Color Label Press University

As I walked in the building the smell of fresh iron, virgin plastic and ozone told me I was in copier heaven! I told David Clearman (Director of Marketing and PLS Sales for Muratec Amercia) that the smell of copiers was in the air! 

I was excited to take a tour of new KonicaMinolta CEC (Customer Engagement Center) in Ramsey, NJ and get personal with the PLS (Precision Label Series) PKG 675 and the awesome PLS 475i.  The PGK 675 is designed for printing onto corrugated material and the PLS 475i is designed for printing full color labels.  Both print devices the latest in memjet technology.

Nine percent growth for the label press devices and 22% growth for press packaging. Being such a hardware junkie this is music to my ears.  Just a wonderful hour and I encourage all dealers to take a deep dive into this lucrative opportunity.

Yes there is a reduction of print happening in the office. But if I was a dealer principal in the business of putting ink or toner on paper don't I owe to myself to expand my services?  The market is huge for digital label presses and digital packaging presses and there are more opportunities for net new clients than you can shake a stick at.  Think about this the next time you make a purchase and take a look at all of the ink and toner!

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Color Label Press University "Glossary for Pressure Sensitive Labels"  Course One (Sponsored by Muratec a Konica Minolta Company)

Non-Read Ink  Any ink with a sufficiently high reflectance to prohibit detection by an optical scanner. Non-read inks are used as visual guides that do not interfere with data reading.
Non-Returnable Core  Biodegradable. A disposable core composed structurally so as to make it suitable for one-time use.
Non-Volatile  Refers to the portion of an adhesive, coating or sealer that does not evaporate or vaporize at relatively low temperatures.
Non-Woven Materials  Usually refers to paper 'tissues' or synthetics like rayon.
Numeric  A machine vocabulary that includes only numbers as contrasted to alphanumeric which includes both letters and numerals.
Nylon  DuPont's trade name for a strong plastic film which has high oil and gas resistance; used a filament in strapping tapes, with high impact resistance.
Nyloprint  BASF's trade name for photopolymer plate material.
OCR  Optical Character Recognition. An information processing technology dealing with the conversion of imprinted or written data to another language and medium.
OCR-A   An abbreviation commonly applied to the character set contained in ANSI Std. X3.17-1974.
OCR-B  An abbreviation commonly applied to the character set contained in ANSI Std. X3.49-1975.
OD  Outside diameter of a cylinder, roller or roll of labels.
OEM  Original Equipment Manufacturer. One who produces a component or components used in the making of a finished assembled product.
Off-Cut  That part of the trim width that is not utilized. Usually a narrow roll which is left over because the customer placed an order which does not utilize the full master roll width.
Off-Line  Refers to devices that operate independently of a large central processing unit.
Offset  A defect characterized by the partial transference of ink from a freshly printed surface to an adjacent surface, as that of another sheet, film or the backing paper in a roll. Also the accidental transfer of ink from the idler or other rolls in a press to the web.

Offset Paper  A paper designed for use on presses with general characteristics to resist distortion from stretching or shrinking, freedom from fuzz and a smooth surface which will take ink evenly without 'set-off'.
Offset Powder  A fine mist of powder sprayed between two sheets of stock during the press run to prevent the moist ink of one sheet from offsetting onto the back of the succeeding sheet. Also used as a slip additive to assist stacking.
Offset Printing  A process of indirect printing in which an impression of type or a design on a plate is printed on a rubber blanketed cylinder from which it is impressed, I.e. offset upon the surface to be decorated.
Offsetting  Describes the unwanted transfer of ink from one printed surface to another surface.
Olefins  A group of unsaturated hydrocarbons of the general formula CnH2n, and named after the corresponding paraffins by the addition of 'ene' or 'ylene' to the stem.
Oleo Resins  Semi-solid mixtures of the resin and essential oil of the plant from which they exude, and sometimes referred to as balsams.
Oleoresinous  materials also consist of products of drying oils and natural or synthetic resins.
Oligomer  A chemical compound whose molecules consist of a group linked monomers. This is a compound intermediate in size between the single monomer unit and the huge polymer molecule.
On-Line  An operation in which peripheral devices are connected directly to the computer central processor.

One Component Adhesive  A pressure sensitive adhesive in which all of the necessary properties are derived from a single uniquely designed synthetic
polymer.
Ooze  Adhesive moving out of ends of rolls or stacks of sheets causing ends to feel sticky and possibly causing material to block. Adhesive cold flow.
Opacimeter  The instrument with which the degree of opacity may be measured.
Opacity  The measure of the amount of light that can pass through a material. The hiding property of an ink film; property of film allowing printed material to show through in varying degrees.
Opaque Ink  An ink that is not transparent and reflects only its color regardless of what colors it overprints.
Opaqueness  The degree of opacity.
Operating Range  The sum of a scanner's optical throw and depth of field.
Operating Side  That side of a label press on which the printing unit adjustments are located. Opposite of driving side or gear side.
OPP  Oriented polypropylene.
Optical  Relates to the utilization of light. Sometimes involves the use of light sensitive devices to acquire information.
Optical Character Reader An information processing device that accepts and processes machine or hand written characters.
Optical Throw  The distance from the face of the code reader or scanner to the beginning of the depth of field.
Opticite Film Trademark of a label film supplied by Dow Chemical (polystyrene type).
Orange Peel  Rough coating causing an 'orange peel' appearance. See mottle.
Orientation  The alignment of the crystalline structure in polymeric materials so as to produce a highly uniform structure. Can be accomplished by cold drawing or stretching during fabrication. Also, the alignment of bars and spaces to the scanner.
Original  The material that is required to be reproduced in the printing process. Usually a photograph, transparency, art, artist's

A few years ago I took at look at one of my wide format MFPs to see how many color labels were used in the manufacturing process.  I believe the final count was 37 labels, they included model number, serial number, safety warnings, logo's, etc.

