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Gravure
Artwork Manual for Rotogravure Printing
Edition: EN V4 | Status February 2016
Introduction
Contents01
Introduction02
Carton Structure 03
The Printing Technique
04
The Filling Process
05
Workflow06
Working with the Keylines
The Structure of the combibloc and combifit Layouts07
The Bottom Section of the Carton
10
The Bottom Section - Cross-Section of Formats 11
The Carton Top Panel 14
Manufacturer Identification (MI)
15
Versions of the Manufacturer Identification
16
Versions of the Print Free Area
17
The Back Panel and Longitudinal Seam 18
Misalignment along the Longitudinal Seam
19
Re-Setting Dimensions 20
The Opening Devices
Punching and Applying the Straw
22
combiSwift23
combiSmart24
Cross-Section of the Opening Devices
25
Unprinted Areas with Opening Devices
28
Standard Print-Free Area (EDF)
29
Opening Instruction Pictograms
30
Designing
Colour Sequence/Printing Sequence
31
Colour Sequence Priorities
32
Colour Sequence
33
Colouring of Marks with Metallic Colour
34
Black Sequence
35
Colour Drift 36
First Tone Printed
38
Gradations39
Overprinting40
Spreading41
EAN-Code Standard/UPC-Code
43
EAN-Code Free Zones
44
Special EAN-Code for ALDI
45
QR-Code46
Standard Values
47
How to Save Money
48
Flooding – Test Proof
49
Control Marks
50
Special Engravings
51
Delivering Data
Information for Delivering Data
Check-List for Delivering Data Doc.-No.: I-G-0146-en
Edition: V4 Appendix A (English)
We reserve the right to
make technical changes
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Artwork Manual
Contents
01
Introduction
Typo
TypJu
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Juice
The System for Success.
SIG Combibloc is the company leading the way in the global
packaging industry. We manufacture aseptic carton packaging for
food such as milk, juice, soups and sauces while developing and producing the required filling machines.
We are driven by the motivation of achieving joint success with
our customers. We use our high-grade, high-performance and flexible system to guide the entire packaging process. One portion of this
process is preparing packaging design for production in rotogravure
printing.
We would like to use this manual to support you in laying out
the design of your carton packaging. Applying the criteria described
in this manual will provide a reliable foundation for optimum implementation of your design ideas in the SIG standard.
Doc.-No.: I-G-0146-en
Artwork Manual
Introduction
02
Introduction
Carton Structure - The Carton Combination of combibloc
Middle polyethylene coating
Aluminium
Inner polyethylene coating
Printing on outer polyethylene coating
combibloc
combifit
Carton Structure
Raw board
Creasing and punching
Folding and sealing
Sleeve dispatch
The strong edges ensure that the
carton is always on good shape.
The longtidudinal seam offers
aseptic safety.
The preformed carton sleeves are produced in
the packaging material facilities at SIG Combibloc and they are later aseptically filled on the
filling machines on the customer‘s premises.
The carton is given an inside and outside layer
of high-grade polyethylene (PE) including an
extremely thin layer of aluminium and another
inner layer of polyethylene.
Rotogravure printing for stunning colours
After coating, a high-grade rotogravure printing
technique that is especially suited to high runs of
sophisticated products with intensive colours is
used to print on the carton.
Artwork Manual
Introduction
03
The structure of a rotogravure printing
cylinder and how it is engraved
The rotogravure printing cylinder consists of a
steel core with a thin layer of copper for the
engraving. The cylinder is chrome-plated after
engraving.
the digital data
of the design
The engraving stylus
with a diamond head
engraves a mirror-image of the design into
the layer of copper.
the layer of
chrome after
engraving
The Printing Technique
Introduction
The Printing Technique - The SIG Process
the detail of
engraved cells
A schematic diagram of the printing machine
drying unit
SIG laminate
material
rewinder
M
C
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Y
A schematic diagram of the printing unit
impression
cylinder
SIG laminate material
Blue
Black
printing direction
Blau
Schwarz
The rotogravure printing technique
Rotogravure printing is a direct printing
technique where all of the printing elements
are engraved to the cylinder surface as little
cells. The cylinder rotates in a trough filled
with low-viscosity ink. The ink flows into the
cell, while the surplus ink is scraped off from
the print free zones with a doctor blade.
The ink is then transferred to the laminate.
direction of
printing
blade
printing cylinder
ink tray
Artwork Manual
Introduction
04
Introduction
The Filling Process in the combibloc Filling Machine
sterile
air
The Filling Process
product
H2O2
magazine
1
2
6C
3
6A
3
1
4
6B
7
Magazine
6
A
Sleeve extraction + opening-up of sleeves
The individual sleeves are extracted through
suction units, they are opened up rectangulary
and are pushed onto a mandrel. This ensures
a reliable guidance for the production of the
bottom section.
3
9
5
The magazine holds the sleeves, and is refilled
by the operator or the optional CAM module.
2
8
B
Bottom activation
Aseptic area
The aseptic area consists of the areas: sterilisation (A), drying (B) and filling (C) of the carton.
First, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used to
sterilise the inside of the carton. Afterwards, the
heated sterile air is blown in at several stations
and thus dries out, the H2O2 still inside. The
process is used to kill the micro-organisms
inside the package in a reliable way. The
product is filled into the carton in the filling
station at two stages. The aseptic area is under
a slight overpressure of sterile air, thus avoiding
the ingression of non-sterile air from the outside
and thus preventing the aseptic area from being
contaminated.
Hot air is used at two stations to activate the
areas of the bottom section of the sleeve.
C
4
5
Bottom folding
7
During the time the mandrel wheel transports
the sleeve to the bottom pressing station, rotating lateral folders and a longtidudinal folder are
used to prefold the bottom section.
Bottom pressing station
Bottom press dies and the face side of the mandrel are used to fully press and seal the bottom
section of the carton. The specific design of the
pressing elements ensures the typical, patented
concave-shaped bottom section guaranteeing
the particularly good standing features.
8
9
Top sealing through ultrasonic sealing
The top section of the carton is folded by the
ultrasonic sealing tools and is sealed on top
of the fill level. Before sealing the carton with
ultrasonic energy, steam is injected into the
carton to reduce the head space to a minimum
after the cooling-down process. A nitrogene
injection is available as an option.
Top forming station
The polyethylene is heated up with hot air at
the top triangles and at the narrow side of the
carton, the top triangles are folded downwards
and are sealed to the carton.
Ejector and discharge station
The carton is ejected out of the pocket, and is
put up and then placed onto the off-conveyor.
