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1. Leftovers 71 121 Recipe database 24 Restoring 159 Selecting 157 Setting up 156 Setting up in a network 158 Substrate database 24 Substrate formats database 25 137 Define target color gt Get 69 dE X Rite 222 Diagnosis 111 Drag amp Drop 28 E e recipe 30 87 Email 28 F Film thickness 49 Film thickness objects 149 Defining new 150 Deleting 150 Exporting 151 Importing 151 Opening database 149 Processing 150 Sending 150 Forming color groups 115 Formulating a target color 22 37 Formulating with the CxF browser 83 Formulation settings 25 171 G General operating information 26 General settings 25 169 H Hotkeys 207 I Inbox 89 Ink film thickness 176 200 201 Ink leftovers 38 75 Ink mixture 54 207 222 Measuring 54 Ink quantity 49 L Lab formulation 177 Language 171 Leftovers Open database 121 M Managing data 23 Measurement initiation 171 Measuring a new leftover 121 Measuring device 212 Menu bar 21 Metamerism 170 222 N New functions 171 Notes on using this handbook 10 0 Opacity 73 174 Optimum X Rite 222 226 30 Index InkFormulation6 P Communication 26 181 Palette formulation 46 65 Display 25 181 PC measuring device connection 212 Formulation settin
2. e Enter a network path as the path for the database It is irrelevant whether a drive is connected to the corresponding network drive or not e Enter a name for the new database and press OK In order to access the network database from another computer connect the database in Organize database using the Connect database command see Section 21 4 Connecting an existing database For the database path enter the same path as when the database was generated Backing up the database Itis worthwhile regularly backing up the database on a CD DVD or other standard storage medium Keep the backup CD DVD ina safe place In this way if there is a fault on the hard disk or any data loss for other reasons irreplaceable data can be reloaded If the database is larger than the storage capacity of a CD DVD export the database on to the hard disk and carry out the backup from there using a standard backup program If you are working in a network save your data on the server Backup will then be carried out according to your server backup system 1 If you have opened a recipe save it 2 Click on Database in the File menu and on Backup in the selection 21x field The Export backup database window appears ave in Gi ct E N E Sarei LEO en 3 In the field File name enter the name under which the database should be exported 4 Selectthe drive and the directory to which the backup file should be exported Men EEE 5 Clic
3. FdONA Search Disconnect Info Setup Calibration Close If you click on the Maximum speed check box your spectrophotometer is set to a 57600 baud transfer rate Do not select this option if your spectrophotometer is being used with a printer or other device having a lower transfer rate Please refer to the operating instructions for the spectrophotometer 1 In the main window click on the SPM symbol or in the Settings menu on SPM The X Rite SpectroServer settings window appears 2 Make the required entries in the Device and Interface selection fields If the interface is not known click on Automatic search in the selection field The interface is found and displayed in the Portfield If the interface is already correctly selected you can click directly on the Search button 3 If specific settings are necessary for the unit click on Setup Make the required inputs in the window displayed and then click on OK The Setup button is not active for the SpectroEye and Spectrolino 4 Click on Close when all inputs have been made 178 23 e Making settings InkFormulation6 E 23 4 Batching systems settings module weighing and batching systems only Various weighing and batching systems can be connected to InkFormulation The Settings batching systems window provides the possibility for setting the recipe to be sent to the batching system individually for every batching system
4. 7 2 4 8 16 32 64 100 8 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 100 For concentrated colors the higher concentration grades give no additional information In that case 1 and 2 grades for example are much more useful for calculating the optical data a Inks with virtually no scattering so called transparent inks It is sufficient to produce all recommended grades on white substrate This applies to most applications in offset printing For setting measuring mode On white transparent see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment b Inks with scattering and absorption in the same order of magnitude so called translucent and opaque inks In this case all recommended grades on white and on black substrate should be made available to the program This applies to most applications in flexo gravure and screen printing For setting measuring mode On white and black transparent see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment 25 e Application notes 193 OPERATING MANUAL 25 3 4 Substrate and transparent white It is clear that the best recipes are obtained when the conditions for carrying out colorant calibrations match those for the mixing of a color pattern This applies particularly to the substrate used and the transparent white The optical data of the inks depend in greater or lesser degree on the absorptive capacity ofthe substrate and the characteristics ofthe transparentwhite u
5. E the substrate to print on C Measure substrate Paper cardboardcoated z C Substrate from database BI Leneta Pol C Substrate of current assortment Cancel 5 e Formulating a target color 43 OPERATING MANUAL select the droni appie ans Apebostion Adthtive combinan Fon sane O Cion re Lares peran ries LJ sedia ma 4590812 aon 15 198 KONTER Cosa py c Selecting substrate from database 1 Select the Substrate from database option The Substrate Selection list appears 2 Select the desired substrate 3 The selected substrate is loaded and then the Color Selection window is displayed see Section 5 2 6 Selecting colorants from the assortment 5 2 5 Applications In the Applications window you can add additives to your recipe This window is shown only if the user is working in basic material mode inthe current assortment basic materials are defined and combinations is defined at least Inthe applications window you can differentiate between already defined additives new customized ones and the option to keep the defined additives from the assortment 1 Select the option Application Additive combinations The already defined additives and option From assortment are shown Select the application you want to use The additives with the percentage are listed on the right side 2 Select the option Custom combinat