In my opinion it was a heck of a lot of color labels for just one MFP.  About a week ago I had a chat with a dealer owner and I was curious about what brands of copiers they sold. I then asked what about Managed IT, and found out that Managed IT is not something they would ever consider.  Thus I pressed forward and asked did you ever think about selling label presses?  That  dealer owner was not familiar with Label Presses and after a few minutes I gave him a short run down of the market and why it's good for copier dealers that don't want to fuss with Managed Services.  Let's face it, we're in the business of fixing machines and providing services, thus why not color label presses.  Did you know that they low end only has an MSRP of $15K?  In addition the largest growth in print will be in color label and packing for the next 10 years.

Yes there is a reduction of print happening in the office. But if I was a dealer principal in the business of putting ink or toner on paper don't I owe to myself to expand my services?  The market is huge for digital label presses and there are more opportunities for net new clients than you can shake a stick at.  Think about this the next time you make a purchase and take a look at all of the ink and toner!

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Color Label Press University "Glossary for Pressure Sensitive Labels"  Course One (Sponsored by Muratec a Konica Minolta Company)

Migration  The movement of one or more of the components of a pressure sensitive adhesive to either the labeled surface or face material. Also the movement of one or more of the components of either or both the face material and the labeled surface into the adhesive and/or ink.
Migration of Plasticizer  Loss of plasticizer from an elastomeric plastic compound with subsequent absorption by an adjacent medium of lower
plasticizer concentration, often causes a loss of adhesion.
MIL  United of thickness measurement used for thin materials. 1 mil = 0.001 inch = 100 gauge.
Mileage  The surface area covered by a given quantity of ink or coating; coverage.
Mill Roll  Roll of paper, film or foil as received by the converter from the mill.
Millipoise  1/100th of a poise. The unit of viscosity measurement.
Minimum Application Temperature  The lowest temperature at which a pressure sensitive label (adhesive) can be applied to a product and still retain its initial tack.
Miscible  Capable of being mixed; mutually soluble.
Misread  A condition which occurs when the data output of a reader does not agree with the encoded data presented.
MMSI  A million square inches of material.
Module  The narrowest unit of measure in a bar code. A module may be 'black' or 'white'. Contiguous modules are used to form bars or spaces which are wider than one unit.
Moire  In color process printing, an undesirable screen pattern formed by improper screen angles of overprinting halftones.
Moisture Content  The moisture present in a material as determined by specified methods.
Moisture Resistance  That property of a material which resists uptake or passage of moisture.
Moisture proof  The property of a material which makes it substantially impervious to water vapor.
Mold Release Agents  Materials used in the manufacture of molded objects to facilitate their removal from the mold. Mold release agents can
cause serious adhesion problems in some instances.
Mono Web  A brand name for a printed pressure sensitive label web that is self-wound. A release coating is applied over the print so that the adhesive on the back will not stick to the printed surface. The actual die-cutting becomes a function of the label application equipment. The process is covered by patent.
Monomer  A primary chemical structure which reacts with itself, under the influence of catalytic action, to create polymeric forms of much greater molecular weight.

I've used the hashtag of #followprintmigration for sometime now.  I don't have any facts or statements, I just know what I see.  Last weekend the wife and I spent a few days in Wildwood, NJ for a much needed getaway.  The main purpose of the trip was to attend the North America Sea Glass festival. 

Many artists from the east coast were to there to display and sell their creations.  So what did I notice?  Branding, branding and more branding from the artists with their creations.  I noticed three artists that completed your purchase with a brown craft bag and on each bag was a colorful branding label.

While at another booth I noticed that each of the plastic bags that contained assorted sea glass was adorned with a color label.  For the two day event I can only guess at the number of labels that were used for that one show.

While traveling home we stopped at Smithville, which is a re-creation of historic buildings that are now a combination of shops and boutiques that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year.

My favorite shop is the one that sells all different types of nut spreads. I was tempted to get the sunflower spread but opted for the cashew instead.  Every single jar of spread had a color label, on some of the larger jars there were two or more.  Let's see, open every day all year, tens of thousands of visitors, well that adds up to a crap load of color labels for the one store.

Yes there is a reduction of print happening in the office. But if I was a dealer principal in the business of putting ink or toner on paper don't I owe to myself to expand my services?  The market is huge for digital label presses and there are more opportunities for net new clients than you can shake a stick at.  Think about this the next time you make a purchase and take a look at all of the ink and toner!

