Description: The United States PANTONE color standards
Summary：U.S. PANTONE color standard certification, is the color of the digital language of a unified approach to explicitly describe, for the packaging and printing inks manufacturing industry and provides a convenient, fast color scheme and color standards.
U.S. PANTONE color standard certification, is the color of the digital language of a unified approach to explicitly describe, for the packaging and printing inks manufacturing industry and provides a convenient, fast color scheme and color standards. The world's advanced industrial countries, ink, packaging, publishing and printing the color ink has been widely adopted by the United States PANTONE spot color uniform standards, both for the convenience of the user, but also stable quality. Packaging and printing industry, the rapid development of color design put forward new requirements, thus ensuring color printing batch consistency and stability is particularly important.
To meet the market development, packaging and printing ink manufacturers and enterprises need the basic characteristics of color ink, be aware of the deployment method, and should be proficient in order to meet the market demand for the color of packaging materials, so that our customers and enterprises in the fierce market competition to stay ahead of growing market share. Let us first - PANTONE spot color inks different from ordinary ink.
1.PANTONE the color of the basic characteristics of color ink
PANTONE basic color is a pure primary color inks, is a single color (or pigment) by a higher percentage of the content from the preparation, with a high color density and color purity, PANTONE without exception the 14 basic colors.
Name index of basic color pigments pigment content (%)
PANTONE Warm Red C PR-57: 1 21.00
PANTONE Orange 021C PO-34 17.10
PANTONE Red 032C PR-11 17.60
PANTONE incident light blue C PB-61 17.00
PANTONE Blue 072C PB-1: 2 17.00
PANTONE violet C PV-3 22.10
PANTONE ink color as the preparation of a single basic color, which has a pure color, bright, high concentration, small color, color precision notable features.
2. Common color characteristics of color offset printing ink
At present, the major printing ink company's sheetfed offset inks can be divided into light fast resin offset printing ink and two types of offset printing ink resins. Since the formulation of the different manufacturers, resulting in the concentration of different ink colors; because of manufacturer sales and use habits of different regions, and there is no uniform color standards, although the color is complete, but the ink levels vary. Given the above, in matching ink color printing for high, you can use PANTONE basic color ink. At present, China has nearly 10 manufacturing offset printing inks license by the U.S. PANTONE certified in the country to purchase PANTONE basic color ink is very convenient, just click the color guide PANTONE color card deployment of color, the color printing ink can be guaranteed. 3.PANTONE basic color inks and compare the performance of normal color inks
1) drying ink
Dry offset printing ink drying and fixing the main oxidation xerophthalmia in two ways. Fixing the initial drying drying commonly known, means the transfer ink to paper after the print a mutual non-adhesion, the time consumed is called the initial drying time. Oxidation of xerophthalmia is dry from the beginning of the ink to completely dry, the ink film to a solid by the colloidal chemical processes, time consumed by oxidation of the conjunctiva known as the drying time. Both the drying rate of drying ink formulation and a direct link. General resin offset printing ink was dry and solid oxide conjunctiva slow drying time, not suitable for deployment of PANTONE spot color ink, and light fast curing type offset printing ink can be adapted to the deployment of PANTONE color ink.
2) the concentration of ink
PANTONE high concentration of basic color inks, ordinary printing inks need two dark field, the use of a PANTONE basic color inks, not only one time, and the performance of "deep Mexico, India and light" effect, not easy to stick dirty, for tobacco wine, cosmetics, poker and other packaging printing. Ordinary low concentration of resin offset printing ink, dry slowly, not suitable for printing in the field deployment of PANTONE spot color ink. Light fast inks of three primary colors of solid concentration of the concentration of the basic compliance requirements of PANTONE colors.
3) Other performance evaluation
PANTONE basic color of the formulation with greater flexibility, according to the paper and consider the formulation of different finishing, especially for cigarette products that require high wear resistance, PANTONE basic color inks can also add 3% 5% of the fluorine-containing polymers, significantly improved the wear resistance of the ink, but does not affect the concentration of ink.
