White PrintingWhite Printing with our Spot Color Support
Typically, Digital Factory is used for spot color printing on Thermal printers, but new advances in Ink Jet printers now provides the ability to print white on a variety of media as well. This revolutionary new production feature will allow printing of different graphics on dark substrates--- great for short run jobs where typically costs are prohibitive because traditional screen printing set up was required. Digital Factory has a unique way in which to support white printing that can be applied in a variety of production environments.
Highlight White
The
word "Roland" in
this
sample
has been
selected
to
print
with a "highlight" white
i.e. "white" ink
has
been
printed
wherever
a "white" pixel
is
required
in
the
image- --this
image
has not
been "primed"
with
white and
was
done with
a single
pass.
Areas
under the
shadow do
not get
primed giving
the impression
the
image
is "floating" above
the
substrate.
Priming this image with another RIP would have required a white priming layer to be printed first, then the "Roland" image printed on top, necessitating the image to pass through the printer twice.
Print On Clear Substrate
This
watch
graphic
on
clear
vinyl
shows
use
of
object
by object
priming.
The
links
in
the
watchband
are
separate
objects
in
the
graphic
and
when
primed
by
SignLab,
priming ink
is
placed only
under
the
area
where
ink
for
the
image
is to
be
applied.
The viewer
can
see through
the
clear
vinyl in
the
areas between
the
links
making it
seem
like
the
watch
is floating
in
the
air.
Other
RIPs
cannot
do this.