6. Here you can change or supplement the designation the additional description the substrate length and width or the unit Proceed in the same way as for the definition of a new substrate format see Section 18 4 Defining a new substrate format 18 Processing and creating substrates formats 137 OPERATING MANUAL 18 4 Modify Substrate Size E x Designation new format Created 13 08 2010 15 22 34 Additional description Length Width Unit E FE 18 5 OK Cancel 18 6 Defining a new substrate format 1 Click on New in the Database Substrate sizes window The Modify substrate size window appears 2 Make the desired entries in the Designation and Additional description fields 3 Click in the Unit field Select the desired unit cm or inch from the list 4 Click in the Length and Width fields and make the desired entries 5 Click on OK when you have finished making your entries You return to the Database Substrate sizes window The designation and the dimensions of the newly defined substrate format are displayed on the left of the window Deleting substrate formats 1 Click on Substrate sizes in the Database menu The list of substrate formats is displayed on the left ofthe Database Substrate sizes window 2 Click on the substrate format you want to delete 3 Click on Delete The Confirm delete window is displayed 4 Click on OK The substrate format is del
7. Save as type vs with basic materials ifsx Cancel 2 Click on Import The Import from file window appears 3 Select the drive and the directory from which you want to import the file The directory selected will display all ifsx and mif files Q 4 Select the file to be imported 5 Click on OK The Confirm import window appears 6 Confirm the import by clicking on OK The name of the imported assortment appears in the list in the Database Assortments window DIE Look in 1FS 5 er Files of type Sehne Cancel 14 e Processing and creating assortments 117 OPERATING MANUAL 118 14 Processing and creating assortments InkFormulation6 15 Processing and creating leftovers 15 1 General 121 15 2 Opening the leftovers database 121 15 3 Measuring a new leftover 121 15 Processing and creating leftovers 119 OPERATING MANUAL 120 InkFormulation6 Ga Processing and creating leftovers 15 1 15 2 Q 15 3 General This is not properly speaking a database but a way of quickly accessing the leftovers of the current assortment and their available quantities New leftovers can be quickly measured The process is similar to Section 10 2 1 Measuring ink leftovers or loading them from ColorNet but in addition the substrate can also be defined Opening the leftovers database 1 Click on Leftovers in the Database menu The Define lefto
8. Below are some examples of possible combinations Example 1 Target color on uncoated paper recipe on coated paper using an assortment on coated paper Example 2 Target color on uncoated paper recipe on transparent film using an assortment on transparent film or on painted Leneta cards Example 3 Target color on uncoated paper recipe on reflective metalized film using an assortment on metalized film or on painted Leneta cards In principle any combination of the following substrates is possible e Paper coated or uncoated or opaque film e Transparent film e Metalized film provided the measurement geometry is Diffus 8 D8i This considerable flexibility requires however that for the filter settings Pol for instruments with measurement geometry 45 0 and D8i for instruments with measurement geometry Diffus 8 with certain combinations of substrates InkFormulation has to make some compensation in the filter settings in order to achieve a good visual match between the target color and the recipe 38 5 e Formulating a target color InkFormulation6 This is necessary because in some cases color measurements taken using Pol and D8i do not coincide with those perceived by the human eye where the surface properties of the substrates for the target color and the recipe are different rough smooth reflective Example Filter Target color Recipe Effect Pol on uncoated paper on coated paper An instrument
9. ENE ro Setup printer Delete x CATO designation substrata designation O 1 subetrate_roughnacal s S Colorare coll gt Amort col Amourt2 co cota cobibata Tocai ro a WERT cols 25 6 1 How to edit a Print Layout with NC Report Designer Software NC Report Designer is an additional program that is included with InkFormulation NCRD can be launched directly from within the InkFormulation program From the Settings menu select Setup Printer The Report layout window appears From here the user can adjust several settings Set up printer Create a new layout from existing Copy a layout to the database Modify rename and delete existing layouts To create a new print layout please select an available layout and click on New from existing After defining a designation the NC Report Designer is opened and the selected layout is displayed As shown in the image the layout is split into sections outlining different details 1 Page Header 2 Recipe 1 3 Component List 4 Recipe 2 5 Graph 6 Additional Data 7 Page Footer AII details can be modified Data items can be moved via drag amp drop as long as they stay in the same sections You cannot move data across sections Font size and color can be modified Specific information can be deleted Note The borders as outlined by InkFormulation should NOT be altered target DitargetColor designatit
10. Formulation settings then the recipe color can be defined on white and black substrate 1 In the main window select the assortment which includes the colors in question 2 On the Recipe menu click on New and define the current ink mixture Proceed as in Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color When you click on Calculate the recipe color is calculated from the color and basic material quantities which have been entered When the current ink mixture has been defined the Define substrate window appears 3 Define the substrate A see Section 5 2 4 Defining a substrate 4 Define the application see Section 5 2 5 Applications When the combination has been defined the Enter recipe window appears 5 Make the required entries in the Designation and additional description fields 6 Double click in the list on the color or basic materials for which you want to enter the amount The ink component is transferred to the right hand field and the entry field Ink quantity is activated 52 5 e Formulating a target color 7 In the Ink quantity field enter the values for the selected color or basic material 8 To enter ink quantities for other colors or basic materials repeat the procedure from step 6 9 If required change the value entered in the Film thickness field and the Viscosity field only the viscosity module 10 If required change the application clicking on the button see Section 5 2 5