Basic color inks but also according to the paper and ink absorption, surface smoothness adjustment of ink viscosity, fluidity and drying and so on. Control of drying is mainly regulated by organic acid in the ink, the drying rate of the bottom, while phenolic antioxidants can be made using the ink does not crust. In short, PANTONE basic color ink pigments with high concentration and high purity characteristics of the formulation brings us great flexibility.
In addition, countries have developed common resin offset printing ink and light fast curing resin offset printing ink quality standards, consider the more direct use as product performance, while the ink re-deployment flexibility and adaptability stressed enough, so , light-colored ink in the deployment of PANTONE, often is the main color ink impurities, such as the use of transparent white ink diluted standard color not in compliance with the requirements of PANTONE color cast caused, it is inevitable.
In summary, PANTONE basic color inks and general characteristics of color ink there are some differences, we in the deployment of spot color inks can be based on the characteristics of various types of ink and avoid weaknesses, more scientific and economical deployment of color ink - PANTONE spot color ink Points allocation
Deployment of PANTONE color ink before the ink on the deployment of several basic understand. 1. Light-colored ink deployment
Transparent white is about 25% ~ 28% of the translucent harsh nano calcium and resin oil dispersed by mixing, the nature of offset printing ink made of a translucent jelly, which has PANTONE basic color ink technology characteristics, according to the proportion of the deployment will not affect any of the printing performance, and light color, odorless, dry and better fixation strength and printed gloss. Transparent White has the following characteristics:
① transparent, pale in color, suitable for multi-color overprint;
② has good mobility, flexibility and mixed;
③ fast drying, high gloss, storage stability.
Many printing companies still using the traditional deployment of light-colored ink white ink, but color is not satisfactory, because the white ink is a pigment produced by the achromatic, powdered pigment content is usually 60% to 70%, the relative composition of binders less. Deployment of light-colored white ink ink ink than the existence of a major, transfer performance is poor, easy to emulsify; luster is low, poor light, easy to powder; achromatic strong disadvantages of hiding. Therefore recommended that printing companies in the deployment of light-colored ink as much as possible the use of transparent white, not the best white ink or with a transparent white in proportion to use. 2. Dark ink deployment
Dark ink is ink in the relatively high concentration ratio, the less transparent the white levels, mainly in the color ink deployment. In the dark ink formulation, the general proof can be formulated with reference to the proportion of PANTONE color guide allocation, but some specific technical performance requirements of high color and also coupled with adjustment of the product. Require a higher concentration of the color printing products and need two, because the ink layer thickness, printed materials easy to stick on the back dirty, the choice of fixing the ink dry quickly, or the amount of red dry add some oil, but also is helpful to conditional in the bottom of the dry desiccant and anti-adhesive (ink by a professional company), choose a good absorbent paper, printing may be appropriate to reduce engine speed and increase the powder. In addition, the deployment of incident light and blue components with high dark blue ink, should be noted that the chemical structure of the incident light Lan contains antioxidant group, take the first test print, production principles, to prevent undesirable drying printed matter. 3. Technological requirements
PANTONE color ink deployment must consider finishing process, after the requirements for the Indian film and water-based polishing products, plus a small Mexican wax content should be the withdrawal of thickening agent and wear additives, plus wear-resistant additives Although smooth ink film can wear, but the ink will change the surface structure is not conducive to water-based coating on the light. Red dry oil if excessive, fast-drying ink as crystallization, will lead to coating, polishing bad. In addition, the deployment of color ink, the printing paper provided by the manufacturer of proofing and printing paper must be the same color to prevent too large. Deployment of spot-color ink application characteristics should be considered for large areas of the field of printing inks, viscosity is not too high, high viscosity, easy to pull paper hair, so that the ink film surface roughness. Also consider the season, winter, lowering the viscosity of these, the relative increase in some of the summer. Color ink from the application performance of view, the most important ink color accuracy, it is best to PANTONE basic color ink to deploy special color ink, ink with PANTONE tune into the basic recipe very generic, you can ensure that the ink indicators . Here are two common deployment method PANTONE spot color ink - PANTONE color matching method.