Artwork Manual
Introduction
05
Introduction
The SIG Combibloc Workflow - Reproduction/Printing Management
preliminary phase /
graphic artists / customers
packaging is scheduled after
the packaging order is placed
and at the same time as
design implementation
design order placed with SIG
Workflow
packaging
order placed
(data, artwork,
Design Order Form Doc-Nr.: 10.F-SC 701)
place reproduction order
and request proof
internal correction loop
proof supplied
to SIG for checking
and sending to
customer
no
customer correction loop
customer reviews proofs
customer gives
approval for cylinder
engraving
Packaging Order
is placed
no
no
inquire Packaging Order
cylinder produced and
test proof supplied to SIG
internal correction loop
SIG approves
production cylinder
no
packaging production
Artwork Manual
Introduction
06
The Structure of the combibloc and combifits Layouts (Back Panel Divided)
print free sealing area
top panel
back right
top panel
back left
top front side
cylinder numbers
version no. of keyline
print free ear area
crease line
crease line
lay-out area (background/picture)
left hand side panel
front panel
back panel right
type area marking
ple
type area marking
right hand side panel
sa
m
connection
spreading/bleed
connection
spreading/bleed
printing number
print check
register marks
register marks
carton base
Interleaved Code
Format series
cb4 · cb5 · cb6 · cb7 · cf7
Area definition:
longitudinal seam
top backside left
The Structure of the combibloc and combifit Layouts
back panel left
Lay-out area
top front side
top backside
right
top backside left
print free
ear area
front panel
right hand
side panel
left hand
back panel side panel
left
longitudinal seam
back panel
right
Covered lay-out area,
with formed packaging
Print free areas
for ear area and opening device
(white)
Print free sealing areas
on top and bottom
Type area marking
(dashed)
Printable areas on the
carton base (white)
an example of the cb format
Artwork Manual
Keylines
07
The Structure of the combibloc Layouts (Back Panel Not Divided)
top panel back
top front side
cylinder numbers
print free ear area
crease line
crease line
front panel
back panel
connection
connection
spreading/bleed
spreading/bleed
type area marking
sa
mp
le
type area marking
register marks
print check
carton base
printing number
register marks
The Structure of the combibloc Layouts
Interleaved Code
Format series
cb1 · cb2 · cb3 · cb8 · cb9
longitudinal seam
top back panel
Area definition:
Lay-out area
top front panel
top back panel
print free ear area
front panel
right hand
side panel
left hand
side panel
back panel
Print free areas
(white)
longitudinal seam
on top and bottom
Type area marking
(dashed)
carton base (white)
an example of the cb format
Artwork Manual
Keylines
08
The Structure of the combifit Layouts (Back Panel Not Divided)
top back panel
top front panel
cylinder numbers
print free ear area
crease line
crease line
back panel
front panel
connection
connection
spreading/bleed
spreading/bleed
type area marking
sa
mp
le
type area marking
register marks
print check
carton base
printing number
The Structure of the combifit Layouts
register marks
Interleaved Code
Format series
cf2 · cf8 · cf9
top back panel
top front panel
Area definition:
Lay-out area
right
hand side
panel
longitudinal seam
front panel
Print free areas
(white)
on top and bottom
Type area marking
(dashed)
carton base (white)
an example of the cf format
Artwork Manual
Keylines
09
5
4
cb5 as an example of the
formed base section of the
carton.
5
2
4
4
3
1
1 The base area contains printing control,
printing assistance and colour control marks.
None of the bottom elements can be changed
from the standard. The areas marked in grey are
either covered or have to remain uncovered for
technical control elements.
2 The print number is the most important and
most reliable feature for identifying a design. It
should always be given as a reference number
when asking questions or getting information.
You can see this number when the carton is
formed. The impression number is shown to the
left of the printing number reproduced in the
register colour (first colour).
4
3 The interleaved code contains the print
number and is used for SIG storage purposes.
4 Free zones for additional text and linework
elements are shown in white. These areas are
not allowed to be printed with screen printing or
as full tone area.
5 The background, pictures and graphic elements going down to the bottom section must
continue bleeding 2mm beyond the base crease.
Artwork Manual
Keylines
10
The Bottom Section of the Carton - Cross-Section of Formats
Below you will find illustrations of the carton
bases drawn to scale (1:1).
No code in the bottom section
1
dark blue tones
2
cyan
3
blue tones (high contrast / easily legible)
4
high contrast colour tone, closest to blue
5
arkest colour (wherever possible avoid
d
yellow, red and orange tones)
The Bottom Section - Cross-Section of Formats
SIG‘s logo and the combibloc/combifit lettering always have to have the same colour.
The priorities for assigning colours:
cb1
cb2
cf2
cb3
The current corporate design must be implemented
when replacement cylinders are required due to
wear or damage. See the example.
Artwork Manual
Keylines
11
cb4
cb5
cb6
ce6
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Keylines
12
cb7
cb8
cf7
cf8
cb9
cf9
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Keylines
13
The Carton Top Panel
4
2
2
4
3
1
1
The Carton Top Panel
1
1 There are print free areas for the glueing
surfaces of the ears and for opening devices in
the carton top panel area. The register cannot
change them. The cylinder numbers are in the
print free ear area. They are internal numbers for
SIG Combibloc printing preparation and are
covered after the carton is formed.
3 These zones are covered after the forming of
the top panel.
4 Printing the best before date
The best before date or other information can
be printed in the seal area of the carton top
panel of the filled carton using inkjet printing.
2 The seal is generated by pressure and ultrasound that are applied by two sealing faces.
ultrasound sealing faces
Artwork Manual
Keylines
14
The Carton Top Panel / Manufacturer Identification (MI)
1
The Manufacturer Identification “Packaging by
SIG” is printed on the package following the information on the purchase order printing cylinder
or consultation with the person responsible for the
customer at the RDM department.
• If the background is too dark or the modulation is too strong to read positive text, the
identification is to print negative white with
a 0,3mm contour 4 in the colour of the
printing-number.
The identification is placed on the left ear-flap 1 .
The change is to be carried out for all new and
revised designs. For revised designs the sign
needs to be placed only if the relevant cylinders
are affected by the design change, to avoid
additional cylinder costs.
Manufacturer Identification (MI)
2
The identification is to be coloured:
• In the colour of the printing-number 2 .
• If a darkblue, similar to SIG‘s darkblue (PMS
072), is used in the design the complete logo
The priorities for assigning colours:
needs to be coloured in this colour 3 . version with dark-blue
as text colour
• If black is used additionally, the text “Packag1 dark blue tones
ing by” is to be coloured in black (see favorite
version).
