Articles on Prepress

Delivering Cost Savings and State-of-the-Art Plate and Screening Software Solutions to Flexible Packaging Industry Pioneer Overview Elmhurst, Illinois-based Bema is a full-service flexible packaging printing company specializing in the highest quality, small to medium run sizes. With 10 color state-of-the-art press capabilities, the company serves the food, pet care, and industrial sectors specializing in precision-engineered, … Read More...
Rich solids. Smooth vignettes. Intricate details. Design elements like these continue to challenge the Flexo industry to improve. Many of today’s flexo printers continue to rise to those challenges with innovations and processes that advance their Flexo print capabilities. In an effort to showcase the advancements in flat top plates, high-end screening, and UV-LED concurrent … Read More...
Learn how expanded gamut technology raises your productivity and makes printing more profitable. A lot of companies are still not sure whether or not fixed palette printing is a good idea. This document from Esko demystifies a number of common recurring beliefs about extended gamut technology that keep printing companies from reaching their full potential. … Read More...
You probably have used the Stamp Clone Tool (S) to repair flaws in an image; however, Photoshop CS has two tools that do much better to help you repair a damaged image, the Healing Brush Tool (J) and Patch Tool (J). When touching up dust specks, scratches and other blemishes these two tools are far … Read More...
To be more efficient when working in any application it is important to have a well-organized workspace and to learn frequently used keyboard shortcuts. In this tech tip, we will review features for arranging palettes in Adobe applications. We will specifically look at a file in Adobe Illustrator.There are a variety of palettes available in … Read More...
Albéa brings flexo art and platemaking capabilities inhouse with the help of a full-service APR team With a flexo press that prints a wide variety of toothpaste and other tube-contained products, Albéa was heavily dependent on a third-party vendor for their artwork and platemaking. Besides the significant art and platemaking expense, this global consumer packaging … Read More...