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Layout   The drawing or sketch of a proposed design.
Legging   The stringing out of a pressure sensitive adhesive which frequently occurs following die-cutting when the matrix or waste
skeleton is being stripped.
Letterpress  Printing process which employs a relief or raised inked image which comes into direct contact with the material being printed. Hard relief plates and oil base inks are used.
Leuco   Dyes Used in the manufacture of some grades of IR, direct thermal papers.
Lexan    General Electric Company's trademark for polycarbonate film.
Lifting    Defect where label exhibits some degree of lifting from the applied surface.
Light Pen   A hand-held scanning wand which is used as a contact bar code reader.
Line and Screen  Any reproduction of line and single or multiple screenwork not utilizing the combination of the three primary colors. Any number of colors can be utilized.
Line Width Reduction    Degree of gain allowed for when making up bar code films.
Lithographic Paper    A paper coated on at least one side, suitably prepared for lithographic printing.
Logo    The abbreviation of trade jargon for logotype. Name, symbol or mark to identify a company (trademark).
Loss of Tack    The adhesive loses its adhesion properties; does not grab as well as it should.
Luminescent Pigments   Special pigments available to produce striking effects in the dark. Basically there are two types; one is activated by ultraviolet
radiation, producing very strong luminescence. The second is known as phosphorescent pigments, it does not require any separate source of radiation.
M    Abbreviation for a quantity of 1,000.
Machine Direction    The direction of any material parallel to its forward movement on the press.
Magenta    A subtractive primary color which relfects blue and red light and absorbs green light.
Magnetic Cylinder   A cylinder used in die-cutting that is magnetized to accept and hold in place flexible steel dies. Also used for metal-backed printing plates.
Magnetic Dies   A thin, flexible, steel 'foil' bearing the actual die-cutting blades that is held on to a base cylinder magnetically. Quite common in EDP label production where identical repeats are frequently used.
Make and Hold  Material that has been manufactured and is being helf for customer release.
Makeready   On printing presses, all operations prior to running; such as mounting plates, adjusting the in-feed, edge guide, putting ink in
the fountain, adjusting the impression, setting up the die-cutting, color matching, etc. All preparatory operations preceding production.
Marking Order    Any order which cannot be filled from stock and is to be made according to purchaser's specifications; custom order.
Mandrel   A shaft upon which cylinders, or other devices, are mounted or affixed. Also unwind or rewind shaft on to which rolls of
materials (or labels) are mounted.
Manila    Describes the color of paper manufactured from rope stocks.
Masking    Covering part of a surface to protect it from exposing, etching, etc.
Master Roll    A full width roll that has finished the primary manufacturing process and is usually untrimmed and unslit.
Material    Usually refers to unconverted stock, pressure sensitive or not.
Material Splice   An area where tape has been used to attach two rolls of material together to form one continuous web.
Matrix (Waste Skeleton)    The face material and adhesive surrounding a self-adhesive label usually removed after die-cutting.
Matte Finish    A low-floss or no-gloss finish. A UV-curable clear coat may also be used to produce a matte or textured finish.
Mechanical    Term for a camera-ready pasteup of artwork including type, photos, line art, etc.; all on one piece of artboard.
Membrane Switch   Self-contained sealed film lamination printed with conductive inks that form trace paths for electrical currents. Primarily
composed of pressure sensitive polycarbonate and/or polyester films designed to replace traditional glass-type switches.
Memory   The property of a material that attempts to return it to its original configuration after being distorted.
Metal Foil   Thin, flexible layer of metal, such as aluminum, used as face materials. Thinner gauges are often laminated to paper for strength.
Metalized Film    A plastic or resinous film that has been coated on one side with a very thin layer of metal.
Metalized Paper    A label substrate consisting of a lacquered C1S paper on which a very thin film of aluminum has been deposited.
Metalizing   Applying a thin coating of metal to a non-metallic surface. May be done by chemical desposition or by exposing the surface to varporized metal in a vacuum chamber.
Meyer Rod   A method of coating utilizing a wire wrapped stainless steel rod which meters specific amounts of coating as it is applied to a
substrate.
Mezzotint    An irregular, random dot halftone.
MICR    Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. The process of machine reading characters by means of magnetic sensing.
Micrometer    A mechanical device for measuring thickness (usually in thousands of an inch).
Micron A    unit of measure. One-millionth of a meter or about .00004" (25 microns = 0.001").

-=Good Selling=-

At my age sometimes it gets interesting to remember where you went on the weekends.  What I do remember is that I accompanied my wife to one of our local food stores. I'm thinking it was a Wegmans, could have been something else, but it was one of the higher end food stores. I was not impressed with was the prices! Frak, let me stick to making money so the wife can spend it. Please don't tell me how much that steak cost.

If you're a professional in the imaging channel then you're always looking for opportunities. I'm a huge fan of print and find it fascinating how print is used with branding of products, especially food products.  Every prepared package of fruit, nuts, salads all had a full color branding label. The icing on the cake for me was the brown paper bags, yup they also had a full color branding label on bag.

Print is not dying, print is bigger that ever, problem is that print is migrating and most office equipment dealers are not migrating with it. #followprintmigration

If your dealership is selling Production Print systems then it's a simple jump to offer color label presses or color wide format.  A couple of years ago I attending a seminar that was hosted by Frank Cannatta. Frank spoke about the opportunities for industrial print, wide format print and the endless revenue for inks.

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Initial Tack  Degree of stickiness when a pressure sensitve label is first applied to a product.
Ink Bleed  Penetration of one color of ink into the facestock in such a manner as to cause one color to run into and discolor either the background color of the facestock, or another color of ink that is laid down adjacent to the color that is bleeding.
Ink Fountain  Device which stores and supplies ink to the inking rollers on a printing press.
Ink Holdout  Describes the degree to which pigment and binder stay on the surface of a material; a function of the ink, material and solvent (or chemical) interactions.
Ink Pump  Electric or air driven mechanical pump that circulates an ink or coating from a holding tank to the ink fountain.
Internal Stress  Stress created within the adhesive layer by the movement of the adherends at differential rates or by contraction or
expansion of the adhesive layer.
Ion Deposition  A method of printing using a non-impact electonic image process.
Ir-Scannable  Capable of being read by an infrared scanner.
Irradiation  Treated with ultra-violet light or another high energy ray.
Jig  Device used to assist the correct placement of a semi-automatically applied pressure sensitive label. Usually it is made to fit the shape of the product being labeled.

Jog  To intermittently operate a press for very short increments of web travel. Inching.
Journals  The end shafts on which a roll rotates, usually within the needle bearing or bushing of a die block.
Jumbo   Roll A full width roll of converted material where the outside diameter is larger than standard.
Key-Line   In artwork, an outline drawing of finished art for labels to indicate the exact shape, position, and size for such elements as  halftones, line sketches, text, etc.
Key Mark or Triger  A code bit(s) that provides the scanner with the instruction that the code is in a position to be read. Used in some fixed
beam readers.
Kickout   The precipitation of the solid part of an ink or coating.
Kiss Cut   A die-cutting operation which cuts through the face sheet to a liner but not through the liner.
Kiss Impression   The lilghtest possible impression which will transfer the film of ink from the transfer roll to the plate and from the plate to the
material being printed.
Knock-Out   In color printing, the process of dropping an image out of the color such as dropping white type out of a color background.  Often called reverse printing.
Kromekote    A trademark of a clay coated paper with a highly polished, mirror-like finish; high gloss.
Label   The functional portion of a pressure sensitive construction comprising the face material and adhesive, die cut into various shapes.
Label Panel    Main panel of a container.

