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Carey Color offers a variety of printing options. This includes: Elastomer smartsleeves, dry offset plates, and Kodak NX Flexcel plates.

Craft Beer or Wine Can Design

Specifications for the direct printing of cans (Dry Offset) are unique to the process. Designers can not think in terms of CMYK as process color substitutions are required. And laying down all ink colors on one blanket without drying between ink units may require stay- aways, not trapping. Without some forethought and/or an experienced guide,…

Let’s review the Flexcel NX system. Get excited about high print densities and dependable print consistency. How about a solid NX advantage that sets you up for success on press? Bright and super clean colors that run the gamut, smoother transitions, wider tonal range, and impressive print contrast. Designs love it. Kodak imaging technology has…

DIRECT LASER ENGRAVING BASICS, BENEFITS, FUTURE BUSINESS At the start of this century, new laser technologies emerged. YAG and diode lasers started to become common in the plate making process, at first only in mask ablation, but later also for Direct Laser Engraving (DLE). Several engraving system manufacturers picked up on these technologiesand designed their…

THERMAL CONTRACTION CAN DRAMATICALLY AFFECT PRESS REGISTRATION It’s January. Outside the window, the snow is falling. On the schedule: a reprint of 400,000 impressions for your biggest customer. You order the sleeves from the warehouse and when it comes time to print, the pressman calls. He can’t get the job to register and you know…