Areas of use
Colorit is a vat coloured paper with a matt, non-reflective surface intended for use in the graphics industry. The large choice of colours and grammages provide excellent opportunities to create and strengthen identities and profiles of messages and products.
Colorit is well suited for printed matter, both with text and with light images, such as advertising material, brochures, information material, catalogues, direct advertising, envelopes, covers, folders, notepaper, cards, tickets, inserts, etc.
See also Colorit for office use.
Printing methods
Colorit is suitable for printing in offset, letterpress, screen printing, inkjet and laser. The printing ink should be intended for uncoated paper.
Colorit is preprint adapted for printing in offset with subsequent use in laser printers, copiers, inkjet printers or faxes. For pre-printing, the use of heat resistant ink is recommended.
For screen printing in several colours, higher grammages from 120 g/m2 and upwards are recommended.
Reproduction
A suitable screen density is 120 l/inch (48 l/cm). The choice of image and text should be adapted to suit the shade and colour strength of the paper. Text and light images work best. Paper in light colours gives the best readability, while dark colours demand larger and wider fonts. Repro adaptation to be used as necessary.
Finishing
Colorit is suitable for gluing, thread binding and stapling. In higher grammages, from 160 g/m2 and upwards, the paper should be scored before folding.
Colorit also works excellently for various types of embossing.
To consider
Remember that the colour of the paper affects the printed colour and adapt the choice of image to this. Colorit is not suitable for conventional varnishing. For special results, UV varnishing is suggested, but this must be preceded by base inking. For best results, please contact the varnish supplier.
Grammages above 120 g/m2 are suitable for laminating. Before laminating, a trial lamination should be carried out.
Product specifications
Colorit is a vat coloured, woodfree, uncoated paper. It is manufactured from bleached pulp and is neutrally sized. Colorit is resistant to ageing in accordance with ISO 9706.
Colorit is available in lots of different formats, colours and grammages, from 80 – 270 g/m2.
Colorit is available with an embossed surface in some colours and grammages.
Colorit is approved for contact with dry and fat foods in accordance to german standard XXXVI BGVV. ISEGA certificate 17708 U 02 2002-09-18. The paper is not recommended for direct conact with moist or wet foods, since colour-bleeding might occur.
Colorit complies with the requirements of the European Standard for Safety of Toys EN 71-3:1988 D (BS 5665:Prt 3:1989) |