Label Stock    Pressure sensitive laminate from which labels are produced, usually refers to roll stock.
Labeling Machine   Dispensing apparatus that, by means of driving or pulling the backing, delivers a pressure sensitive label and applies it to a
product.
Lacquer    A clear protective coating, usually glossy, applied to a printed web in-line on a label press just prior to die-cutting.
Laminant   An adhesive for combining and bonding a combination of films, foils, plastics, papers or other materials. Pressure sensitive
constructions are often call laminants.
Laminate   A web material formed by bonding two or more materials together as in a pressure sensitive construction. To apply one layer of material over another.
Lamination   A plastic film bonded by heat, adhesive, and/or pressure to a printed web for protection or appearance. Two or more materials bonded together functioning as one.
Laser Paper    Paper suitable to accept laser printing.
Laser Printing   A method of printing which utilizes a laser beam to put images onto a substrate. Usually the surface of the substrate must have specific characteristics to accept laser printing.
Laser Scanner    An optical reading device using a low energy laser light beam as its source of illumination.
Latex   An emulsion of rubber or resin particles dispersed in an aqueous medium. A natural or synthetic elastomeric dispersion in
an aqueous system.
Latex Paper   Paper manufactured by two major processes; one of which is where latex is incorporated with the fibers in the beater prior to
formation of the sheet, and the second of which is whrte a preformed web of absorbent fiber is saturated with properly compounded latex. The paeprs are characterized by strength, folding endurance, resistance to penetration by water, flexibility, durability and resistance to abrasion.
LATMA    Label and Tag Manufacturers of Australia, an Australian organization similar to TLMI.
Lay Flat   A label material with good non-curling characteristics making it suitable for automatic overwrapping, insertion or any other
form of further processing

To learn more about Label Presses pay Muratec a visit here

-=Good Selling=-

Living and working in New Jersey is no easy task.  I've been doing that for the past 39 years in the same territory, some have said "who has it better than me?".  Well not me, even at the ripe old age of sixty-two I'm always looking for ways to increase my sales or knowledge of print.

What's really excited me the last couple of years is the huge opportunity that's out there for color label presses. 

At a recent food market, I noticed that every container of prepared food was accompanied by a color branded label for that food market. That food market has eight locations in the state and each location is using 25K of labels each month at each location.  I've seen the system they are using and could easily cost justify a change.  If you're tired of selling A4 & A3 devices with low margins I can only suggest that you spend a little time educating yourself on the market.

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Gum  Reference to a broad class of synthetic and natural adhesive materials which exhibit good tack characteristics. See adhesive.
Hairline Register  Register within +/- 1/2 row of dots.
Halftone  The reproduction of continuous-tone subjects such as photographs through a contact halftone screen, which converts the image into dots with equal spacing and different sizes.
Halo  An undesirable, peripheral outline of a printed image. An undesirable, peripheral outline of adhesive around the edge of an applied pressure sensitive label (due to adhesive ooze or substrate shrinkage).
Hang Tag  A term used to describe fold-over labels generally used for product identification. These products usually 'hang' in the retail marketplace.
Hard Dot  A term that refers to a dot where the fringe or halo is so slight as to be barely noticeable and the dot is very sharp..
Haze  A degree of cloudiness in a plastic material.
Heat Resistance  The property of a material which inhibits the occurrence of physical or chemical changes caused by exposure to high temperatures.
Heat Seal  Labels Label paper that has a coating which melts under heat to form the bonding agent.

Heat Sealing
The process of bonding two surfaces together by healing the adherent surfaces so that the heat seal coating or film is
melted, thereby affecting an adhesion between the two surfaces. Pressure is often added along with heat.
Heat Sealing Adhesive An adhesive film applied to a substrate to be later reactivated by the application of heat.
Helium Neon Laser The type of laser most commonly used in bar code scanners.
Hickey  A piece of foreign matter in paper or similar defect. A burr or defect on the printing plate or engraving. Spots or imperfections in the printing due to dirt on the press, dried or lumpy ink, paper dust particles, etc.
High-Speed Unwind  A device used to accelerate the unwinding of a roll of labels on a high speed automatic label dispenser.
High Temperature Adhesive  An adhesive that will enable a pressure sensitive label to adhere or stick well when aplpied to a hot substrate. Its characteristic will be such as to have a high degree of resistance to aging or deterioration at the elevated temperatures.
Highlight  The lightest or whitest parts in a photograph represented in a halftone reproduction by the smallest dots or the absence of
all dots.
Holding Power  The ability to withstand stress, as in holding rigid label materials on small diameter cylindrical objects. Involves both
adhesive and cohesive strength and flexibility of the face material.

Hologram  The pattern on a photosensitive material or embossed into a polymeric film structure resulting from an interference pattern
created by a laser light striking an object, then merging with a reference beam of the same light.
Hot Melt Adhesives  Thermoplastic materials with 100% solids that liquefy when heated and resolidify on cooling to form a bond with the face sheet the adhesive was applied to and a pressure sensitive lamination which includes a release coated backing sheet.
Hot Stamping  An image producing method utilizing support film which carries a colored metallic substance which can be transferred using
heat and pressure. Most commonly used to create metallic effects.
Hue  In color, the main attribute of a color which distinguishes it from other colors. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue are color
hues.
Hydroscopic   The quality of some materials to absorb atmospheric moisture; exhibiting an affinity for water. ID Inside diameter.
Idler Rolls  Roller mechanisms on converting machines used to support, smooth or direct the web in its course of travel through a machine. Not driven.
IML  In-mold label.
Impregnate To saturate or permeate a material with a substance.
Impression The image transferred from the printing plate to the substrate or the adjustment required to affect the same. Impression Cylinder In printing, the cylinder on a printing press over which the material feeds to pick up the impression from the inked plate.
Impressions  Imprints generally caused by defect on core or bad splice, etc. Can show up for many feet on certain materials.
Imprinting  Technique in which changeable copy is added to blank or previously printed labels, tags, etc., with a secondary printing
device such as an imprinter, computer printer, typewriter, etc.
In-Line Press A press coupled to another operation such as sheeting, die-cutting, creasing, etc. A multi-color press in which the color stations are mounted horizontally in a line.
In-Mold Labels (IML) Special type of labels which are pre-applied to plastic bottles during the blow-molding operation.
Infeed Nip  A mechanism designed to control the forward travel of the web into the press.
Infrared  Type of heaters used for drying.
Infrared Light  Refers to infrared rays, the longer wave lengths below the red in the spectrum. Used as a source of heat.
Inhibitor  A compound (usually organic) that retards or stops a chemical reaction such as corrosion, oxidation or polymerization.
Initial Release A release test run immediately after coating and laminating.

