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How to print metallic color
When you print the SS21 Silver ink in RasterLink by using the following three plates, there are two printing
methods.
1. 2-Layer printing
(1)
Metallic color plate, color plate, and a silver plate printing at once.
2. Pull-back printing
(1)
Printing color plate and a silver plate for the first time.
(2)
Pull back the media.
(3)
Print a metallic color plate for the second time.
Advantages and disadvantages comparison table of the two-layer printed and pulled back print
2-Layer printing
Pull-back printing
Merit
Color plate, Silver plate, and metallic color
plate can be printed without deviation.
Improve the metallic tone more than 2-layer
print.
Disadvantage
In the high part concentration of ink, metallic
tone will be reduced.
Depending on the conditions, there is a
case that color plate, silver plate, and metal-
lic color plate are printed displaced.
*1
*1.Please refer to "Notes on Auto pull-back print" on the next page for more information.
Limit of print
range
None
Yes
*1
Speed
Equivalent to the Pull-back printing
Equivalent to 2-layer printing
Metallic color plate : Color overlaying the silver ink
Color plate : Color which is not superimposed on the
silver ink
Silver plate : Range of printing the silver ink