11. 17 7 Exporting substrates 17 8 Importing substrates Processing and creating substrate formats 18 1 General 18 2 Opening database substrate formats 18 3 Processing an existing substrate format 18 4 Defining a new substrate format 18 5 Deleting substrate formats 18 6 Send substrate formats 18 7 Exporting substrate formats 18 8 Importing substrate formats Processing and creating basic materials basic materials module only 19 1 General 19 2 Opening database basic materials 19 3 Processing an existing basic material 194 Defining a new basic material 19 5 Deleting basic materials 19 6 Exporting basic materials 19 7 Importing basic materials Processing and creating film thickness objects 20 1 General 20 2 Opening the film thickness objects database 20 3 Processing existing film thickness objects 20 4 Defining new film thickness objects 126 126 129 129 129 131 132 132 133 133 137 137 137 138 138 138 139 139 143 144 144 144 145 145 146 149 149 150 150 21 22 23 InkFormulation6 20 5 Deleting film thickness objects 20 6 Sending film thickness objects 20 7 Exporting film thickness objects 20 8 Importing film thickness objects Setting up and managing databases 21 1 General 21 2 Setting up a new database 21 3 Selecting a database 21 4 Connecting an existing database 21 5 Disconnecting a database 21 6 Setting up a shared database in a network 21 7 Backing up the database 21
12. 30 3 Structure and function InkFormulation6 4 Starting InkFormulation 4 1 Starting InkFormulation 33 4 2 Performing a white calibration of the spectrophotometer 33 4 Starting InkFormulation 31 OPERATING MANUAL 32 InkFormulation6 Q Starting InkFormulation 4 1 4 2 Starting InkFormulation The program must first be installed in accordance with the instructions given in Chapter 27 Installing InkFormulation The spectrophotometer does not have to be connected when InkFormulation is started up Even when you are working with the program you can disconnect the spectrophotometer for off line measurements and reconnect it to the computer later see Section 23 3 Spectrophotometer settings 1 Start InkFormulation If you start InkFormulation without the spectrophotometer connected a Searching for SPM information window appears after the start screen This indicates that the program is checking all interfaces Click on Cancel to abort the search If InkFormulation is being started for the first time the Transformation of optical data window may be displayed If this is the case the start up may take somewhat longer After starting you will see the following empty main window Performing a white calibration of the spectrophotometer White calibration is the basis for exact measuring results After you have selected the appropriate option A see Section 23 1 General settin
13. 5 Click on OK when all inputs have been made The designation of the batching system is then displayed in the Selected batching systems field Define colorant designations for batching systems If a batching system uses different colorant designations from the assortment you can enter these in the Define colorant designations for batching systems window Procedure 1 In the Batching systems settings window click on Setup The Define colorant designations for batching systems window comes up 2 On the left hand side of the window select an assortment The colors in the assortment are displayed on the right hand side of the window 3 Select a color and enter the corresponding designation in the Designation for batching systems field 4 When you have entered all the color designations click on Close 180 23 e Making settings 23 5 Display settings Here you can select different settings for the recipe output InkFormulation6 Type of price information Number of decimal places for the display of ink quantities in the recipes Maximal color distance dE of the recipes which should be displayed in the recipe selection Tolerance When this check box is activated the recipes which are within the selected tolerance are marked with PASS Recipes falling outside the tolerance are marked with FAIL displayed in the main window next to the colorant designation dE Formula Various dE formulas can be select
14. Read known recipes to calculate precise film thickness needed for other rollers The known recipes contain the base colorant data of assortment A and also the reference print conditions for the different rollers The thickness objectis recalculated with those measurement values and returned to the user The parameters of the thickness calibration data are stored in the system InkFormulation6 ams via 4 Geles Ihe rotermace anime anda solis x adyeated In the celected sotmen Sorted accerding In Nara a EB Aonig pertrond caer erent Pollard 2 teva reference assortment Thickness calibration xj Select calibration mode Automatic Requires printing one or multiple of the following recipes 2 00 Black 3 00 Blue green 8 00 Green 8 00 Red medium 7 00 Magenta Manual using already existing recipes Cancel two options 25 e Application notes 199 OPERATING MANUAL 25 5 2 Filmthickness calibration in relation to other assortments With known thickness If an assortmentis defined with known thickness calibration data the same parameters canthen be applied to a different assortment see illustration Assortment B is shown which was created with the roller R3 The system can then automatically determine the thickness needed for rollers R1 R2 and R4 because of the relation between the thickness objects Assortment A
15. designation targetColor designation tart fargetColor LAB i i Sgr targetColor creati 202 25 e Application notes In addition to the single lines and elements the entire details can be edited at once Choose Report Detail Settings from the Report menu You ll then see the dialog box to the right Here you can delete single details and rearrange the order the existing sections The sections page header and page footer can be deactivated in the menu Report gt Report and Page settings in the tab Section Options Logo insertion In addition to the configuration of the print information you can insert company logos or company specific data You pick the desired item from the Insert menu After specifying the desired location on the page and the image size within the document the Image Properties dialog box will open Here you can specify the file name of the image The image is immediately displayed in the dialog box Choose OK to have it inserted into the layout InkFormulation6 7 Report detail settings Details recipe graph ComponentList recipe2 AdditionalData Elx Detail properties Dai petali Height 68 95 mm Remove Datasource Recipet Y p Page break Break condition logical expression JT Starts on new page Up Down Data grouping VEL IMPARA VT TTT VIVA a LA THOR PRT AT
16. e Import and export assortments e Delete assortments e Search for assortments e Send assortments In the Leftovers database you can e Define new leftovers e Process existing leftovers e Delete leftovers e Send substrates In the Applications database you can e Create modify and delete additives In the Substrate database you can e Display designations and additional information e Define new substrates e Process existing substrates e Import and export substrates e Delete substrates e Send substrates 24 3 Structure and function InkFormulation6 EB In the Substrate sizes database you can e Display designations and additional information e Define new substrate formats e Process existing substrate formats e Import and export substrate formats e Delete substrate formats In the Basic materials database basic materials module only you can e Display designations and additional information e Define new basic materials e Process existing basic materials e Import and export basic materials e Delete basic materials In the Film thickness object database you can e Display designations and additional information e Define new film thickness objects e Process existing film thickness objects e Import and export film thickness objects e Delete film thickness objects 3 5 Settings InkFormulation offers you a whole range of possibilities to meet your job requirements e With the menu command Settings gt G