2 cyan
• The colours overprint the background
legible)
3 blue tones (high contrast / easily
version
with dark-blue
version with black
as text colour
as text colour
4 high contrast colour tone, closest to blue
favorite version
favorite version
version with
dark-blue
as text colour
5
version
with
version with
black
black as text
as text colour
colour
favorite version
arkest colour (wherever possible avoid
d
yellow, red and orange tones)
3
2
4
2
version with dark-green
as text colour
version
with
version
inverted
version with
with
black
inverted logo +
logo
+ contour
as text
colour
contour
version
with
favorite version
version with
dark-green
dark-green as
as text colour
text colour
version with inverted
logo + contour
version with black
as text colour
version
with
version
dark-blue
versionwith
with
dark-green
dark-blue as text
as
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colour
colour
version with dark-green
as text colour
version with inverted
logo + contour
Artwork Manual
Keylines
15
The Carton Top Panel / Versions of the Manufacturer Identification
The Version of the Manufacturer Identification (MI) is shown
on the Cylinder Card in the field “Manufacturer-ID”.
9 versions are available:
1
2
3
Versions of the Manufacturer Identification
- not defined
- without
- Packaging by (SIG LOGO) 1
- (SIG LOGO) 2
- (SIG LOGO) SIG Combibloc 3
- Un envase (SIG-Logo) spanish for Chile + Argentina 4
- Uma embalagem (SIG Logo) portuguese for Brasil 5
- XXXXXXXX (SIG Logo) for China 6
- Envase de (SIG Logo) for Mexico 7
4
An example for the version-declaration on the Cylinder Card.
5
6
The exact position is shown in the SIG Keylines,
these can be requested from SIG Combibloc
Reproduction/Print Management.
7
Artwork Manual
Keylines
16
The Carton Top Panel / Versions of the Print Free Area
The version of the print free area is shown on the Cylinder
Card in the field “Plain areas”.
6 versions are available:
1
2
3
Versions of the Print Free Area
- without description
- EDF 1
- Rectangle 2 for cTop, cLift, cLift plus and cLift+2mm
- Rectangle with Radius 3 for cTwist big
- Spit adapted 4 for cTwist big, cSwift and cSmart
4
An example for the version-declaration on the Cylinder card.
4
The exact position is shown in the SIG Keylines,
these can be requested from SIG Combibloc
Reproduction/Print Management.
4
Artwork Manual
Keylines
17
The Back Panel and Longitudinal
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back panel
cb1 · cb2 · cb3 · cb8 · cb9 · cf2 · cf8 · cf9
The back panel is 3 mm narrower than the front
panel and the missing area is added from the
left-hand panel area. Please see the type area
marking to prevent elements from being cut.
Artwork Manual
Keylines
18
Misalignment along the longitudinal seam
Production tolerances in the dye-cutting and glueing machines cause deviation along the longitudinal
seam. To ensure that text will neither be cut nor appear double the type area marking needs to be
maintained.
If it is not possible to maintain the type area marking by reason of the design, deviations compared to
the approved artwork will occur in the bulk production. The clearness of the deviation depends on the
size and width of the text and the typefont used.
The illustrations on this page show possible production tolerances.
Please consider the tolerances specified in the table on page “Standard Values: Print - Reproduction Carton blank”.
Misalignment: ± 2.0 mm
(longitudinal seam horizontal match point
– package erected)
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od
duis ex etu
e
dunt ut lup
tat,
sim zzrius
c
duiscin hen
im
enim dunt
lum
in vendio
n
equam ius
to
diam, cor
ero
odion er
si.
Lore tie vel
dignis adi
t
augiamcom
my
nos nullan
dre
dio odole
sed
magnis ero
od
duis ex etu
e
dunt ut lup
tat,
sim zzrius
c
duiscin hen
im
enim dunt
lum
in vendio
n
equam ius
to
diam, cor
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odion er
si.
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Re-Setting Dimensions and Connection
Typo
Juice
Typo
Juice
Typo
Juice
specific re-setting dimension: for example, cb5 = 158,25 mm
Re-Setting Dimensions
total re-setting dimension: for example, cb5 = 316,5 mm
Re-Setting Dimensions/Report
The re-setting dimension can be found on the keylines. It has the purpose of re-setting a design for the
front and back panel while providing a seamless connection between the dimensions and longitudinal
seam.
connection
spreading/bleed
connection
spreading/bleed
at least 2.5 mm to the
connection
Connection and spreading
The connection line identifies the connection to
the packaging design on the longitudinal seam.
The background colour or the background has to
bleed here due to production tolerances. The type
area marking to the longitudinal seam should
also be maintained and the elements should be a
minimum of 2.5 mm away from the connection.
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Re-Setting Dimensions and Connection
111111 222222
555555 666666
333333 444444
Drawing 02 / 02
LOGO
Juice
Re-Setting Dimensions
LOGO
Juice
1
123 456
In designs without a divided back panel the design must not be copied to the left side when it
only meets the connection line 1 .
If the design is not copied 2 edges after longitudinal seam glueing will be avoided 3 .
111111 222222
555555 666666
333333 444444
Drawing 02 / 02
LOGO
Juice
LOGO
Juice
3
2
123 456
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The Opening Devices
Applying the straw
There may not be a barcode in this
space if a straw is applied to the
back panel.
1 The straw hole
The straw hole has a diameter of 6 mm normally
and is on the left-hand side of the carton top
panel. A 9 mm vertical and 14 mm horizontal
rectangle around the centre point has to be kept
unprinted and free of graphic elements to
prevent punching. The background and the
pictures can run through.
For the formats cb1, cb7, cf7 and cb12 additionally to the 6 mm strawhole an 8 mm strawhole
is available. The area free of text and graphic is
11 mm x 18 mm large here.
1
1a Ink may be applied to the layer of aluminium if a background or picture runs over the
prepunched hole for the straw. Customers often
complain about this even though the printing
inks used are physiologically safe (i.e., suitable
for foodstuffs). The 9.0 mm x 16.0 mm (6 mm
strawhole) respectively 11.0 x 18.0 mm (8 mm
strawhole) area around the hole for the straw
has to be unprinted (i.e., white) to prevent inking.
sa
mp
le
1
The valid keylines show the precise register.
The register cannot change the element.
1a
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The Opening Devices
combiSwift
The EDF is the standard print-free area for
combiSwift. The printing mark is the oval
and the four lines around. The mark prints in
register colour.
The line-thickness is 0,3 mm.
The crosshair in the middle is not printed.
On special customer demand, it is possible to
insert a shaped printing free area.
The printing free area is limited by the dashed
line. The printing mark needs to be coloured like
specified above.
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combiSwift
If silver or gold is printed in the first printingunit, the line-thickness needs to be enlarged to
0,4 mm for the printing mark of silver/gold. The
mark needs to print in the second printing unit
in register colour as well.
