Color Concerns
From color strength to color shift and flat out “incorrect color,” printers admitted such concerns can and do flare up. Their objective: keep them to a minimum. What do they do when such troubles occur?
How Do You Solve Color Strength & Density Issues?
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Thirty-three percent of printer participants in the Flash Poll indicated they adjust the ink when seeking to alleviate color strength/density issues. A very similar number, 32 percent, change out the anilox roll. Twenty-one percent switch to a different ink. Fourteen percent weigh other options.
How Do You Solve Color Shift Issues?
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Color shift during the run pushed 35 percent to adjust the ink; 30 percent to check the anilox-to-plate and plate-to-substrate impression, 17 percent to make or order new plates and the remaining 18 percent to pursue other options.
How Do You Fix Color or Excessive Pull Issues?
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Incorrect color and excessive color pulls at makeready drove 34 percent of the printer sample to resolve to find the root cause of the problem. Twenty-seven percent adjusted the ink, while 22 percent looked to blame the inkroom and 17 percent considered pointing at the press operator.