17. gt Get Colorant selection as filter for Define target color gt Get J Substrate Selection oK 23 e Making settings 183 OPERATING MANUAL 184 22 Making settings InkFormulation6 24 Quitting Ink Formulation 24 1 Quitting InkFormulation 187 24 e Quitting Ink Formulation 185 OPERATING MANUAL 186 InkFormulation6 Quitting Ink Formulation 24 1 Quitting InkFormulation Save the current recipe before quitting InkFormulation amp see Section m 5 11 Saving a recipe Never switch your computer off before exiting the program in the prescribed manner Otherwise data may be lost 1 In the File menu click on Quit 24 e Quitting Ink Formulation 187 OPERATING MANUAL 188 InkFormulation6 25 Application notes 25 1 Recommended instrument settings 191 25 2 Measuring patterns 192 25 3 Colorant calibration series 192 25 3 1 General 192 25 3 2 Absorption and scattering of an ink 192 25 3 3 Concentration grades on white and black substrates 193 25 3 4 Substrate and transparent white 194 25 3 5 Ink film thickness 194 25 3 6 Specific gravity 195 ER 25 3 7 Viscosity in flexo and gravure printing viscosity module only 195 25 3 8 Balance 195 25 4 Sorting criteria editor 196 25 4 1 Sorting criterion editor 196 25 5 Thickness calibration 199 25 5 1 Howto calculate thickness for a reference assortment 199 25 5 2 Film thickness calibration in relation to other as
18. 1 Click on New in the Database Assortments window The Set up assortment window appears 2 Enter the designation and additional description 3 Select the printing process 14 Processing and creating assortments 105 OPERATING MANUAL Various entry fields and buttons will be displayed depending on the process selected Offset printing If you activate the Enter yes no check box a field is displayed which allows you to enter the target weight per area or the target film thickness for all calibrations of the colorants If you make no entry the program will assume that all measurements are based on the same weight per area Flexo or gravure printing viscosity module only In the entry field the Viscosity of colorant calibrations enter the viscosity of the colorants included in the colorant calibration series in seconds see Section 25 3 7 Viscosity in flexo and gravure printing If you activate the Enter yes no check box in a selection field you can choose the calibration roller to be used for the colorant calibration series You can process the selection list in the film thickness objects database see Chapter 20 Processing and creating film thickness objects In addition the Solvent button is displayed The solvent can be described more fully here see Section 14 4 6 Entering a solvent Screen printing If you activate the Enter yes no check box in a selection field you can choose the calibration
19. 1 In the Basic recipe window click on CxF nil ed 2 First you have to give the path of the CxF file The color information ES NOceanblue_cxf3 cxf Bl target recipe substrate are listed IFS Recipes 3 Selectthe information you wantto use and continue m IC Leneta 82 ED Occonblue e Accepting current pattern EB Recipe measured Ifatargetcolorisalreadyloadedinthemainwindow theSkipbutton alsoappearsinthe Basic recipe window Ifthis is clicked the currenttarget color is used for the recipe CC calculation same as for Formulate gt Recalculate menu command Inthe Substrate type window select the substrate type of the target color coated or uncoated when asked to do so 42 5 e Formulating a target color 5 2 4 Defining a substrate After you have defined the target color the Define Substrate window can be used to measure the substrate with the spectrophotometer to select the substrate of the current assortment resp recipe or to load a substrate from the database If you have already measured a substrate or have loaded a recipe the relevant substrates are displayed as additional options Measuring a substrate with the spectrophotometer Select Measure substrate and then from the selection field select the InkFormulation6 substrate type corresponding to the one being used for formulation Which substrate types are available for selection depends on the measuring instru
20. 116 117 InkFormulation6 14 e Processing and creating assortments 101 OPERATING MANUAL 102 InkFormulation6 Processing and creating assortments definition of assortments module only 14 1 General An assortment is a selection of colorants used to formulate a target Sorted according to N gt color Each assortment includes one or more transparent white and one iia a A p ai riating incl colora e 3 3 substrate The colorants in an assortment are measured by colorant Seen LE m inting NV calibrations and are so declared to the program lt A see Section 25 3 jun Screen printing o Lensta WAHRE New Colorant calibration series Modiy To process and create assortments it is necessary to activate the Me 2 definition of assortments modul A see Section 3 7 Program versions eens and auxiliary modules Price Print 14 2 Opening database assortments 1 Click on Assortments in the Database menu The Database amp Assortments window appears Emi x The name ofthe current database is shown in the title line If you want to N A DI u n J Q change the database note Section 21 3 Selecting a database E 2 senno E 7 a ni Chose On the left ofthe window you will find an alphabetically sorted list of allthe assortments stored You can also sort the items by date of saving Simply click on the Sorted according to f
21. Cancel 146 19 e Processing and creating basic materials 20 Processing and creating film thickness objects 20 1 General 20 2 Opening the film thickness objects database 20 3 Processing existing film thickness objects 20 4 Defining new film thickness objects 20 5 Deleting film thickness objects 20 6 Sending film thickness objects 20 7 Exporting film thickness objects 20 8 Importing film thickness objects 149 149 150 150 150 151 151 151 InkFormulation6 20 Processing and creating film thickness objects 147 OPERATING MANUAL 148 Processing and creating film thickness objects 20 1 General In the film thickness objects database you can enter the film thicknesses weights per area ink quantities of screens screen printing and rollers flexo gravure printing If when you were defining an assortment see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment you entered the calibration screen or calibration roller a different screen or roller can be used for the formulation see Section 23 2 Formulation settings InkFormulation adapts the recipe to the screen or roller being used in each case Make sure you use the same unit of measurement when entering the film thickness information for the different screens or rollers You can generally obtain film thickness data from the manufacturer ofthe screens or rollers When creating a new thickness object the user can either enter an absolute val