-=Good Selling=-

In the past I've called my self a hunter of wide format devices. I'm know moving on to call myself a hunter for color labels, which will lead me to placing net new label presses. 

Over the last month or so, I've noticed multiple rolls of color labels in Wawa's, Quick Chek (both of these are gas station/food markets here in New Jersey).  In addition I also scoped multiple rolls of labels in McDonalds and Dunkin Doughnuts (or Dunkin as they have re-branded).  See and ye shall find color labels everywhere!

Ink is all around us, while pages are reducing in the office, ink usage for branding is on fire.  Next time you're at you're favorite gas convenience store, stop and take a look at the opportunities, you'll be floored!

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Flock  A commercial fuzz or lint consisting of fine strands or filaments from textile fibers, animal hair, synthetic resins, etc. It is applied to an adhesive coated surface to produce a decorative felt-like appearance.
Flood Coat   The coating of an entire surface with an ink, adhesive, coating, etc.
Flow Out   The capacity of an ink or adhesive to spread, filling in the hills and valleys on the surface of the printed or non-printed substrate.
Fluorescent Paper   A paper that is coated with a fluorescent pigment which not only reflects a visible wave length, but is activated by most of
the remaining absorbed light to re-emit it as color of a longer wave length which results in reinforcement of the reflected color.
Fluorescent Pigments   By absorbing unwanted wave lengths of light and converting them into light of desired wave lengths, tehse colors seem to
possess an actual glow of their own.
Fluorocarbon Films   A film with very high and low temperature limits, excellent electrical characteristics, and a very slippery, non-sticking surface.
Flying Splice   A splicing or joining of two webs accomplished while the web is in motion.
Foaming   A property of a liquid related to a surface tension. Frothing.
Focal Distance   Ultraviolet light energy, like visible light, can be collected and focused by an elliptical reflector. The focal distance is the distance from the lamp to the substrate, whereas the maximum energy is concentrated at that distance which gives the narrowest band of focused light.
Foil   A very thin metal sheet that can be used as face stock material in label production.
Foil Paper Laminate   A foil laminated to a sheet of paper used as a face stock. The foil is usually top coated to improve ink receptivity.
Font   In composition, the complete assortment of type of one size and face.
Format   The size, style, layout, margins, etc., of a label.
Fountain   A pan or trough on a flexographic press which contains the ink and in which the fountain roller revolves.
Four-Color Process   Printing with yellow, magenta and cyan color inks plus black, using screens to create all other colors.
Freezer Adhesives   Adhesives that will function at temperatures below the freezing point. They are usually removable at room temperatures.
Fuse   To join two surfaces by heating them to their melting or softening point.
Gapping   Openings between layers within a roll of self wound laminating tape.
Gauge   A unit of measure usually the thickness or diameter and generally express by a number.
Gauge Bands   Areas where material or liner is thicker, forming a hard ridge as layer after layer builds up in the same spot.
Gear Chart   A handy reference compilation of the various printing lengths, or repeats, obtainable within the different gearing systems.
Gear Marks   A defect in flexographic printing. Usually appears as uniformly spaced, lateral variations in tone exactly corresponding to the
distance between gear teeth.
Gear Streaks In printing, parallel streaks appearing across the printed web at the same interval as the gear teeth on a cylinder. Same
gear marks.

Gel   A state or condition in which an ink, varnish or coating has a jelly-like consistency.
Gelling   The thickening of an ink or other liquid, which cannot be reversed by stirring.
Ghosting   (New) Vary faint reproduction of printed design without actual ink transfer.
Ghosting (Old)   Shadows or indistinct images appearing in solids or reveses typically caused by poor ink distribution and/or poor base ink
formulation.
Glassine  A super calendered, smooth, dense, transparent or translucent paper manufactured primarily from chemical wood pulps which have been beaten to secure a high degree of hydration of the stock. Sometimes used as a backing paper.
Gloss  Characteristic of the surface which causes it to reflect light at a given angle..
Grab   Ability of an adhesive to quickly adhere to a surface with a minimum of pressure (usually touched to the surface with its own
weight). Also called instant adhesion or initial tack.
Grain  In papermaking, the direction in which most fibers lie corresponding with the alignment of the fibers in the direction of the
paper travel through the paper machine.
Gram   Unit of weight in the metric system; the weight of one cubic centimeter of water at standard conditions. 28.35 grams equal
one ounce.
Gravure Printing   A printing process employing minute engraved wells. Generally, deeply etched wells carry more ink than a raised surface,
hence print darker values. Shallow wells print light values. A doctor blade wipes excess ink from the cylindrical printing surface. Rotogravure employs etched cylinders and web fed stock.
Guard Bars   The bars which are at both ends and center of a UPC and EAN symbol. They provide reference points for scanning.
Guillotine   An instrument for trimming sheets of paper (with a downward cutting action).

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Yes, Since Summer is winding down, I thought I'd get back in the groove with the glossary of terms for Color Label Presses.

It was a few months ago when I went cold calling in South Jersey.  I was on the lookout for copiers but also wanted to keep my eyes open for companies that could benefit from a label press or a corrugated press. If you're not familiar with a corrugated press that device will allow a user print graphics for use on card board boxes.

I was able to find three companies that could be deemed as a suspects. Although not a suspect for me at this point in time.