Silver needs to be engraved with a 120° graver
and angle 0. Drying can be avoided that way,
as silver/gold needs to be printed with low
viscosity.
The line-thickness of the mark in the second
colour stays 0,3 mm unchanged.
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The Opening Devices
combiSmart
CombiSmart is a new opening device, that does
not need a carton perforation.
The package is opened by cutting through the
compound.
For combiSmart no printing marks are required.
Combismart has been developed for the formatlines cb6 and cf7.
The standard print-free area for combiSmart is a
rectangle. For cf7 it is the complete, beveled
front-side of the top. For cb6 only the rectangle
is available as a print-free area.
The size of the area is:
cb6 = 31,25 mm x 32 mm
cf7 = 30 mm x 34 mm
The valid keylines of cf7 show the position of the
8mm straw hole and the print-free area, shaped
like the fitment combiSmart.
combiSmart
The valid keylines show the precise position.
The shaped print-free area for cf7 is only available on special customer demand. This prevents
extra costs for engraving, when having technical
changes or new developments.
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The Opening Devices
Cross-Section of the Opening Devices per Format
2
1
3
4
5
6
5 Complete Perforation is a perforation for
ce6 only, that goes along the complete width of
the package. The opening pictograms in the keylines can be used on customer demand.
cb1
2 W Perforation, 3 V Perforation,
4 optimised V Perforation, 5 Complete
Perforation and 6 C Perforation
They are on the ear of the right-hand side of
the carton and do not require any unprinted
areas. Opening instruction pictograms should
be placed on the narrow right-hand side and
individual opening instruction pictograms can
also be located here. The bend & tear text can
be in any language.
The register cannot be changed with any
element.
Straw
W Perforation
V Perforation/
optimised V Perforation
Complete
Perforation
C Perforation
1
2
3 / 4
5
6
● 6 mm / 8 mm
●
cb2
1 Straw hole (see page 22)
The cb1 and cf7 format series get one standard
straw application and the cb5, cb6 and cb7
format series may also have a straw application.
●
cf2
cb3
500 ml
●
cb4
●/●
●
cb5
500 ml
●
●/●
cb6
●
●
●/●
cb7
● 6 mm / 8 mm
cf7
● 6 mm / 8 mm
cb8
●
●/●
●/●
cf8
cb9
cf9
ce6
●/●
cb12 ● 6 mm / 8 mm
● = structure AFS/AFP
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The Opening Devices
5/6
5/6
types of cartons with the undivided back panel
types of cartons with the divided back panel
5 combiTop, 6 combiLift
They are on the right-hand carton top panel. The area within the white area (combiTop, c ombiLift) is
to be unprinted at least.
combiTop
combiLift
combiLift Gram
5
6
6
●
●
●
cb3
●
●
●
cb4
●
●
●
cb5
●
●
●
cb2
cb1
cf2
cb6
cb7
cf7
cb8
●
●
cf8
cb9
●
●
●
cf9
ce6
cb12
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The Opening Devices
8
9
7
7 combiTwist
This is on the right-hand carton top panel with
cb formats and the slanted top with cf formats.
The area within the blue broken line
(combiTwist) is to be left unprinted.
9 combiSmart
The area within the blue line (combiSmart) is to
be left unprinted.
10 combiCap
cb formats. The area within the broken line
(combiCap) is to be left unprinted.
combiTwist
combiSwift
combiSmart
combiCap
7
8
9
10
cb2
●
●
cf2
●
●
cb3
●
●
cb4
●
cb5
●
cb1
●
8 combiSwift
The area within the broken line (combiSwift) is
to be left unprinted.
10
●
cb6
200 ml* / 250 ml*
cb7
cf7
●
cb8
●
●
cf8
●
●
cb9
●
●
cf9
●
●
ce6
cb12
*on request
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The Opening Devices
combiTop
44 mm x 26.6 mm
This has control marks in the register colour
combiLift Gram
44 mm x 26.6 mm
No control marks, the control
marks in the register colour
have to be removed when
changing to combiTop.
combiLift
44 mm x 26.6 mm
No control marks; control marks can stay in the register colour
when changing from combiTop.
cf8
rectangle 34 mm x 42.5 mm
keyhole 35 mm x 40.5 mm
cf9
rectangle 36 mm x 42 mm
keyhole 35 mm x 40.5 mm
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The Opening Devices
EDF_Standard
EDF_Standard
1
1 The EDF is a general standard for the printfree area of all fitments. The EDF is as large in
each direction as all print-free areas developed
until today super imposed.
The area needs to be placed in all new designs
starting 01.04.2006, unless SIG gives different
information. In that case the existing print-free
areas for the opening devices remain valid.
The EDF is different for each cb-line. The cb-lines
affected are cb2, cb3, cb4, cb5, cb8, cb9.
The standard area is defined as:
- the area goes to the dye-line of the ear-flap on
the left
- the area goes to the dye-line of the back side
- the area goes to the top edge of the blank
- the area goes to the right as far as the largest
print-free area in each cb-line.
combiTop needs to be coloured in the
register colour.
EDF_Standard
combiSwift needs to be coloured in register
colour.
The printing marks for combiTop and
combiSwift need to be inserted inside of the
EDF.
EDF_Standard
Overview of the EDF dimensions in mm:
cb-line
width
heigth
cb2
46,25
39,5
cb3
46,25
38,5
cb4
46,35
48
cb5
46,1
42,6
cb5/250 ml
46,1
41,6
cb8
46,1
44
cb9
46,3
44,1
cf2
32,5
49
cf8
35
56
cf9
36
52,5
For cf2 the existing standard area of combiTwist
now has become the EDF for all fitments including combiCut. The dimension is 32,5mm wide
and 49mm high. For cf2 the existing shaped
print-free areas remain valid for special customer
demands.
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The Opening Devices
Examples of Opening Instruction Pictograms and How They are Positioned
1
2
3
4
The illustration above shows the possible
positioning of the opening instruction.
1 2 It can be positioned on the left- or righthand top panel, however only if the opening
device is not provided here. There is only one
top rear panel area throughout cartons with an
undivided back panel.
4
3 Positioning on the front top panel.
4 Positioning below or next to the ear areas.
SIG Combibloc will give you various opening instruction pictograms for each of the
opening devices as a computer file on
request.
Opening Instruction Pictograms
W Perforation
V Perforation
combiTop
combiLift
combiTwist
combiCap
combiSmart
combiSwift
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Designing
Please bear the following in mind for determining colour sequence:
The existing reproduction
• If you already have the same or similar design, the same printing sequence may still not be used.
