PRINTING – Flexographic printing requires color separated art and flexible (rubber or polymer) printing plates. Camera ready art should be color separated to exact size.
PRINTING CAPABILITIES – Our equipment is capable of printing up to 8 colors on both sides of a bag, and up to 100% of the bag can be printed, except where
noted otherwise. Process printing is available and requires a special quotation.
ART REQUIREMENTS – To avoid additional charges, artwork should be prepared in camera ready B/W format, color separated, and to size. Art should be clean, crisp, 600 dpi or higher, black and white ready for reproduction. Photocopies, faxes and business cards are NOT camera ready and will require artist services for additional touch up.
Art may be supplied on disk prepared for MAC format. On multi colored
artwork, please provide a composite showing color breakdown. We accept
Macintosh files in all popular formats.
Note: Please have a PDF FILE accompany your disk.
When fonts are used, please include the Mac screen and printer fonts used for the job or create outlines for all type.
Screens and solids, even in the same colors, should be separated
Example: 185 Red and a 30% 185 red screen will become a 2-color job.
Prepare art file and output with the solid red on a separate plate from the red
screen. Add trap to the screen and have the solid overprint.
Please note we have an experienced in house art staff, well trained in the
complete preparation of artwork to meet the specifications of our machinery
and printing process. We are happy to assist you in art preparation, or help
answer any questions you may have regarding the same. Please call us for
further assistance.
UNION LOGOS – As a union shop, upon request we will include a union
logo on any bags manufactured domestically.
EYESPOTS – Some bags will be printed with a small, solid, rectangular
box in the lower corner of both sides of the bag. This box, or eyespot, helps
assure the accuracy of bag size during manufacturing.