22. D65 45 0 transparent film no UV Cut 45 0 coated no UV Cut 45 0 uncoated no UV Cut 45 0 transparent film no D8i Diffus 8 coated yes darker D8i Diffus 8 uncoated no D8i Diffus 8 transparent film yes darker D8i Diffus 8 metalized film yes darker D8e Diffus 8 coated no D8e Diffus 8 uncoated no D8e Diffus 8 transparent film no You can measure the target color with the spectrophotometer or load it via ColorNet Color Library or CxF a Measuring the target color with the spectrophotometer 1 In the main window click on the Basic recipe symbol or in the Formulate menu on Basic recipe The Basic recipe window appears 2 Prepare the spectrophotometer for the measurement of the pattern Where required by the type of pattern you can carry out multiple measurements see Section 23 1 5 Averaging and 25 2 Measuring patterns Opacity module only When setting Target color on white and black substrate a request is also made for a measurement with black substrate 3 Click on Measure Carry out a white calibration of your spectrophotometer if necessary or if asked to do so 40 5 e Formulating a target color InkFormulation6 4 Inthe Substrate type window selectthe substrate type ofthe target color coated or uncoated when asked to do so b Loading the target color from ColorNet With ColorNet you can use measurementvalues of stored recipes and also measurement values f
23. DI Selected 9 of 9 Folder Move E Accotlment fet losetas Aaron Coloranti poup tue terrvalation TT Ure colorants of sespectve recipe Sabio bc Tomasi Settee rom io Editada cl fe ssipeciee vive Ade comuni gt Folder fur sec alcubated seropes 2 Enter the required search criteria and click on OK The recipes corresponding to the search criteria will be displayed in the Database Recipes window 3 Highlight the recipes that you want to process 4 Click on Batch processing The Batch Process Setup window is displayed You can specify the conditions for the recalculation of the recipes Use colorants of respective recipe Recommended ifthere is only a slight color difference between the new and old pigments You can also select the folder where the recalculated recipes should be saved and a prefix or suffix for the previous recipe name to distinguish between them if there are any further formulation settings to make Mincie nane copplemente old neme 96 13 e Managing recipes InkFormulation6 5 Make the necessary entries in the Batch Process Setup window and click on OK The selected recipes will be recalculated and displayed in RE m the Calculated recipes window urn ae 07 6 If the recipes meet your needs click on OK The Database Recipes window comes up with the recipes in the folder which was selected for the batch processing The old recipes can be deleted manually if
24. If you are using different substrates for an assortment we recommend creating categories some examples follow Coated Uncoated newsprint Uncoated for different substrate textures Color uncoated You should create specific assortments for each general substrate application InkFormulation can automatically create recipes across different substrates however recipe quality can suffer if the substrate characteristics vary widely You have to make sure you are using the correct substrate when calibrating thicknesses The system cannot calculate the accurate thickness characterization data with incorrect substrate data 25 5 4 Exporting assortments and thickness characterization data Assortments can be exported directly out of InkFormulation without losing the calibrated thickness data The characterization data itself has to be transferred separately through the database Print layout editor InkFormulation offers users the ability to customize individual print layouts using the new user defined Print Layout Editor This gives users the flexibility to customize their print layouts using logos bar codes and labels which can be inserted and printed to label ink cans and simplify inventory creation InkFormulation6 25 e Application notes 201 OPERATING MANUAL Report layout E Layout directory public c Documents and Settings All Users Documents X Rite Reports Layout Recipe2 x El
25. LL Fle Repot Ed View Insert Format Aip Window Hep lai x la LI Sumo EEES la 47210233207 Ag as Duda la tal Te AE Co m Js s vesa m Fo dra E IRR GREEN ry o ws ortment 6 assonment_assortment namej e gna 547 sOlsubsirato designation s oje Os Print Color Recipe Exi Designation Created 29 08 1997 08 34 58 Additional description RecpeWinter new ECO The additional program NC Report Designer is opened and the layout Recipe is displayed The layout is split into sections outlining different details 1 Recipe 2 Component List 3 Recipe2 4 Graph 5 Additional Data 6 Page Footer All details can be modified Data items can be moved via drag amp drop as long as they stay in the same sections You cannot move date across sections Font size and color can all be modified Specific information can be deleted Note The borders as outlined by InkFormulation should NOT be al tered For further information about the print layout editor see Section 25 6 Application Notes Print layout editor 22 1 1 Printing a recipe from the main window 1 Click on the Recipe print symbol or on Print in the Recipe menu The Print Color Recipe window appears 2 Change or add to the designation or additional description if you wish to do so 3 Select the desired print layout To check the layout click on Preview 4 Click OK The current recipe is p
26. Select palette formulation You get an overview of available formulation Choose the formulation you want to use and continue InkFormulation6 7 Formulating with pallet formulation 65 OPERATING MANUAL 66 7 Formulating with pallet formulation InkFormulation6 8 Loading an existing recipe 8 1 Loading a recipe 69 8 2 Define target color gt Get 69 8 e Loading an existing recipe 67 OPERATING MANUAL 68 InkFormulation6 Loading an existing recipe 8 1 Loading a recipe The Load menu command is used to load the entire recipe including the associated target color in the main window 1 In the main window click on the Load recipe symbol or on Get in the Recipe menu A list of all the recipes stored is displayed in the left area of the Database Recipes window The recipe list can be sorted according to various criteria see Section 13 2 Sorting recipe list 2 Click on the desired recipe Observe the info window A see Section 13 1 Opening database recipes 3 Click on Select The recipe is loaded and displayed in the main window Define target color gt Get This menu command is used to measure a target color and then to find and load the recipe with the least color distance When loading the recipe in the main window the target color currently measured is not overwritten with the pattern of the recipe The loading of a recipe with its target color is possible wi
