Collaboration streamlines metallic flexible packaging prototyping

Color-Logic has certified JetComp 2mm silver metallized polypropylene film for use with its Process Metallic Color System.

By utilizing the Color-Logic process and printing with an Epson, Mimaki, or Roland solvent wide-format printer, package designers can immediately see the effects of the Color-Logic system on their packages.

Color-Logic chief technical officer Richard Ainge said: ‘Prototyping metallic flexible packages was difficult and unpredictable until Color-Logic and JetComp collaborated to simplify and standardize the process.

‘Color-Logic files may now be printed on JetComp metallized film using widely available wide-format printers to proof and produce short runs of new flexible packages.’

Color-Logic recently added an InDesign plug-in for its process that allows metallic special effects to be created for flexible packaging, including flexible films and shrink wrap materials.

Mark Geeves, director of sales and marketing at Color-Logic, added: ‘Designs for printing on metallized films require complex white ink masks.

‘The complex masks can be generated with just a click of the mouse using Color-Logic software, rather than the hours often required when creating the masks manually within Adobe Creative Suite. 

‘Our user-friendly Illustrator and Photoshop plugins enable graphic designers to produce dramatic effects and achieve greater shelf impact by utilizing the metallic substrate with white, cyan, magenta, yellow and black inks within the design. 

‘Our collaboration with JetComp and its metallized films enables prototyping to be done in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional methods being used today.’