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3. Inks
The aim of printing is to fix a decoration (a sign, a text, a logo, an image, etc.) on a support.
Printing inks are therefore necessarily composed of a colored material and a transit vehicle (the varnish), whose function is to deposit and fix this color on paper, aluminum, cardboard, plastic film...
Liquid or pasty preparations for marking, decorating and protection, inks are generally composed of four categories of substances:
colorants ;
binders ;
solvents ;
auxiliary agents.
3.1 Colorants
Also known as "tinctorial materials", they guarantee :...
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Print finishing
Bibliography
Digital media
PDF-standard ISO 15930-1.
Software tools
ADOBE http://www.adobe.com/fr/
ESKO-ARTWORK http://www.esko.com
QUARK X Press http://www.quark.com/fr/
Websites
Emballages magazine http://www.emballagesmagazine.com
France graphique http://www.francegraphique.com
Etiq and Pack http://www.etiq-et-Pack.com
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Events
Packaging show held every two years in Paris in November (even-numbered years).
INTERGRAPHIC takes place in Paris every January.
Standards and norms
ISo 12347 "Graphics Technology
Directories
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Color http://www.pantone.com
Paper and Cardboard http://www.procarton.com/homehttp://www.careo.biz
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