1.PANTONE color card comparison method
PANTONE color guide contains 1,114 kinds PANTONE spot color, respectively, coated and uncoated printing, binding sector, for the user in the selection, compared to provide a convenient reference to the method of choice, all color-below are marked with a PANTONE color names (number) and allocation ratio, all 14 standard colors are a set of basic color inks and transparent white deployment. Receiving the customer's standard color samples, color cards directly with the PANTONE color guide to compare, and find out the approximate color, and then determine the actual color hue of the situation, identify the main causes chromatic aberration, and then determine the results of the deployment ink, convenient and practical.
2. Gravimetric method
When a customer's standard color samples, you can press a preliminary comparison PANTONE color card, find out the approximate number PANTONE color, according to the basic color, with 1 / 100 scale for the medical accuracy of the ratio formula debugging. PANTONE color color usually 2 to 4 kinds of basic color composition, according to the proportion of the number of basic color ink weighed, the amount can be properly weighed a little more, and indicate the name of each basic color inks and weight, a good backup with sulfuric wrap . PANTONE basic color ink for each ratio by reduction method using out, placed on the glass (40cm × 60cm, electric heating and better), stir well after the deployment.
To prepare the ink with IGT adaptive apparatus according to a certain amount of ink to print, the printed sample and the standard color samples contrast, repeated complementary color, until the standard color samples in same, and then weighed sulfuric acid paper in the rest of the basic color ink weight, calculated Each basic color ink consumption, converted into percentages. This method is called formula reduction method. Print this method in the operating frequency of the more basic color ink consumption, the greater the error, in order to improve accuracy, according to the percentage of translation of the formula to re-weigh it again verify the accuracy of the formula thus obtained is relatively high. This method is suitable for the deployment of PANTONE spot color ink, as long as a certain color, and weighing of basic knowledge, can quickly grasp the matching law.
With the further opening up of China, Eastern and Western cultures interacting with each other, color ink for the preparation of a variety of growing demand for increased color to PANTONE color system as standard is an inevitable trend, but also our printing ink industry and international standards Comparison of quick methods. Printing ink industry colleagues, should work together to meet the challenges of new technology and make full use PANTONE color matching method of innovation. Recently, PANTONE has launched a new color pearl color, metallic color and high-fidelity six-color printing ink standards, these new varieties with ink containing the updated ideas, it is worth to study and explore our common.
To meet the market development, packaging and printing ink manufacturers and enterprises need the basic characteristics of color ink, be aware of the deployment method, and should be proficient in order to meet the market demand for the color of packaging materials, so that our customers and enterprises in the fierce market competition to stay ahead of growing market share. Let us first - PANTONE spot color inks different from ordinary ink.
1.PANTONE the color of the basic characteristics of color ink
PANTONE basic color is a pure primary color inks, is a single color (or pigment) by a higher percentage of the content from the preparation, with a high color density and color purity, PANTONE without exception the 14 basic colors.
Name index of basic color pigments pigment content (%)
PANTONE Warm Red C PR-57: 1 21.00
PANTONE Orange 021C PO-34 17.10
PANTONE Red 032C PR-11 17.60
PANTONE incident light blue C PB-61 17.00
PANTONE Blue 072C PB-1: 2 17.00
PANTONE violet C PV-3 22.10
PANTONE ink color as the preparation of a single basic color, which has a pure color, bright, high concentration, small color, color precision notable features.