The largest potential came from a franchise operation. One of the items I noticed was cardboard boxes that were covered with ink with the companies branding.  Yes, it was time to ask some questions about those boxes. I found out that this particular location went through and average of 5 boxes per week.  Next question was "how many locations are there?" I was floored with when I heard almost 1,500 locations.  Taking the average of 5 boxes per week and then multiplying by the locations meant that they could be using 30,000 boxes a month.  Annual would be around 360,000 boxes.  That my friends is one hell of a suspect and a follow up is in order.

Ink is all around us, while pages are reducing in the office, ink usage for branding is on fire.  Next time you're at you're favorite gas convenience store, stop and take a look at the opportunities, you'll be floored!

Label Press University

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Face-Cut Label:   Any pressure sensitive label where the face material is cut to the liner.
Face Material:  Any paper, film, fabric, laminate or foil material suitable for converting into pressure sensitive label stock. In the finished
construction this web is bonded to the adhesive layer and becomes the functional part of the construction.
Face Slit:   A slit in the face material of a pressure sensitive produce to facilitate removal from the backing.
Face Stock:  See face material.
Fadeometer:   Instrument used to measure the fade resistant properties of inks and other pigmented coatings.
Fading:   A gradual decrease in brilliance of color. The term is often applied to the change in color produced by exposure to light.
Fan Fold:   See continuous labels.
Fatigue:   A condition of stress created by repeated flexing or impact force upon the adhesive-adhered interface.
Feathering:   A defect which is characterized by ragged, coarse edges, or undersirable irregular edges around a print.
Feed Slots:  Round or rectangular holes or slits put in pressure sensitive label stock to maintain the register of pressure sensitive labels
while they are being printed or imprinted.
Festoon:  Material take-up system usually used with a butt splicer in order to continue feeding a press while the splice is being made
on stationary material.
Fill-In:   Generally used to refer to the open portions of small type and half-tones filled by ink.
Filling-In:   Refers to the filling-in of small reverse areas or copy of a printed design.
Film:   A transparent material used for face stock for pressure sensitive labels. Often used in applications requiring maximum
durability.
Film Master:   A photographic film representation of a specific symbol from which a printing plate is produced.
Film Positive:   A positive contact print on a film base material.
Films:   Face and liner material manufactured from synthetic high molecular weight polymers.
FINAT:   European organization of label printers similar to TLMI.
Fineness of Grind:  The degree of grinding or dispersion of a pigment in a printing ink or vehicle. Extent to which particle size has been reduced
to its ultimate by grinding technique.
Fineness of Grind Gauge:  Instrument consisting of a flat block with two calibrated gradient slots from 0 to 0.001 inch on which ink is drawn down with a steel blade. Undispersed pigment or other particles in ink show streaks starting at their particle size.
Finish:  The surface property of a material determined by its texture and gloss. Also an important physical property of paper. It describes surface contour and characteristics measurable by smoothness, gloss, absorbability and print quality. Finish of paper can be aesthetic or functional.
Finishing:   Usually refers to the last thing done prior to shipping, I.e. rewinding, packing, etc.
Fish Eyes:   Round or eye-shaped deformations in a coating (adhesive, release, protective, etc.); craters.
Flag:  A marker, usually strips of colored paper or board, inserted in rolls of pressure sensitive materials and extending from an edge to designate a deviation from standard, such as a splice, defect or specification change. A warning to the operator handling the material during the next operation in the converting process, usually indicating an area that is to be inspected closely.
Flagging:  Usually refer to the 'lifting' of a pressure sensitive label from the surface to which it has been applied. This condition most often occurs when the label has been applied around a curved surface.
Flame-Resistant Paper:  A paper which has been treated with chemicals which enables it to resist flame. While not actually fireproof, it will not support combustion, will char but not carry a flame.
Flammable:   Capable of being ignited.
Flash Point:   The temperature at which a flammable liquid will flash when ignited by small flame passed over the surface.
Flat Pack:   A continuous web folded at a cross perforation at regular intervals. 
Flex:  Another term for deflection of rolls or cylinders in press. Also, bending qualities or characteristics, of any material, including printing substrates.
Flexibility: A property of face materials, measured under specified conditions, that indicates how readily they will conform to curved surfaces.
Flexible Printed Circuit:  A printed circuit or conductive pattern, on or between insulating layers, which remains flexible after processing.
Flexible Die:  See magnetic die.
Flexing:  Condition that can occur on a die when the die circumference is less than the width of the cross-blades. Causes the center of the cross-blades to fail to cut properly and consistently.
Flexlight:   Union Carbide's trademark for photopolymer plate material.
Flexographic Printing:  Formerly called aniline printing. A method of rotary printing that employs flexible, raised relief image plates and rapid-drying
inks.
Flexography:   Relief printing process using a simple inking system and fluid inks.

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The turkey, provolone, onions, hot banana peppers and tomatoes sandwich had my full attention.  It was lunch time, I was starved since my wife had me doing this points for food thing.  Everything was no points except for the bread, and what the heck a little bread now and then isn't going to kill me right?

While reaching for my bottle of water I noticed I had no napkins, and being a polite eater I opted to search for the napkins instead of taking that first chunk out of my sandwich.  A quick glance around the restaurant and there it was, not the napkins but a beautiful stack of cardboard boxes.  I was truly in heaven!

There were twelve boxes in two stacks of six.  Each box was fully decked out with branding (the box was printed with color images) on all sides. After that wonderful distraction I was able to locate the napkins. I finished lunch and then proceeded to the counter to see what information I could get out of the employees.  I found out that the boxes were used for catering, and the location I was at used about 5 boxes per week.  I sat back down and looking up this company on the web and found that they have more than 2,000 franchise locations in the US.

Hmmm, I wonder if each franchise used 5 boxes per week per location. That's 10,000 boxes per week, 40,000 per month and almost a half a million for the year.  

Can you imagine the amount of ink that's used to imprint all four sides of the box? 

