4/10/2011
Star Proof extends its Flexographic credentials
Amcor Ledbury invest in halftone proofing with white ink & multi substrates.
London (England), October 4th 2011 - Amcor Ledbury have invested in a Star Proof and Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 solution to bring high quality proofing in-house. The system which was installed in early 2011 produces colour accurate halftone proof samples for both customer and internal print requirements.
The integration which was carried out by Graphic Republik, accurately replicates on the proof how the final printed piece will look. When used in conjunction with Star Proof, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 is capable of producing the highest quality halftone proofs from the same ripped data that is used to make the final press plate.
Utilizing the WT7900’s White ink and ClearProof film combination, Star Proof is calibrated to produce a halftone proof of the press condition from colour and ink sequence through to ink hue, white opacity and dot gain.
Commenting on the investment, John Guthrie, Reprographics Manager said “Star Proofs are now an almost daily requirement for our print work and our customers - when producing samples of technically demanding work, Star Proof continues to over-deliver more than I would have dared to believe”.
Star Proof accepts Raster data in 1 Bit Tiff or Barco “Len” file formats at resolutions up to 4,000 dpi, screen rulings up to 223 lpi and supports the latest HD and NX Flexo screening technologies. The resultant data integral proof sets high standards in halftone inkjet proofing. Used in conjunction with the Epson Stylus Pro range of inkjet printers, Star Proof gives users the ability to produce samples, prototypes and final proofs which are representative of the actual printed article.
To fully compliment Epson ClearProof Film™ and Metallic film™, Star Proof also gives full control over white ink density and hue, allowing adjustments to be made simply and quickly. Reverse print and surface print modes are also fully supported.
Editors Notes
About Graphic Republik
Graphic Republik, founded in 2008 and headquartered in London, England, has a distribution network covering Europe and Scandinavia. Graphic Republik specializes in pre-press, colour conversion and proofing solutions developed specifically for the Packaging sector of the printing industry. The software range is in use across the industry from Design and Prepress houses through to Flexo, Gravure, Offset and Digital printing companies
About the product range:
Star Proof produces high quality halftone proofs on inkjet devices. It’s Actual Dot system replicates original screening and dot patterns at proofing resolutions. This system enables Star Proof to deliver contract quality proofs with a hard dot, sharp images, accurate colour and fine detail - just as they will appear on the press. It has several features developed specifically to meet the requirements of the Packaging industry, together with an automatic spot colour calibration system, capable of matching over 97% of the Pantone library at a Delta e of 3.
The MaxPro suite of applications is a powerful software solution designed for Prepress professionals.
MaxPro allows users to create automatic, semi automatic or manual traps to linework, contone and transparency areas. It has a bespoke monitor calibration system which faithfully reproduces spot colour rendition on-screen and allows for different dot gain curves to be applied on-the-fly.
With Max Step, users have the ability to interactively create bespoke step and repeat layouts, or use pre-defined die cut guides to automatically generate layouts according to the requirements of the printer or converter. It fully supports industry standard formats such as CFF2 and has the ability to produce final layouts for plate or cylinder.
MaxColor has been developed to automatically reduce separations and/or convert CMYK Separations to spot colours. The resultant print uses less ink, with more vibrant colours and a better quality registration whether printing Gravure, Flexo or UV Offset. When used with Digital presses, MaxColor takes advantage of any additional colors available (such as Orange, Green or Blue) to create a unique and vibrant print.
Silver Metallic Pro has been developed to automatically produce special White Ink separations for printing on Metallic foil or board.
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PR Contact - Graphic Republik
Steve Donegan
+44 208 851 3703
E-mail: info@graphicrepublik.com
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