bleed, colour, black and overprint, images, fonts and die lines. Everything a file needs to go into production without corrections.
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Technical knowledge
for print buyers.
File preparation guidelines and a short briefing on the European framework that concerns paper and packaging.
Regulations
PPWR: the new European framework for packaging
The European regulation on packaging and packaging waste, and how it concerns printed paper and board packaging.
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EUDR: the deforestation regulation and paper
The European regulation on deforestation-free products also covers paper. What it means for paper packaging and printed matter.
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CMYK or Pantone: when a spot colour is needed
Process colour or a spot ink: what determines colour accuracy, consistency between reprints and the cost of the job.
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How to choose paper for a print job
Coated or uncoated, weight, bulk, opacity and grain direction. The criteria for choosing the right paper.
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Soft proofs and contract proofs
What each kind of proof is used to check, and when a binding colour reference is needed before going to press.
Read →Food packaging
Inks and coatings in food packaging: what food grade means
Migration, the European framework and documentation. Why suitability for food is a property of the whole process.
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Paper placemats for restaurants: paper, sizes and quantities
Choice of paper, common sizes, colours and quantities for placemats in restaurants and catering.
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Printing package inserts and leaflets on lightweight paper
Stock, legibility, folding, version control and traceability in one of the most demanding items in print.
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Offset or digital printing: when each makes sense
How they differ in cost, run length, substrates and colour, and when each is the right choice.
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Flyer printing: paper, sizes and quantities
Standard sizes, choice of paper, coating and the economics of quantity in flyer printing.
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Gang-run printing with True-Up™: true colour for every design
Why gang runs make colour accuracy harder, and what the True-Up™ method ensures.
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Traceability and the certificate of conformity in print
What traceability means in printing and what a certificate of conformity confirms.
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Coating or lamination: which protects a printed item better
What each finish offers in protection, appearance, cost and recyclability.
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What a print quote request needs in order to be costed accurately
The details that make a print quotation quick, accurate and comparable.
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Dimensions, quantity, substrate and number of colours. We reply with a technical proposal and a quotation.