You might ask what I'm getting at right?  For a long time I've been harping about print migration and the need for dealers to follow the migration of print.  Those catering boxes is an excellent example of print migration.  

Alas, I have nothing to offer that company to either reduce their costs, or bring that printing in house (I did find out that all of these branded boxes are out- sourced).  But if you were a Dealer for Muratec America a Konica Minolta Company you'd be knocking on their door with information about the PKG-675i.

The PKG-675i is capable of printing on corrugated materials (boxes). I'm no expert with the PKD-675i yet, but I would beat dollars to doughnuts that this company is definitely a suspect.  I told another sales person the other day that more often than not, we are sales detectives.  It's our job to investigate and find out more about the suspect with the use of the branded catering boxes.  Leave not stone unturned and you may find that these branded boxes could be a revenue bonanza.

Next time you're out and about, keeps your eyes peeled for corporate branding for boxes and or labels. I'm a firm believer that niche printing devices can be the Holy Grail for those that want to grow their print business.

You can find out more about the PKG-675i here

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Here's a short story for all. 

About a month ago my wife asked me to go shopping with her because of a recent snow storm here in the East.  I don't like food shopping, but at times I do need to do my part.  

My wife took me to some new fangled market, and I must admit I was floored with the quality and selection of the foods that were offered.  However what intrigued me the most is that 25% of all the products for sale had a custom color label. There were hundreds if not a thousand of these labels.  Oh boy!

With a loaf of bread in one and a container of Brazil nuts in the other I was off the races to find out what, were and how of the labels. I found the office and much to my surprise there was the owner and he was printing color labels. After a few questions I found out that they have four of these label printers (which only print black) and they outsource the rest,  Which means they are paying a hefty price for the labels. In fact each outsourced label has a cost of 9 cents and the client then has to run the black image (pricing) on each label.  Cost is about .12 cents for each label.  Now each label printer is printing 2,000 labels per week or 8K per store x4 stores for a total of 32K labels per month.  Need I say more? 

Opportunity knocks! (just wish I sold label presses) All the grumblings about page counts going down, the move to paperless is killing the industry. Frack that, we need to follow the migration of print!

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

This blog will be an additional addition to our Label Press University.  We're going to go in alphabetical order to educate everyone on products & industries that use labels. 

About two months ago I counted all of the labels that were plastered on a Ricoh W3601 wide format MFP.  I believe the total ended up at 36 or so.  Labels are everywhere and the opportunities to place label presses are everywhere. 

Appliances, Apparel, Automotive products, Agricultural products, Aerospace industry, Advertising agencies, Asset tags

Beverages, Bottles, Boxes, Bumper stickers, Business cards, Bookplates, Beauty products, BBQ Sauce, Bakeries, Building materials

Candy, Cars, Coffee, Candles, Copiers, Corporate branding, Copackers, Cosmetics, Commercial printers, Cartons, Cannabis, Chemicals

Dairy products, Discount pricing, Dog & other pet products, Day of the week labels, Distilleries

Educational products, Electronic equipment and supplies, Essential oil products, Environmental notices, Emergency warnings

Food packaging, Folders, Fitness equipment, Fragile packaging, Floral products, Fundraising giveaways, Furniture products, Farming products

Glassware, Gifts, Games, Giveaways, GHS safety information, Grocery products, Gun labels, Gambling equipment

Healthcare products, Household chemicals, Hazard warnings Handle with care, Hot Sauce, HVAC repair labels, Honey, Hardware products

Industrial chemicals, Industrial equipment, Inspection compliance, Instruction information, Inspirational messages

Jewelry, Jars, Juice bottles, Jeans and other clothing Journals, Janitorial products, Jellies and jams

Kids' toys and products, Kitchen products, Ketchup bottles

Laboratory identification, Logo labels, Lotions, Laundry products Library books, Luggage, Lawn care products, Lighting equipment, Lumber products

Menus, Mailers, Maintenance reminders, Makeup, Medications, Medical supplies, Meat products, Machinery, Motorcycles and accessories

Nutritional products, Nutraceuticals, Newspaper advertisements, Name tags, Nail polish, Natural gas products, Nursery/gardening products

Office equipment and supplies, Oil and gas products, Organizational products, Olive Oil, Ophthalmic equipment

Parking permits, Promotional products, Point-of-purchase signage, Pharmaceuticals, Petroleum products, Private label products, Produce

QR codes, Quantity indicators, Quality control, Quilting products Quarantine labels

Retail Packaging, Railroad equipment, Recycling, Reorder notices, Repair labels, Restaurant supplies, Real estate promotions

Specialty promotions, Safety, Security, School spirit, Shopping bags, Sporting goods, Static clings, Soda bottles, Sauces and spices, Soaps

Tracking information Tradeshow giveaways, Toys, Trophies, Tamper-evident notices, Telecommunication notices, Tobacco products

Updates on sales literature, UPC codes, USB flash drives, Uniforms, Utility notices, University-related products or services

Vending machines, Varsity promotions, Visitor labels, Veterinary products, Vaping products, Vitamins

Water Bottles, Warnings, Wine bottles, Wearables, Weight labels, Website promotions, Wedding favors or specialty items, Wholesale products

X-ray machines and supplies, XL size labels, X-mas products

Youth organization activities, Yarn craft products, Yard care products, Yachts and yachting accessories

Zip code change notices, Zoo promotions, Zip tie labels, Zone labels

I'm sure there's some that we missed, please feel free to add in the comments section.

Still not sold on label presses?  If you get a chance pay a visit to a Dunkin Doughnuts franchise.  While you're waiting in line for you coffee, take a look at the entire store for labels.  Take a look at the machines, the counter, windows, doors, walls. The amount of labels is incredible.

Special thanx to Muratec America a division of Konica Minolta for helping me with this blog.  Interesting getting into the label press business? Call or email  Muratec America and tell em the Print4Pay Hotel sent you.

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If you're a follower of this site, then you know that I'm a huge fan of Label Presses. They have sizzle, they have great margins and it's a great ROI sell to companies that are currently out-sourcing their labels.