Instead, please check to see whether it corresponds to the current register (standard values for TEST
PROOF – ENGRAVING). If not, it may have to be changed.
Colour sequence
• Use the lowest number of inks/cylinders and check to see whether common cylinders can be used.
Printing sequence
• The process colours for a picture are in first place while the black prints at fifth place. The special
colours are in-between.
• The lightest colour prints in first place and the darkest colour prints in last place.
• The colours in-between are arranged from light to dark.
• If the colours are the same, the high contrast colour runs behind the lower contrast colour.
• If a printed image contains magenta or red, this colour runs in first place (register colour). If a
printed image does not contain any red, please use a high contrast colour as the register colour.
• If a printed image contains two red tones, the red tone of the picture runs in first place.
Black sequence
• If a design does not contain any black graphic elements and if black is not required in a picture, we
can do without it and use a spot colour instead.
• If black has to be used as a drawing colour although it cannot be used as a printing colour, the
darkest special colour containing continuous-tone elements should be used as the first drawing
colour. If all of the special colours used only contain broken elements and solid areas, please use the
darkest special colour.
Using special/spot colours
• Please avoid building up a printed image with several special colours or only use them with particularly complex designs and only if it solves register problems. The image sequence is restricted to 3
colours.
• Graphic elements, areas and gradations should be built up from a maximum of 2 colours that
should not be used in the picture.
• Dominant colours that determine the design series and are repeated in various designs (such as
background colours or corporate colours) should be set up as special colours. This also provides
improved colour precision.
• Check whether you can replace a process colour with a spot colour when reducing colours, stabilising the printed image or in order to avoid register variations (for instance, red instead of magenta
– the spot colour of green instead of cyan – with tone-in-tone designs).
Using grey and brown
• If a printed image has predominantly grey tones (such as milk, cream or porcelain), please check
whether grey can be used as a special colour for printing enhancement. Use a maximum of two
basic colours to approach the play of colours of the original. Grey and brown have to be above the
basic colours used in the tonal value.
• If a printed image has brown as a predominant colour (such as cocoa), a basic tone of brown should
be used as a special colour to prevent colour drift.
Printing light special colours
• For influences onto the register control in the printing machine, light special colours are not
permitted to be too light.
• If a special colour is perpared with a measurand L ≥ 85 for luminance, the RDM department needs
to be informed by the supplier.
• If a light special colour is used as register colour, the measurand L ≤ 85 for luminance needs to
be kept for the tonal value 70%. This ensures the readability of printed register-elements in every
production step.
• The possibility to control the register for this colour needs to be surveyed and approved by the
process-technologist responsible.
• If it is necessary to mix a special colour darker, to enshure the register control, the percentage of the
tones need to be reduced in the reproduction.
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The printing sequence has the purpose of achieving the best results for both the customer/agency
while also taking production needs into consideration. All artwork, with confirmed colours that the
supplier gets ready for customer approval, has to be aligned with SIG‘s colours and carton types.
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Colour Sequences Priorities
register colour
M
C
Y
K
standard colour sequence
without spot colour
M
C
Y
PMS
with spot colour
M
C
Y
PMS
K
M
C
Y
PMS
PMS
Red
C
Y
K
Red
C
Y
PMS
Red
C
Y
PMS
K
Red
C
Y
PMS
PMS
with 2 spot colours,
if black is not necessary
colour sequence with red
instead of magenta to avoid register variations
or to achieve a separate tone out of two colours
in combination printing. With black if necessary,
with spot colour if black is not necessary.
dark
When creating a design with special colours,
make sure you set up the first 3 colours in the
sequence red, blue and yellow if available.
Black/grey or the darkest colour are set up in the
fifth printing unit, even with six-colour designs.
colour sequence with red
instead of magenta to avoid register variations
or to achieve a separate tone out of two colours
in combination printing. With spot colour and
black if necessary, with a second spot colour, if
black is not necessary.
Gold and silver are set up as areas with overprinting in the first or before the overprinting
inking system. Gold and silver that are not overprinted are set up in the last inking system.
Gold and Silver can only be printed as fulltone
colours. It is impossible to screen these colours.
The pigments are too large, to be taken by the
engraved cells in the screen area. This will cause
stripes from the doctor-blade.
register colour
Silver
M
C
Y
K
colour sequence with overprinted silver
If silver needs to be overprinted with process colours silver runs in first place. The register colour
prints in the second printing unit. All register
marks need to be coloured accordingly. Cyan
prints in the third, Yellow in the fourth printing
unit.
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light
with spot colour and black, if necessary
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Colour Sequence
LOGO
Juice
logotext: 2-colour
magenta/yellow
logo & text:
special colour
Pantone
PMS
Lore tie
vel dignis adit
augiamcommy nos
nullandre dio odolesed
magnis ero od duis ex
etue dunt ut luptat, sim
zzriusc duiscin henim
enim dunt lum in
vendion equam iusto
diam, corero odion er si.
Lorperci tin ullamet wisl
eum quis at. Ut verci ent
in ute dol
background:
special colour
Pantone PMS
• Figures are created with magenta, cyan and yellow in the SIG standard and black is generally not
necessary
• We target re-setting with five decorative colours with the colour sequence.
• Three printing colours are required for illustrating figures.
• One more printing colour is required for the running text if a basic colour cannot be used for it.
• The last unprinted colour can be used for the background.
Stating Colours
Please define special colours with Pantone numbers from our Pantone Formula Guide Coated. The SIG
process can only reproduce these colours approximately although the SIG colour profile will do its best
to reproduce prints or colour patterns supplied.
Colour Sequence
sa
mp
le
figure: 3-colour:
cyan/magenta/yellow
Gold and silver
We have gold and silver for metallic effects. These colours have to be set up as special colours.
If necessary, please request an ink sample from SIG.
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Designing
Colouring of Marks with Metallic Colour in Printing Unit 1
The use of metallic inks in the first printing unit should be avoided. If it is necessary that Magenta prints under a metallic ink, the below description on colouring of marks is valid. This exception
is also valid for old designs.
The cylinder card is valid for the colour-sequence.
1 The marks for perforation, hole, dye-cutting
cross and the register mark up to the edge of
the blank must print in register colour
(Magenta or first colour).
1
register colour
2 3 If the first colour is Silver or Gold the
block marks must print as follows:
2 Block mark without intermediate cut
2
Silver/Gold
+ register colour
3 Block mark with intermediate cut
3
Colouring of Marks with Metallic Colour
Silver/Gold
+ register colour
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Designing
Black Sequence
The black sequence in the SIG standard
The SIG standard only creates figures in magenta, cyan and yellow 1 and black is generally not
necessary. 2 An image sequence with black is required with graphic figures with high contrast black
contours (such as comics).
