Talking about the Application of Metal Texture Printing System MFX
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With the wide application of high and new technology in the field of printing, it has stimulated the rapid development of printing technology. At present, an innovative metal effect color grading process system, Metallic Color Printing System (MFX), has begun to serve the printing field, bringing designers and printers a new concept of grading, enabling them to show each Metallic spot color and metallic effect toning. This breakthrough technology of the system has opened up a vast world for printing (especially packaging and printing).
The Metallic Color Printing System was developed in 2002 by a new printing technology developed by MetalFX(R) Technologies, headquartered in Leeds, England, and was founded by young Andrew Angie. The company specializes in design and printing technology. The current metal color library and software system can provide more than 100 million metal effect colors. Through a simple printing process, five kinds of inks are used to print metallic color. Printed with the silver base ink of the MFX(R) system (but note that this silver ink is different from ordinary silver ink, its adhesion, brightness, etc. is better than ordinary silver ink), and now even developed super bright silver Ink (more expensive) can be imitation of the silver effect, and then overprint the magenta, yellow, blue, black four-color ink, you can get a variety of colors with metal effect.
Simply put, MetalFX Licensing (R) works through the MetalFX(R) license, and system users (such as designers, brands of various products, etc.) can obtain consistent guarantees for pre-press and post-press color effects. The MetalFX(R) license includes multiple levels. The first-level license is at the printing enterprise level. Printing companies must meet stringent quality control and print testing requirements to ensure color reproducibility. Of course, the printing company must pay a license fee to obtain MetalFX approval. The second type of license applies to prepress and design companies. After the company pays the license fee, it will receive technical support from MetalFX(R) and become an authorized user of MetalFX(R). If the designer only wants to get the MetalFX(R) kit containing the software and design tools, or the MFX(R) color card (this is the world's first metal texture printing color card), it can also be purchased separately. Ink companies can sell Eckart/MFX(R) silver base inks without a MetalFX(R) license. However, four-color inks must be approved by MetalFX(R) to ensure that the inks work with the MFX(R) process.
Using MetalFX(R) software and formulas, the prints not only show a variety of metallic spot colors and metallic effects. And MetalFX(R) can be integrated with the image to produce very good effects (such as making special effects such as holograms and hidden text). The MetalFX(R) process expands the color space and dramatically improves overall print quality, making the print layout more realistic and vivid. In addition, the MetalFX(R) system can create other special effects, such as anti-counterfeit text and company logos that are displayed when the paper is moving or reflected at different angles. As another tool, MetalFX(R) photo production software can be used to create metal effect images, making cars, jewellery, coins and other photos come alive to achieve a more realistic metallic effect.
The MetalFX(R) system provides a complete tool set. The required design tools include a set of MetalFX(R) software stored on a CD-ROM containing 615 metal-effect colors, software used, and everyday designs. Software such as Photoshop(R), Illustrator(R), QuarkXpressTM, Pagemaker Artpro, etc. are fully compatible. The use of the software is described in detail in a 40-page manual. The tool kit also includes a set of color cards with 615 standard color blocks for design and user reference. The color of the metal effect in the color card set is named MFX (R) color, and is assigned a specified code, such as MFX (R) 0052 is a green metallic color. In addition, in order to enable the system and software to be used and promoted skillfully, MFX has also established a special training institution in cooperation with the internationally renowned university Leeds University to research and train users and researchers of the MFX system. Can further develop.
As a high-tech in the field of in-depth printing, MetalFX technology has created an extremely broad new world for the designers of countless advertising, design and prepress companies, which has changed the difficulty and quality of the previous production of metal texture printing. It greatly reduces the limitations of designing complex metal textures, and has created three special effects such as HOLO FX, LIVE FX, and Security FX, which enhance the beauty of the work from depth and breadth. In addition, for the needs of the packaging and printing industry, MFX has also developed a set of PrintDevizor software that can simultaneously use the MFX color wheel system on 3D screens. This has greatly expanded the application of MFX in the packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food and so on.
The MetalFX(R) process was first used in 2003 by the famous dessert brand Sara Lee. Sara Lee uses metallic colors in the packaging of premium chilled foods such as Fruity Profiterole Dessert. Printed mixed metallic purple and silver packaging designs have gained wide appreciation. MetalFX(R) has quickly established a market base, mainly because various strategic partners, including ECKART, Kodak Polychrome Graphics, Creo, Gretag Macbeth, M-Real, Komori, Stehlin Hostag Ink, etc., are actively participating in the promotion. MetalFX(R) technology. At the 2003 IGAS Printing Expo, many press manufacturers have promoted MetalFX(R) technology. In May 2004, at the world's largest print fair (DRUPA) in Germany, ECKART, Heidelberg, MAN Roland, Mitsubishi, Komori, Shinohara, etc. will focus on promoting MetalFX(R). The MFX system makes the world of printing colors extremely vast. Today, MetalFX(R) has been used by many designers and printers in Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
As an integrated system, MetalFX technology maintains a close working relationship with most prepress equipment manufacturers in the world. The digital proofing system that Kodak, Fuji and other printer companies cooperate with MFX to directly print metal texture colors has been put on the market. Many brands of printer manufacturers use products made with the MFX system. ECKART WOLSTENHOLME INX TOYO XSYS, which is authorized by MFX, also produces inks with the MFX logo. Color management companies such as X-rite XAAR KODAK have introduced color management solutions for MFX technology. MFX technology is not created for the creation of this printing method. It exists because it develops and promotes the traditional printing of metallic colors and habits, making the metal texture printing method deep, systematic and integrated. MFX can design and print beautiful metal texture on paper, self-adhesive, and even PP, PE and other substrates. MFX is suitable for various methods such as offset printing, gravure printing, flexo printing and screen printing. Manufacturers of products such as Rolls-Royce in the UK have adopted MFX color as the standard color for their car manuals.
General printing techniques usually use four-color inks with silver to create a variety of metallic colors, but for a long time, metal color proofs have many problems. With the launch of MetalFX(R) software, Kodak FirstCheck(R) desktop proofing system was introduced to designers by another strategic partner, Kodak Polychrome Graphics, and the Kodak Approval(R) system was introduced for prepress production and printing plants. Offering accurate metallic proofing for almost any substrate, this proofing system combines MFX(R)'s unique color coding to allow designers to review the effects of printed matter before printing. Therefore, the designer only needs to select the desired MFX(R) color in the MFX(R) software to obtain a consistent quality proof, thus ensuring uniform and accurate printing color effects.
The innovative MetalFX(R) metallic system brings the latest upgrades to the graphic design, packaging and printing sectors and is becoming a global trend. In short, the MFX system helps all industries to promote the creative use of metallic colors, bringing eye-catching metallic colors and stable color reproducibility to various brands. With the increasing use of MFX technology around the world, it is believed that in the near future, the MFX system is likely to become the mainstream of the printing industry leading the metal color printing industry.