2. Common color characteristics of color offset printing ink
At present, the major printing ink company's sheetfed offset inks can be divided into light fast resin offset printing ink and two types of offset printing ink resins. Since the formulation of the different manufacturers, resulting in the concentration of different ink colors; because of manufacturer sales and use habits of different regions, and there is no uniform color standards, although the color is complete, but the ink levels vary. Given the above, in matching ink color printing for high, you can use PANTONE basic color ink. At present, China has nearly 10 manufacturing offset printing inks license by the U.S. PANTONE certified in the country to purchase PANTONE basic color ink is very convenient, just click the color guide PANTONE color card deployment of color, the color printing ink can be guaranteed. 3.PANTONE basic color inks and compare the performance of normal color inks
1) drying ink
Dry offset printing ink drying and fixing the main oxidation xerophthalmia in two ways. Fixing the initial drying drying commonly known, means the transfer ink to paper after the print a mutual non-adhesion, the time consumed is called the initial drying time. Oxidation of xerophthalmia is dry from the beginning of the ink to completely dry, the ink film to a solid by the colloidal chemical processes, time consumed by oxidation of the conjunctiva known as the drying time. Both the drying rate of drying ink formulation and a direct link. General resin offset printing ink was dry and solid oxide conjunctiva slow drying time, not suitable for deployment of PANTONE spot color ink, and light fast curing type offset printing ink can be adapted to the deployment of PANTONE color ink.
2) the concentration of ink
PANTONE high concentration of basic color inks, ordinary printing inks need two dark field, the use of a PANTONE basic color inks, not only one time, and the performance of "deep Mexico, India and light" effect, not easy to stick dirty, for tobacco wine, cosmetics, poker and other packaging printing. Ordinary low concentration of resin offset printing ink, dry slowly, not suitable for printing in the field deployment of PANTONE spot color ink. Light fast inks of three primary colors of solid concentration of the concentration of the basic compliance requirements of PANTONE colors.
3) Other performance evaluation
PANTONE basic color of the formulation with greater flexibility, according to the paper and consider the formulation of different finishing, especially for cigarette products that require high wear resistance, PANTONE basic color inks can also add 3% 5% of the fluorine-containing polymers, significantly improved the wear resistance of the ink, but does not affect the concentration of ink.
Basic color inks but also according to the paper and ink absorption, surface smoothness adjustment of ink viscosity, fluidity and drying and so on. Control of drying is mainly regulated by organic acid in the ink, the drying rate of the bottom, while phenolic antioxidants can be made using the ink does not crust. In short, PANTONE basic color ink pigments with high concentration and high purity characteristics of the formulation brings us great flexibility.
In addition, countries have developed common resin offset printing ink and light fast curing resin offset printing ink quality standards, consider the more direct use as product performance, while the ink re-deployment flexibility and adaptability stressed enough, so , light-colored ink in the deployment of PANTONE, often is the main color ink impurities, such as the use of transparent white ink diluted standard color not in compliance with the requirements of PANTONE color cast caused, it is inevitable.
In summary, PANTONE basic color inks and general characteristics of color ink there are some differences, we in the deployment of spot color inks can be based on the characteristics of various types of ink and avoid weaknesses, more scientific and economical deployment of color ink - PANTONE spot color ink Points allocation
Deployment of PANTONE color ink before the ink on the deployment of several basic understand. 1. Light-colored ink deployment
Transparent white is about 25% ~ 28% of the translucent harsh nano calcium and resin oil dispersed by mixing, the nature of offset printing ink made of a translucent jelly, which has PANTONE basic color ink technology characteristics, according to the proportion of the deployment will not affect any of the printing performance, and light color, odorless, dry and better fixation strength and printed gloss. Transparent White has the following characteristics:
① transparent, pale in color, suitable for multi-color overprint;
② has good mobility, flexibility and mixed;
③ fast drying, high gloss, storage stability.