1
2
5-colour image
sequence with
black
3-colour image sequence
without black
Black Sequence
SIG standard printing
with 3-colour build-up
of the picture design
printing 5-colour
build-up of the
picture design
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Designing
Colour Drift with Grey and Brown Elements
With the three-colour build-up, there may be
colour drift (i.e., a shift in colour) with process
colours in different batches (see below) using
grey or brown elements such as glasses of milk,
porcelain, cocoa or brown backgrounds.
This means that the colour characteristic of the
blanks may vary in relation to one another. This
is the reason why it is essential to use special
colours for these tones to ensure the impression
of one colour throughout.
colour drift to yellow
colour drift to red
build-up with a special
colour
colour drift to blue
colour drift to yellow
colour drift to red
build-up with a special
colour
Colour Drift
colour drift to blue
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Designing
Colour Drift
With the three-colour build-up, there may be colour drift in different batches with background areas,
logos and product colours 1 or by packing the flooding limit 2 . The colour overflows the cup at the
flooding limit which leads to a tonal value shift. 3 The flooding limit is in the range of 60% and
there may be colour drift with all copies within one unwinding. This is the reason why we recommend
using a special colour.
deviation
target
Typo
Juice
Typo
Juice
deviation
1
Typo
Juice
colour drift from the
colour:
37% cyan
100% magenta
26% black
deviation
target
Typo
Juice
Typo
Juice
deviation
2
Typo
Juice
Colour Drift
colour drift from the
colour:
60% magenta
60% yellow
deviation
target
deviation
3
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Designing
First Tone Printed
Typo
Juice
colour outline
possible at
5%
Minimum tone for even ink transfer (18%)
Since the first technical tone printed cannot
be printed stable, the minimum tone has to be
18% in broken graphic elements and areas.
The first tone printed is higher in areas of technical tones or larger areas. A colour can only be
printed on an area stable in the SIG process
from 18% area coverage. Please bear this in
mind since the print may be uneven.
less than 18%
area coverage
The use of a light special colour
instead of a screened colour
needs to be checked.
First Tone Printed
Typo
Juice
The first technical tone printed (5%)
This is the first tone that the engraved cylinder
can transfer to the carton. The lighter tonal
values do not print. The density of the first
transferred tone printed is not stable and it is set
up as a minimum tone gradation in pictures and
gradations. High-precision highlight dots can be
set up in figures below the 5% limit.
more than 18%
area coverage
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Designing
Gradations
The SIG printing process can generally reproduce
gradations well. However, please bear the following in mind when setting up gradations.
Two-colour reverse gradations
With gradations from bright blue to dark blue,
the brighter tone should be the area under the
entire gradation to achieve even print-out and
good saturation. The mixture of gradations laid
opposite one another has a very flat effect.
Gradations of complementary colours
Gradations of complementary colours mix in the
middle and become a neutral grey, which cannot
be seen as clearly on the monitor as in the printout. You can only counter this effect by adjusting the gradation curve.
Short gradations
Short gradations in logos that follow the button design for the internet are difficult to print
especially with small carton formats. This is
the reason why we recommend setting up the
bright/dark edges as surfaces. Please lay out
these elements from a maximum of two colours
for reasons of register tolerance (dark blue and
black in this example).
Gradations
Two-colour parallel gradations
There may be colour outlines with gradations built
up of two printing colours. Ideally, these gradations
are printed from one special colour.
Diagonal gradations
1
2
3
Streaking:
In the mass production streaks
in vignetts that run in printing
dirction, cannot be avoided
unfortunately 1 .
2 Simulation of streaks.
Vignetts that are designed a
little diagonally, have less tendency to print streaky 3 .
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Designing
Overprinting
1
Overprinting spotcolours must follow in the colour sequence from dark to light colours 1 .
This order is valid for printing units 4 and 6.
Black or the darkest design-colour must run in
printing unit 5 conform to the specification.
The order of Process colours 2 or their substitute colours 3 must not be changed.
An exception is Black overprinting a light spot
colour. In this case it is allowed to bring Black
forward 4 .
2
3
Overprinting
4
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Designing
Trapping / Spreading
Registers
There may be register variations in the printing process from the roll between the individual printing
units.
1 Without trapping no white flashes are visible in the Epsonproof.
2 D
ue to register movement within the permitted production tolerance of +/- 0,25mm for each
colour white flashes are visible. This will be preceived as uncomfortable often.
3 White flashes will be avoided by trapping contacting elements.
SIG Combibloc will adapt the necessary trappings to the design.
1
Spreading
2
3
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Designing
Trapping / Spreading
Examples
Trappings will be worked out in different ways to avoid problems with miss register in the print production.
1 If
two colours overlap, you can prevent annoying white flash edges by setting up trapping. The
worst-case scenario would be a dark contour.
2 If
elements are left open in two colours, the brighter colour is pulled back. The darker colour
remains as a sharp contour.
3 Register
fluctuations may impair the readability of negative text in a multicoloured environment.
This is the reason why a supporting contour has to be laid around the text in a dark contrast colour. We recommend avoiding negative text because of its poor readability.
SIG Combibloc will adapt the necessary trappings to the design.
1
spreading from green to the
colour of the picture
Typo Juice
ypo Juice
ypo Juice
spreading from green to the
colour of the picture
2
Loreet, consent n
Duis augue tem n
Typo
Juice
auguer sit lor iur
veliquat utat vull
er
aliquis
nit,
seq
Loreet, consent non exerit dolorer si.
Duis augue tem nos niscilit vulpute er
diametue feu feu
auguer sit lor iureros alit illandrem
veliquat utat vulla faccum dolortinis
dolor si
er aliquis nit,summod
sequis num exero odio
diametue feu feugait nonsequam,
summod dolor
si tio doluptat,
vulput
ing
eum
vel
dolo
ing eum vel dolor sis nummy nullum
3
Spreading
refilling yellow while magenta remains
as a sharp contour (100% M, 100% Y)
dark supporting contour
with a small negative text
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Designing
EAN-Code Standard/UPC-Ccode
2
direction of printing
1
4
3
1 The code‘s standard position is parallel to the printing direction. SIG can only guarantee the readability of the code in the standard position and when the minimum code size is chosen.
The minimum code size for all formats except for cb12 is about 91% - SC 01.
The minimum code size for cb12 is about 85%.
The line reduction is about standard 30 µ.
2 In this position SIG cannot guarantee the readability of the barcodes.
3 In this position SIG cannot guarantee the readability of the barcodes. The biggest possible code
will be inserted in the limited free space in the right hand side of the bottom (see format series). As
required the wording will be moved to the left hand side of the bottom.