27. Windows Server 2003 R2 64bit Enterprise or DataCenter Edition Terminal Services and Application Server 100 GB of available hard disk space Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 USB Port for hardware key Administrator rights for installation InkFormulation6 27 Installing InkFormulation 211 OPERATING MANUAL 27 2 Installation on a PC 27 2 1 Preparing for installation If you already have an installed version of this software and are carrying out an update you should make a complete backup copy ofthe program directory or a backup ofthe database see Section 21 7 Backing up the database 27 2 2 Installing on a personal computer 1 Start WINDOWS 2 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and wait till the X Rite Setup window appears 3 Click on the symbol for InkFormulation The Setup program now leads you step by step through the installation Read all the displayed information carefully before proceeding with installation 27 23 Connecting the PC to the measuring device In order to be able to carry out measurements or read in data from the measuring device it must be connected to any serial interface COM1 COM2 COMn or to a USB port using a USB serial converter While you are working with InkFormulation you can also disconnect the measuring device at any time for offline measurements and then reconnect it to the computer InkFormulation is able to recognize the selected interface itself 27 24 Insta
28. ti gonrite datetima Des reco 13 g Y ER Mr u E a 3 34 ca Dead Can Dated na i TTR TPP errr Ts HARO Je CATA 21x Ls tre Outasarcn colare mere fn fa__ fee rame Sele eters Hupe rate F or tasa Sreath traera do Fundorte mi tar tre ron Ad User a Docurartatty PeturenZargle Pictures Meta peg ma fo a Ne xrite 25 e Application notes 203 OPERATING MANUAL Page sizing In the menu you can change the orientation and size of your layout You can pick one of the predefined formats or specify one of your own EE a Text Insertion reise I El Choose Text from the Insert menu The Text properties dialog box appears i where you can type in your desired text You can also load a separate html file if you choose z Je Jeee salam The NEW Print Layout Click OK to accept the changes Modification of the decimal places in basic and correction recipes 1 Please open a layout with NC Report Designer 2 Doubleclick in Detail ComponentList on Amount for basic or on u pp Amount2 for correction recipe HE 3 A new window Field properties appears 4 Select the option Numeric 5 On the right side you can define the decimal places Paga header When you have finished you can preview the draft by pressing Ctrl P Remember to save you
29. 0 solvent Enter further points for the relevant range of viscosity underneath The viscosity data for the solvent 0 basic ink 100 solvent is entered in the Solvent Entry window see Section 14 4 6 Entering a solvent If the viscosity of the solvent is specified there two points are sufficient to determine the viscosity curves of the inks Otherwise at least three are required However the more entries in the relevant range of viscosity the better Viscosity Entry x Basic ink Solvent Viscosity Percentage of solvent m Ee Er Po Es p E 38 Es 6257 Hz pis Es fe El E sec 50 40 e Ej fe Els px m E Solvent at 21 s 36 5 g 30 0 OK Cancel 14 Processing and creating assortments 113 OPERATING MANUAL selected basic materials 30 00 Addiiv A 14 4 8 Division of assortment inks into basic materials basic materials module only When a basic materials database has been compiled the inks of the assortment can be assigned their relevant basic materials in the Set up colorant window The basic materials contained and the surcharge are allocated here to the ink basic ink in viscosity module Following every selection of a basic material an automatic request is made to enter the percentage proportion percent by weight viscosity module only The solvent of the assortment used for the viscosity calculation can similarly
30. 13 4 dE X Rite is a quality criterion for using ink leftovers Among other things it takes into account the fact that it is very difficult to achieve a pure ink with a dirty ink leftover 1 Click in the Sorted according to field and then on the required option in the selection list Ifyou click onthe Search button the Search criteria window appears This enables you to reduce the number of recipes displayed on the basis of various criteria Processing an existing recipe You can correct an existing recipe e g you can modify the designation or the additional description 1 Click on the recipe you want to process in the left area of the Database Recipes window 2 Click on Modify The Recipe Entry window appears 3 Click on the Designation or Additional description field in the Recipe entry window and make the desired entries For changes in the Ink quantity and Ink film thickness values it is best to load the recipe and then modify it see Section 5 5 Modifying a recipe This gives you the chance to observe the effect of any changes difference against the target color Batch processing If an ink manufacturer has to replace a pigment he has been using hitherto with a new one then all existing recipes produced using the assortment in question and containing the color in question will have to be recalculated using the substitute pigment Batch processingmeansthatthis process of replacement and recalculation which would
31. 2 Sorting recipe list Do Len Recipe Info If you select a recipe in the Database Recipes window and then Loans click on Info an information appears about the components contained Ty _Setect Deselect at_ in the recipe By clicking the up and down arrows on the keyboard the E 2 Selected 1 of 9 components of the next higher or next lower recipe are displayed in the Folders J _ Move Chose Info window This provides the user with a quick survey without having to load the entire recipe every time into the main window Pantone 1785C 1785C xl i A Components 13 2 Sorting recipe list Fuse Pes ars i n Transparent White InkFormulation provides support with various sorting functions for the Wain Ped 2F513 rapid location of an existing recipe If a target color is already loaded in the main window the recipe list can be sorted in the Database Recipes pene oo window according to the following criteria Name Recipe list in alphabetical order n Offset printing NY Pantone No coated Date Time Sorting according to date of recipe production a i Close Target color dE CIELAB Sorting according to color distance dE pi I Target color dE X Rite between the current target color and the target colors of the recipes Recipe dE CIELAB Sorting according to color distance dE Recipe dE X Rite between the currnt target colors and the recipe colors of the recipes 13 e Managing recipes 93 OPERATING MANUAL 13 3
