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 Custom
Infoseal
Custom InfoSeal products offer an impressive
range of document features. We pride ourselves on designing
products to meet your specific application needs. Features
include numerous sizes, papers, ink colors, patches, die cuts,
and value-added features such as ID cards, labels, and decals.
Custom products are available in quantities exceeding 25,000
documents per order and multi-lot combination orders also
qualify. That means you have a variety of ways to economize
while maximizing the utility of the document.
Introduction
When designing an InfoSeal form, there are four general specifications
relating to ink to consider. They are:
- The type of ink
- The ink density
- The ink coverage
- Document security
Ink Types
Inks are either Laser (Heat Resistant), Ultraviolet (Heat
Resistant) or Non-Heat Resistant.
Inks for Cut Sheet Forms
All Cut Sheet InfoSeal Forms are produced using heat resistant
inks.
Inks for Heat Fusing Printers
If the InfoSeal form is going to be used on a heat fusing
printer, the form must be produced using heat resistant inks.
This must be noted on the job ticket. The art department
will print the code "LI" in the margin.
Standard Specifications for Ink Density
Solid ink coverage, especially in large areas, causes excessive
offsetting. (A solid area is any line, character or graphic
greater than ".)
Maximum screen density is 80%. Requests for a screen densities
of 80% to 100% will be screened down to 80% to reduce tracking.
Ink Coverage
In order to insure proper sealing, adhesive lines must adhere
to bare paper. Do not print screens or other copy in an area
that will be sealed with adhesives.
Copy must be kept ³ 1/16" from the side stub perfs
perforations to prevent ink tracking when flattening perfs.
Knock-Outs
Eliminate knock-outs of screens on the non-glue side of die
cut windows. Customers who supply us film or disks will knock
out the area where the die cut falls. This requires perfect
registration of the window die cut or we end up with a white
line around the window.
Use tic marks to identify the window die location and keep
printing > 1/16" away from the window adhesive pattern.
On the glue-side of the form, there must be a knock-out the
same size as the window patch.
Document Security
To guard against potential show-through for check applications,
ink can be used in one or more of the following ways:
- Place a 80% screened blockout on the inside panel that
folds over the critical data areas of the check. (See our
P/R demonstration form.)
- Print a blockout pattern on the back panel in a dark color
(preferably black.)
- Strategically place a blockout, step and repeat pattern,
or graphic elements on the face (address side) of the mailer
to hide sensitive data.
- Avoid light colors of ink for blockouts.
- Heavy printing or reverse out printing within 3/32"
of the vertical stub perforations are NOT recommended. Any
printing closer to the vertical perforations can cause problems
with the optical reader on the 3600 folder/sealer.
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