4 The interleaved code is identical with the print number and is used for storage purposes. Binding
for the position is the rectangle in the valid keylines.
code size
line reduction
code height
63%
0.00 mm
5.00 mm
General Instructions
The height of the codes can be shortened (bar length) by 33%. If the code number is not known yet,
insert zeros instead. Do not use number sequences such as 1234...6789. Only by using zeros do you
make sure that an invalid code is definitely recognized.
Barcodes have to be set up in a high contrast colour. Therefore, please set up the code in black, cyan,
dark blue or dark green and avoid codes in yellow, orange, red, violet, bright brown tones and pastel
colours since the red-light laser perceives these colours as white. Codes in metallised colours and
negative set-up codes cannot be decoded.
White fields under the code can be coloured in yellow, orange and red tones and high contrast
colours may only be laid with a maximum of 30% tonal value.
Electro-mechanical engraving is used as standard engraving technology. If LB, XT or special engraving
with screen 70/0/120 are used for other elements in the relevant colour, the barcode must be
engraved using the special engraving technology also.
EAN-Code Standard/UPC-Code
Interleaved-Code
UPC Code
The information for the EAN code also applies to the UPC code. Please also note that the white space
of the UPC code differs.
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EAN-Code Free Zones
91% - SC 01
25.9 x 35.96
expansion
Special requirements are in force for ALDI Süd
as far as size and free zones for codes are
concerned, because they demand quality class
B (see special code design ALDI Süd). The same
conditions apply to customers demanding the
same level of quality, i.e. based on the table
minimum code sizes per material class in order
to achieve quality class B.
EAN-Code Free Zones
20.69 x 25.26
minimum
free area
Please do not use codes from customer data
files. New codes should be created together with
the print free area. It is also necessary to increase
the frame by at least 0.5 mm (EAN8) and at least
1.0 mm (EAN13) on all sides in order to keep the
bars from touching the side lines due to register
fluctuations.
All measurements in mm
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Special EAN-Codes for ALDI
• The minimum code size for all formats is about 100% - SC 02.
The line reduction is about standard 30µ.
Electro-mechanical engraving is used as standard engraving technology. If LB, XT or special
engraving with screen 70/0/120 are used for other elements in the relevant colour, the barcode
must be engraved using the special engraving technology also.
• In order to optically reduce the required white print free area round the barcode a background tint
of 20 % up to maximum of 30 % can be applied to this area.
• Before the first and behind the last bar a print free area of 4 mm is indspensable.
The readability is worked out according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 15416.
To re-check the REA Scan-Check is used. Quality class B has to be achieved.
100% - SC 02
4.0 mm
minimum
free area
<< printing direction <<
Special EAN-Code for ALDI
4.0 mm
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QR-Code
QR-Code
Module-Size
Quality-Grade
White Area
0.47
Q
5 Modules
The QR-Code cannot be generated by SIG Combibloc and must be created and delivered by
the design agency following the specification.
Module
White Area
QR-Code
Example for minimum
QR-Code size
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Standard Values: Print - Reproduction - Carton Blank
The following standard values result from SIG Combibloc‘s production process.
register tolerance
± 0.25 mm
first printing tone
5%
minimum tonal value
18% (graphic elements)
Maximum ink-coverage
300%, in trapping keylines also
register colour
1st colour
Lines and text always print in one colour
line weight positive 1-colour
min. 0.2 mm
line weight negative 1-colour
min. 0.2 mm
White keyline
min. 0.5 mm
positive text in one colour
1.6 mm min. cap height and 0.2 mm line weight
6.5 points Helvetica Regular (Adobe Illustrator für Macintosh)
negative text in one colour
positive text in one colour
with special engraving
text contoured and 1-colour
min. 0.5 mm + underfilling 1/2 contour = 0.25 mm
These colours can only be printed as fulltone colours,
not as screened halftones. Electromechanical engraving using 54 screen is required
Gold and Silver
text / lines in gold and silver
12 points Helvetica Regular (Adobe Illustrator for Macintosh)
serif typefaces
laser etching if serifs are below 0.2 mm
height difference of the seam
± 0.75 mm
(longitudinal seam vertical match point – package erected)
seam deviation
± 2.0 mm
(longitudinal seam horizontal match point, package erected)
AgAg
line weight
Standard Values
cap height
serifs
Restrictions for the use of font styles
The font styles “condensed”, “compressed” and fonts using kerning are not allowed to be used for
tables and main text as the legibility is constricted.
Helvetica condensed
Helvetica compressed
Helvetica regular using kerning
Ich bin nur ein kleiner Blindtext. Wenn ich gross bin,
will ich Ulysses von James Joyce werden. Aber jetzt
lohnt es sich noch nicht, mich weiterzulesen. Denn
vorerst bin ich nur ein kleiner Blindtext.
will ich Ulysses von James Joyce werden. Aber jetzt
lohnt es sich noch nicht, mich weiterzulesen. Denn
vorerst bin ich nur ein kleiner Blindtext.
will ich Ulysses von James Joyce werden. Aber
jetzt lohnt es sich noch nicht, mich weiterzulesen.
Denn vorerst bin ich nur ein kleiner Blindtext.
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How to Save Money
Lay out your design so that only one cylinder
will have to be engraved again if there are later
changes in the text (for instance, if there are
ingredients or nutritional value changes). Avoid
negative white texts that run through parts of
the image because this always makes more colours (and therefore cylinders) necessary.
Typo
Juice
it
ga
eu ssis
x
i
le n
ve he ip
in san init te
c
r
m m
rpe u re it u
Lo ea feet lo uga si
t e s
ing at lu ea f vele
t g t
au atin enia
t h
eli scin si.
it
ga
li r
eu ssis
ve dolo
x
i
e
el hen ip
mo
n v n it
rci msa min ute
e
rp u re it
t e s
g
in at lu ea f vele
g t
t
au atin enia
le it cin h i.
lis r s
ve dolo
mo
ait
ug s
x e nissi
e
el he ip
n v n it
rci msa min ute
e
rp u re it
t e s
g
in at lu ea f vele
g t
t
au atin enia
le it cin h i.
ait
lis r s
ug sis
e
ve dolo
ex is
el hen ip
mo
n v san init e
i
c
r m m t
rpe u re it u
t e s
ing at lu ea f vele
t ing iat
u
a at en
t h
eli scin si.
li lor
e
v do
mo
Monocolour text (black) =
Here you save money because you only have
to engrave one printing cylinder again.
Two or multicolour text = higher costs because you have to engrave two or more printing
cylinders again.
Negative text = higher costs,
because you have to engrave two or more printing cylinders again.
