By David Callif, President BCM Inks
What’s the biggest or most complicated print challenge you’ve faced? I’ve got to believe you remember the experience like it was yesterday. The good news is if you’re reading this article- you worked through it.
You survived!
My experience occurred last year. Click here to read about what happened and what I learned.
BCM Awards Record Number of Scholarships to Clemson University Graphics Communications Department Students
Faculty presented 3 student groups scholarships for their innovative work in the advancement of corrugated print. The students used BCM’s Eekoflex inks and applied Esko’s HD flexo process to direct print corrugated. (Example above)
The 2014/2015 scholarship recepients are as follows:
Jamie Batchelor, Becky Bunch, Micaella Columbo, May Do, Laura Garvin, Farrah Mohammad, Katherine Redmond, Kendell Saegroves,and Katie Smith.
This is the 20th anniversary of the BCM Inks/Werner Sattler Scholarships for the Advancement of Corrugated Print. BCM Inks is extremely proud that over the years we have been able to provide over 70 scholarships to deserving Clemson University Graphics Communications Department undergraduate and graduate students.
G7 Provides Opportunity for the Corrugated Market,
BCM Develops ISO 12647-6 G7 Set of Inks to Capitalize
ISO 12647-6 is the Flexographic Printing Standard. It’s supported globally for supply chain partners. It includes process tools and plate requirements. BCM Inks was involved with an FTA test which tried to determine if post print near neutral calibration (G7) could be used to recommend common aim characterization datasets for supply chain partners. The test showed that using G7 calibration on coated and uncoated substrates does align with common aim points.
BCM’s (CMY) ink set aligns hue angles to ISO 12647-6 and therefore, produces similar color gamuts across the various substrates.
What does this really mean? CPC’s will want to position more business to G7 certified printers because of print consistency/quality. This will save the CPC’s time and money. It will also mean that if you are a converter you will want to become a G7 certified printer. It will help you secure existing business and open doors for new opportunities.
For further information contact Scott Miller, BCM’s National Technical/Sales Manager, who was involved with the test and presented a portion of the results at the recent National FTA Meeting in Nashville, TN.
Color Matters
-85% of the reason someone decides to purchase a product is due to color- Source: The Journal of Genetic Psychology.
-Smithers Pira in a 2014 study of business trends stated 40% of survey participants said standardization of color was very important and another 25% said it was critical.