32. 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 General Desktop 3 2 1 Main window 3 2 2 Menu bar Basic sequence of an ink formulation 3 3 1 Selecting the assortment 3 3 2 Checking settings and determining pre settings 3 3 3 Defining and formulating a target color 3 3 4 Recalculating a recipe 3 3 5 Correction recipe 3 3 6 Saving a recipe Managing data Settings General operating information 3 6 1 Symbols 3 6 2 Pushbuttons for standard functions 3 6 3 Drag amp Drop 3 6 4 Email Program versions and auxiliary modules 3 7 1 InkFormulation 6 Manufacturer 3 7 2 InkFormulation 6 PrinterPro 3 7 3 InkFormulation 6 PrinterBasic 3 7 4 InkFormulation 6 Online 3 7 5 Definition of assortments module 3 7 6 Opaque inks module scattering pigments 3 7 7 Viscosity calculation module 3 7 8 Weighing and batching systems module 3 7 9 Basic materials calculation module 3 7 10 E recipe module InkFormulation6 3 Structure and function OPERATING MANUAL InkFormulation6 Structure and function 3 1 General The inks available for formulating recipes are measured with colorant calibrations and brought together in an assortment Using the spectrophotometer or ColorNet you can define your target color and itis then simple to calculate the optimum recipe In formulating the target color through physical models the color values of the mixture are determined on the basis of the optical data from the colorant calibrations The data ar
33. 53 20 a 3 121 0 0 The following display options can be selected Display Reflection spectra Curve comparison Displayed curve All samples or a selection Comparison between measured and calculated curve Density spectra All samples or a selection k s spectra Model parameters k1 and s1 k1 s1 1 1 k2 or 1 1 s2 Absorption c A selectable wavelength Scattering c between 380 and 730nm Spectra are shown in relation to wavelength 380 730nm Values shown in relation to concentration are marked with a c The model parameters of the display k s spectra have the following meanings k1 Parameter for the strength of the absorption k2 Parameter for the attenuation of the absorption si Parameter for the strength of the scattering s2 Parameter for the attenuation of the scattering If for example in the selection field Display you click on Absorption c curves similar to the following will be displayed depending on your measurements 14 4 6 Entering a solvent viscosity module only The solvent can be described more fully here Data such as price specific gravity and viscosity can be given The viscosity of the solventis also taken into account when calculating the viscosity curves of the inks basic materials module only The composition of the solvent can be described via the Basic materials button a see Section 14 4 8 Division of assortment inks into bas
34. 8 Restoring a database Printing 22 1 Layout 22 1 1 Printing a recipe from the main window 22 1 2 Printing a recipe from the database Making settings 23 1 General settings 23 1 1 Default measuring conditions 23 1 2 Color scale 23 1 3 Illuminants for metamerism 23 1 4 White calibration request 23 1 5 Averaging 23 1 6 Language 23 17 Measurement initiation SpectroEye and Spectrolino only 23 1 8 Entering new functions 23 2 Formulation settings 23 2 1 General 23 2 2 Recipe correction 23 2 3 Recipe output 23 2 4 Control of covering power opacity module only 23 2 5 Ink film thickness 150 151 151 151 155 156 157 157 157 158 158 159 163 164 164 169 169 169 170 170 170 171 171 171 171 171 172 172 174 176 Contents OPERATING MANUAL 24 23 3 23 4 23 5 23 6 23 7 23 8 23 9 23 2 6 Calculate all combinations 23 2 7 Lab formulation Spectrophotometer settings Batching systems settings Settings display Communication settings Library folders Unit settings Set up printer 23 10Working settings Quitting Ink Formulation 24 1 Quitting InkFormulation 25 Application notes 25 1 25 2 25 3 25 4 Recommended instrument settings Measuring patterns Colorant calibration series 25 3 1 General 25 3 2 Absorption and scattering of an ink 25 3 3 Concentration grades on white and black substrates 25 3 4 Substrate and transparent white 25 3 5 Ink film thic
35. Applications only basic material mode Depending on the settings for the recipe you can change the Modifiation Mode see Section 5 5 Modifying a recipe 11 Click OK when you have made all the entries In the Recipe field the components and quantities are displayed as you have entered them In the right hand section ofthe main window you will see the target color with the color values Copying a recipe onto the clipboard The clipboard allows you to use InkFormulation recipe data in another Windows application InkFormulation6 1 Click on Copy to clipboard in the Recipe menu 2 Move from InkFormulation to the application in which you want to use the recipe Normally you can transfer the recipe by clicking on Paste in the Edit menu MEX Re InkF ormutatson Manufacturer 6 0 Alpha Flexo or gravure Ple fomite Reape OF eRecpe Database Settings Heb Assortment Floxo gravue printing incl colorant elements Pol Leneta will gt Recipe Brown CIS wm Orange ED Yellow green Trs mt white Total ink quantity 5 e Formulating a target color 9 0 6 0 0 9 6 6G A A _ e E pi Bh gt Bl gt OPERATING MANUAL Fendtobetchmosystem x Designation pe Created 07 06 2010 14 22 06 Additional description Y Universal Batching System 1 Basic Inks 2 Solvent percentage to dispense poo E x 0 05 OK Cancel 5 9 Initiating data transfer to the batchin
36. Ho O New o Modify 0 Info x Delete Send EG Import ES Export N Select Deselect all Selected 1 of 4 3 Designation Cree O ome new substrate Created 13 08 2010 14 49 38 Additional description White Black description fields l 91 3 t 03 a 0 7 a 0 0 c b 3 4 loi b 0 1 D65 2 1D65 2 B Substrate type Paper cardboard opaque fim Substrate quality ected Roughness p yx 17 Processing and creating substrates 129 OPERATING MANUAL 3 Click on the field Substrate type From the list select those which correspond to the substrate type to be defined Depending on the substrate type different entry fields are displayed Paper cardboard opaque film If you select User defined for the substrate quality you can enter the roughness value of the substrate to be measured in the Roughness entry field As well as the hue remission of a substrate the surface quality plays an important role Under the microscope a rough substrate appears as a landscape of mountains and valleys When ink is applied the mountains of the substrate shine through and the color is quite different i e less saturated from that on a smooth substrate InkFormulation seeks to take account of this factor through a roughness value In establishing the colorant calibrations the roughness of the assortment substrate is calculated on the basis of the data for the first colorant In defining