How to Save Money
Typo
Juice
Monocolour text on lightened background
= Here you save money because you only
have to engrave one printing cylinder again.
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target state
60 / 2 - 130°
60 / 0 - 140°
60 / 3 - 140°
60 / 0 - 130°
Potential screen angles for mixed colours:
Flooding 60%-tone
Print-Check
7% 60% 100%
under 60%
sharp point
The ink is flooding the edges of the cells and is forming an almost
closed surface whereby individual white dots remain visible.
Checking is done with a linen tester.
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Control Marks
1st colour/
register colour
white border
0.25 mm
5,5 x 5,5 mm
The register marks are printed on the left hand side of
the base of all packs. The correct position is indicated in
the current format overlays. The 1st colour is always the
register colour, if the design contains red this should be
used in this position. If there are two shades of red, the
red of any design is the register colour. If the design is
made up of spot colours, use a colour that is rich in contrast, if possible a tone which is close to red.
line weight
0.3 mm
Arrangement
All format series
white border
0.15 mm
7%
60%
100% Print-Check
The three-tiered halftone wedge is located on the right
hand side of the bottom. It has to be identical with the
values of the printing image. All fields measure 5.0 mm x
5.0 mm. The correct position is indicated in the current
format overlays.
Control Marks
5,0 x 5,0 mm
The register strip is set in the longitudinal sealing area
(left hand side of the blank). The same rules apply as
for the register marks. When there are less than max.
numbers of colours, only the register marks are left out.
The frame will still show the max. number of possible
colours. The correct position is indicated in the current
format overlays.
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Special Engravings
HQH
• For line width of < 0.2 mm - 0.15 mm the engraving technology HQH must be used.
• “HQ” (type size 8 points semi-bold) should be set next to the register mark in all colours that are
lasered to identify the technology.
Laser etching
Using laser etching
Please bear the following in mind when making laser-etched cylinders:
• Designs should be laser etched if they have lines less than 0.15 mm thick for positive, negative texts
and graphic elements.
• Special engravings are only allowed to be used for elements with a line width of 3 mm at a maximum.
• The supplier should check designs where the major portion of elements have a line weight necessary for engraving as to whether the elements that are too small can be enlarged. Please contact
SIG if this is not possible.
• The supplier should decide whether it is used.
• Patterns that are changed and/or if there is an indication of printing problems that laser etching can
rectify should be worked out for laser etching.
• With series of patterns, please remember that laser etching can be applied to all articles.
• “LB” (type size 8 points semi-bold) should be set next to the register mark in all colours that are
lasered to identify the technology.
Extreme
• For the engraving technology Extreme the same technical specifications are valid, like for laser
etching.
• “XT” (type size 8 points semi-bold) should be set next to the register mark in all colours that are
engraved to identify the technology.
Combined engraving
Special Engravings
If on a cylinder electro-mechanical engraving is combined with special engraving for separate elements, a mark must be inserted to indicate combined engraving. “KG, XT, HQ or LB” (type size 8
points semi-bold) in all colours that are using combined engraving to identify the technology.
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Delivering Data
Information for Delivering Data
We have compiled some information for optimum and least expensive working conditions.
Please bear the fact in mind that your designs
have to be transformed into engraving data for
optimization for the SIG printing process. This
might involve modifying the data to comply with
all specifications and adapting them to SIG‘s
colour space.
Open computer files
Certain rules have to be followed for creating
and delivering open computer files. For example, no layers must be flattened in Photoshop
or Illustrator. In other words, pictures, texts and
backgrounds, etc. all have to have a separate
layer to be able to work efficiently.
The programs and operating systems used
We can process all open computer files from
the standard graphic programs in the Mac and
Windows operating systems. Please do not use
any office software (such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint) for layouts. We also process all common
storage media available today.
The completeness of data components
Please always make sure that all data components linked to the document such as fonts,
pictures or graphics, etc. are on the data carrier.
Fonts
To work out all necessary technical adaptions
and to do corrections belated please send the
graphic file with open, editable texts and also
saved with vectorised texts. Please remember
that the typefonts used in the design need to be
delivered. All font information has to be converted to path in files from a Windows environment
and with non-latin characters.
Print-outs and colour specifications
It is important to attach print-outs in colour
along with your data. This is the only way we
can compare the computer file you supply with
the expected results.
Picture data
We process the picture data formats TIFF, EPS,
PSD and DCS. Digital picture resolution also has
to be at least 300 dpi on a scale of 100% for
optimum reproduction quality. Graphic elements
such as logos and symbols should be set up
for optimum reproduction in printing as vector
graphics.
Check-list + delivering data form
We have prepared a check list to make work
easier to ensure there are no unpleasant surprises. For smooth handling, you should also fill
out the delivering data form and forward it to us
with your data.
Order for the production / modification of a
design
To start the repro work and to produce the
printing forms after approval of the design SIG
requires the filled “Order for the production /
modification of a design” form. Please ask your
contact person at SIG to provide you the document if you don’t have it on hand.
Information for
Delivering Data
Please remember that we can only start the
origination process on receipt of all data.
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Check-List for Delivering Data
■ Print-outs and colour information
We have attached colour print-outs with remarks on colours. We have also attached and labelled
the existing colour specifications such as labels. We have given internal and logo colours or they
are attached as patterns.
■ The programs and operating systems used
The computer file was created in QuarkXPress, InDesign, Illustrator, Freehand and Photoshop or
ArtPro in the MAC or Windows operating systems. Please consult with SIG if other programs than
the ones mentioned above have been used to create the files. All computer files have been
supplied as open data.
■ Completeness of data components
All linked data components of the document such as fonts (also used in EPS computer files),
pictures and graphics, etc. are on the data carrier. All font information is already converted to path
in graphic EPS computer files from a Windows environment.
■ Typefonts
The typefonts of all characters used in the design will be delivered. The file has been saved with
open, editable texts and also with vectorised texts. Please remember that the typefonts used in
the design need to be delivered. All font information has been converted to path in files from a
Windows environment. Non-latin characters are delivered converted to path only.
■ Document structure
The design was created on an SIG Combibloc supplied keyline.
■ Colours
It only contains CMYK colours with the exception of the defined special colours and RGB files have
already been converted. Colours not used in the document are deleted.
■ Picture data
The picture data correspond to the TIFF, EPS, PSD or DCS formats in the colour modes of bitmap,
grey levels, CMYK or Duplex.
■ Special instructions
Special instructions are required and they should be noted on the delivery protocol.
■ Internal coding
The pattern or article number is given on the carton for visible printing.
Check-List for
Delivering Data
■
Order for the production / modification of a design
By forwarding the document the order to process repro and printing forms is intended.
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