About six months ago I took the time to draw up a business plan to set up a Label Press division in the dealership that I work for.  Dedicated reps just focused on that one product means that you could have a team ramped up in just 90 days.  Think back to when a copier dealership only have four models of copiers, the time that it took to get reps producing was usually 90 days or so.  I never did deliver that business plan to the dealer principal, there was too much other stuff going on with acquisitions.

Kinda wish I did have a bankroll of $250K, because I know I could make it work. My goal with this blog series is to keep label presses in front of everyone. In addition if your margins are getting squeezed for copiers, maybe it's time to learn more about a market that has a low digitization rate of 6%.  

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

In a previous blog from this week titled How Many Labels Did We Count on the Ricoh MP3601SP? I wrote about all of the black & color labels that I found on one of our wide format devices in our showroom.  In addition I just noticed that none of the pictures uploaded to the blog!  Arrgghh!  Thus, I will try to get those pictures uploaded this week.

My point is that there are labels everywhere and we're just not paying attention them because we never thought that we could play in that market. Well, we can, with the likes of the Muratec and KonicaMinolta devices.  Do not leave any label (stone) unturned!  Ask questions like where did you get them, how many do you buy, have you ever figured out the cost per label are just some of those probing questions that we need to ask.

At the top of each blog you'll see .  Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press University.  It's pretty neat, you'll see all of the blogs that we've posted for an easier read and simple way to toggle from blog to blog.

Color Label Presses can be used as seeding devices in larger Print4Pay opportunities, or help that dealer or rep get a conversation going with an account where they have never had any traction with MFP's or IT services.  In addition, the competition is ripe for takeover.   Let us not forget about the GP!

The market for full color digital labels in huge and the potential to make some serious commissions is enormous.  BTW, isn't that why we're in this crazy business? 

Controlled Release Additive:  A material added to silicone release coatings to create the desired higher release level.

Converter:  Refers to that type of manufacturer who produces plain or printed rolls, sheets, bags or pouches, etc., from rolls of film, foil or paper, including pressure sensitives.

Copier Label:   A label designed for overprinting by a plain paper photocopier.

Copy:   Any furnished material (manuscript, pictures, artwork, etc.) to be used in the production of printing.

Copy Preparation:  Directions for desired size and other details for illustrations, and the arrangement into proper position of various parts of the label being prepared for reproduction.

Core:   A tube on which paper, film, or foil labels are wound for shipment. Also the metal body of a roller which is rubber covered.

Core Holder:   Device for affixing core to shaft; core chuck.

Core Plugs:  Metal, wood or compressed paper plugs which are driven into the paper core of the finished roll to prevent crushing or other damge to the core.

Corner Radius:   Describes the arc or curvature of the die blades where they meet so that they can impart a rounded corner to a die cut label.

Corona Treating:  An electrical discharge which is used to raise the critical surface tension of low or inert substrates thereby enhancing printability.

Coupon:  Removable label either supplying information or havng redeemable value. They may be either pressure sensitive or non-pressure sensitive.

Coverage:  Ink or coating mileage; the surface area covered by a given quantity of ink or coating material. In flexography, the extent or degree to which a base material is covered, colored, or hidden by an ink or coating.

Crazing:   The appearance of a network of small cracks in a varnish coat or a plastic facestock.

Creep:   The lateral movement of a pressure sensitive label on a surface due to low cohesive strength.

Cromalin:   One-piece color proofing for four-color process.

Crop:   To eliminate portions of the copy (indicated by cropmarks).

Crop marks:  Marks made on the outer edges of artwork to designate the area to be printed.

Cross Direction:  The direction across the web. Papers are weaker and are affected more by changes in relative humidity in the cross direction that the grain direction.

Crush Cut:   A cut made by a rotary blade in contact with an anvil or base roll.

Crushed Core:  Core that gives way and becomes out-of-round either from too much tension or a bump.

CSA Canadian Standards Association:   Canadian association similar to Underwriters Laboratories.

Cure:  To change the properties of adhesives, coatings or inks by chemical reaction. The 'curing' of inks uses high intensity UV lamps whereas the 'curing' of rubber requires considerable heat and pressure. 'Curing' is achieved by condensation, polymerization or vulcanization.

Curetime:   The time/temperature combination required to bring about the desired level of cure.

Curing Temperature:   Temperature to which an adhesive, ink or coating is subjected to for curing.

Curl:  The tendency of material by itself or in a laminate to bend or partly wrap around the axis of one of its directions. Curl is often caused by humidity or improper tension.

Cut:  An expression commonly used to designate an engraving or photographic print. Also to dilute an ink, lacquer, varnish, etc. with solvents or with clear base; to thin.

Cut-Off:  In web printing, the cut or print length corresponding to the circumference of the plate cylinder and/or die cutter; repeat length.

Cut Rule:   Steel rule blades designed to cut materials being produced on flat-bed die cutting equipment.

Cuts:   The number of rolls slit from a master roll.

Cyan:   A substractive primary color which reflects blue and green light and absorbs red light.

Cylinder:  In flexography, most rollers in the printing press are called rolls with the exception of that upon which the rubber plates are mounted, and the one which received the impression, and these are usually referred to as cylinders, I.e., plates, cylinder, impression cylinder.

Cyrell:   DuPont's trademark for photopolymer plate material.

Dark Reaction:  Ultraviolet inks usually turn solid at the bottom of the can when the shelf life of the material has expired. It is called this because it occurs in the absence of light, oxygen, and normal ink bodying agents.

Debossed:  An indent or cut in design or lettering of a surface.

Deckle:  Web width of paper machine.

Decorative Sheet:  A laminated plastic sheet used for decorative purposes in which the color and/or surface pattern is an integral part of the sheet.

Defoamer:  A substance or mixture of substance which when added to foaming solutions causes small bubbles to collect into large bubbles which rise to the surface and break.

Delamination:  The separation of a material into layers in a direction approximately parallel to the surface. The partial or complete separation of the layers of a laminate.

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