Many printing companies still using the traditional deployment of light-colored ink white ink, but color is not satisfactory, because the white ink is a pigment produced by the achromatic, powdered pigment content is usually 60% to 70%, the relative composition of binders less. Deployment of light-colored white ink ink ink than the existence of a major, transfer performance is poor, easy to emulsify; luster is low, poor light, easy to powder; achromatic strong disadvantages of hiding. Therefore recommended that printing companies in the deployment of light-colored ink as much as possible the use of transparent white, not the best white ink or with a transparent white in proportion to use. 2. Dark ink deployment
Dark ink is ink in the relatively high concentration ratio, the less transparent the white levels, mainly in the color ink deployment. In the dark ink formulation, the general proof can be formulated with reference to the proportion of PANTONE color guide allocation, but some specific technical performance requirements of high color and also coupled with adjustment of the product. Require a higher concentration of the color printing products and need two, because the ink layer thickness, printed materials easy to stick on the back dirty, the choice of fixing the ink dry quickly, or the amount of red dry add some oil, but also is helpful to conditional in the bottom of the dry desiccant and anti-adhesive (ink by a professional company), choose a good absorbent paper, printing may be appropriate to reduce engine speed and increase the powder. In addition, the deployment of incident light and blue components with high dark blue ink, should be noted that the chemical structure of the incident light Lan contains antioxidant group, take the first test print, production principles, to prevent undesirable drying printed matter. 3. Technological requirements
PANTONE color ink deployment must consider finishing process, after the requirements for the Indian film and water-based polishing products, plus a small Mexican wax content should be the withdrawal of thickening agent and wear additives, plus wear-resistant additives Although smooth ink film can wear, but the ink will change the surface structure is not conducive to water-based coating on the light. Red dry oil if excessive, fast-drying ink as crystallization, will lead to coating, polishing bad. In addition, the deployment of color ink, the printing paper provided by the manufacturer of proofing and printing paper must be the same color to prevent too large. Deployment of spot-color ink application characteristics should be considered for large areas of the field of printing inks, viscosity is not too high, high viscosity, easy to pull paper hair, so that the ink film surface roughness. Also consider the season, winter, lowering the viscosity of these, the relative increase in some of the summer. Color ink from the application performance of view, the most important ink color accuracy, it is best to PANTONE basic color ink to deploy special color ink, ink with PANTONE tune into the basic recipe very generic, you can ensure that the ink indicators . Here are two common deployment method PANTONE spot color ink - PANTONE color matching method.
1.PANTONE color card comparison method
PANTONE color guide contains 1,114 kinds PANTONE spot color, respectively, coated and uncoated printing, binding sector, for the user in the selection, compared to provide a convenient reference to the method of choice, all color-below are marked with a PANTONE color names (number) and allocation ratio, all 14 standard colors are a set of basic color inks and transparent white deployment. Receiving the customer's standard color samples, color cards directly with the PANTONE color guide to compare, and find out the approximate color, and then determine the actual color hue of the situation, identify the main causes chromatic aberration, and then determine the results of the deployment ink, convenient and practical.
2. Gravimetric method
When a customer's standard color samples, you can press a preliminary comparison PANTONE color card, find out the approximate number PANTONE color, according to the basic color, with 1 / 100 scale for the medical accuracy of the ratio formula debugging. PANTONE color color usually 2 to 4 kinds of basic color composition, according to the proportion of the number of basic color ink weighed, the amount can be properly weighed a little more, and indicate the name of each basic color inks and weight, a good backup with sulfuric wrap . PANTONE basic color ink for each ratio by reduction method using out, placed on the glass (40cm × 60cm, electric heating and better), stir well after the deployment.
To prepare the ink with IGT adaptive apparatus according to a certain amount of ink to print, the printed sample and the standard color samples contrast, repeated complementary color, until the standard color samples in same, and then weighed sulfuric acid paper in the rest of the basic color ink weight, calculated Each basic color ink consumption, converted into percentages. This method is called formula reduction method. Print this method in the operating frequency of the more basic color ink consumption, the greater the error, in order to improve accuracy, according to the percentage of translation of the formula to re-weigh it again verify the accuracy of the formula thus obtained is relatively high. This method is suitable for the deployment of PANTONE spot color ink, as long as a certain color, and weighing of basic knowledge, can quickly grasp the matching law.
With the further opening up of China, Eastern and Western cultures interacting with each other, color ink for the preparation of a variety of growing demand for increased color to PANTONE color system as standard is an inevitable trend, but also our printing ink industry and international standards Comparison of quick methods. Printing ink industry colleagues, should work together to meet the challenges of new technology and make full use PANTONE color matching method of innovation. Recently, PANTONE has launched a new color pearl color, metallic color and high-fidelity six-color printing ink standards, these new varieties with ink containing the updated ideas, it is worth to study and explore our common.
