Bic, Penne & Matite

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS FOR EACH TYPE OF PRINTING Silver Holographic Gold Black Red White Blue Green SPECIAL IMPRINT COLOURS NOTEBOOKS Hot-stamping colours EXACT COLOURSWITHWHITE UNDERLAYER REQUIREMENT There are some colour references that need a white underlayer when we print on dark surfaces (Black, Dark blue, Red) in order to get the result required by the customer. • In case the product only allows 1 imprint, the Customer Service representativewill inform the customer that the final imprinted colour will be approximate. • In case the product allows an additional imprint, the Customer Service representativewill offer the customer the possibility to obtain the exact colour WITH awhite underlayer (at extra cost). SCREEN PRINTING/ PAD PRINTING HOT STAMPING / DEBOSSING LASER ENGRAVING Minimum positive text 6 pt (2.1 mm) 10 pt (3.5 mm) 6 pt (2.1 mm) Minimum negative text 9 pt (3.1 mm) 15 pt (5.25 mm) NON RECOMMANDÉ Minimum thickness for 0.4 pt (0.14 mm) 1.5 pt (0.5 mm) 0.3 pt (0.1 mm) positive lines Minimum thickness 0,5 pt (0.176 mm) 2 pt (0.706 mm) 0.5 pt (0.17 mm) for negative lines Minimum thickness 1.5 pt (0.5 mm) PAS POSSIBLE PAS POSSIBLE for half tones Percentage half tone 50% 10 Point text 15 Point 9 Point text 6 Point text 6 Point text 5 Point text 4 Point text 7 Point text 7 Point text 4 Point text 7 Point text STICKY NOTES DIGITAL / DIGITAL TRANSFER Minimum positive text 4 pt (1.4 mm) 4 pt (1.4 mm) Minimum negative text 5 pt (1.75 mm) 7 pt (2.4 mm) Minimum text for half tone 7 pt (2.4 mm) 1.5 pt (0.5 mm) Minimum thickness for 0.3 pt (0.1 mm) 0.25 pt (0.08 mm) positive lines Minimum thickness 0.5 pt (0.17 mm) 0.5 pt (0.17 mm) for negative lines Minimum thickness 0.5 pt (0.17 mm) 0.5 pt (0.17 mm) for lines in half tone Minimum half tone values C: 5% / M: 5% / Y: 15% / K: 5% C: 8% / M: 8% / Y: 12% / K: 8% 6 Point text 7 Point text britePix TM Minimum positive text 6 pt (2.1 mm) Minimum negative text 7 pt (2.4 mm) Minimum thickness for positive lines 0.4 pt (0.14 mm) Minimum thickness for negative lines 0.5 pt (0.17 mm) Minimum thickness for half tones 1 pt (0.35 mm) Percentage half tone 324 www.bicgraphic.eu General information