37. InkFormulation 20 3 Structure and function 3 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar displays the titles ofthe individual menus Click on an item to display a list of additional functions Me Fomdste Recpe Recpe Database Settings Help 92 90 8400 B ados N NINNI You can execute the following commands in the various menus e File e Backup and restore database e Change user e Save configuration e Quit InkFormulation The command Save configuration can be used to save the program settings in an ifc file By double clicking on this file in Explorer InkFormulation can be opened at any time in the saved configuration e Formulate e Calculate basic recipe e Calculate correction recipe e Recalculate recipe e Recipe e Enter recipe manually new e Print load save recipe e Copy recipe onto clipboard e Send recipe to batching systems e Send recipe to ColorQuality e Load recipe from ColorQuality e Convert recipe into a leftover e Reduce leftovers e Measure current ink mixture e Modify recipe e Add additional ink quantity e Calculate ink quantity e Display spectrum e Display other recipes InkFormulation6 3 Structure and function 21 OPERATING MANUAL Q The commands Correction recipe and Recalculate in the Formulate menu and all commands in the Recipe menu relate to the current recipe displayed in the main window e CxF e Browser e e Recipe e Search the inbox for recipes e Create and send a recipe quer
38. NEVE sites mato ini 3 SN PAREAU en e XQ Ifyou want to export several recipes together hold the CTRL key down V6 without basic materials fr ni and then click on the recipes to be exported These will be written to the same file when exported V5 with basic materials ifr V5 without basic materials ifrx Color eXchange Format 3 cxf 3 Click on Export The Export to file window appears In the Filename field there will be a suggested designation consisting of the first characters of the recipe designation and the file type of ifrx or cxf 4 Select the file typ as well as the drive and the directory to which the file will be written 5 Click on OK The data will be converted into ASCII format and written to the relevant file 98 13 e Managing recipes 13 8 13 9 Importing recipes If assortments and recipes are to be imported it is important to read in the assortments first and only then the recipes Recipes can be imported from the InkFormulation 5 and 6 The imported recipes are saved as palette recipes GA see Chapter 7 Formulating with palette formulation 1 Click on Recipes in the Database menu The Database Recipes window is displayed 2 Click on Import The Import from file window appears InkFormulation6 Look in IFS 5 rete Files of type Recipets if E Cancel ColorMaster if 3 Select the drive and the directory from whic
39. Now proceed in the same way as for the definition of a new colorant see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment Any transparent white which is entered subsequently is treated as an additional transparent white 14 3 4 Deleting a colorant from an assortment You can delete a colorant from an assortment if you no longer want to use it e g an ink leftover 1 In the Define Assortment xxx window click first on the colorant you want to delete and then on Delete 2 When the warning is displayed click on Yes to confirm The colorant is deleted Creating a new assortment InkFormulation6 Designation m Substrate 14 4 1 General Created 13 08 2010 11 20 02 So sm When you create a new assortment you are first asked to enter basic data Additional description such as designation printing process and concentration grades before you can proceed with the definition of substrate transparent white and i finally the colorants menses ee Lio n A BE Caise on vine ndbick a QD The physical measuring condition of the spectrophotometer is specifically ese n assigned to the assortment During formulation the patterns must be Sioc Veoh x i A N Color layer entry Weightperaea measured with the same physical measuring condition as with the current Pe asso rtm e nt Viscosity of colorant calibrations PE s Standard samples uns ok taa 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment
40. Target color 6 Calculating a correction recipe 61 OPERATING MANUAL 62 6 Calculating a correction recipe InkFormulation6 7 Formulating with palette formulation 7 1 General 65 7 2 Palette formulation 65 7 Formulating with pallet formulation 63 OPERATING MANUAL 64 Formulating with palette formulation 1 1 1 2 General The mode Palette Formulation in the formulation workflow offers the possibility to obtain better basic recipes if a recipe matching the target color can be found in the database so called palette recipe Recipes are only suggested which are marked as palette recipe and for which the following differences are nottoo great e dE standard illuminant and dE first metamerism illuminant between target color and recipe color e dE standard illuminant and physical difference roughness between current substrate and recipe substrate dependent on covering power of recipe ink e Film thickness of recipe and film thickness in the settings e Target viscosity and viscosity of recipe e Difference in opacity settings When using applications only palette formulations with the same combination are displayed Palette formulation The palette formulation is integrated into the formulation workflow After defining target substrate ink film thickness applications and colorant selection you have to differentiate between standard and palette formulation 1
41. With unknown thickness If you create an assortment and the roller requirements are unknown there is no relationship to the existing film thickness data sets Only one recipe is required to establish the necessary relationship The recipe used needs to be based on the new assortment and needs to be printed with the known roller This would then allow the software to establish the relationship to all previous thickness data sets sonen m Im Im Im m a io on 12 2a nm Pe oss ose or 1a in Assortment C is created with the film thickness R5 That thickness has no relation to other existing film thickness objects in the system By printing ONE recipe within assortment C using roller R4 assortment C can be updated with correct thickness calibration data Using the Film Thickness Calibration module the system can quickly and effectively determine film thickness data requirements and adjust them for other assortments Your formulation process can be completed faster with fewer steps You end up needing fewer assortments as you no longer need to create data sets for each roller 200 25 e Application notes 25 6 25 5 3 Film thickness calibration across substrates The Film Thickness Calibration module calculates volume requirements across different substrates The calibration set does not have to be remeasured for each substrate However we do notrecommend creating recipes for various substrates based on data from just one
42. Y Functions General Settings x Initiate measurement also by SPM Averaging of S measurements White calibration request X Rite recommendation Ed 23 e Making settings 169 OPERATING MANUAL 23 1 3 Illuminants for metamerism In the M1 and M2 fields you can select two illuminants which are needed with recipes for rea sons of metamerism e D65 Daylight 6500 Kelvin e D50 Daylight 5000 Kelvin e A Electric bulb light e F11 Strip light After a recipe has been calculated the main window will display the metamerism between the target color and the recipe color for the selected illuminants The illuminant under M1 is also used to optimize recipes Other things being equal a change in the illuminant can lead to markedly different colorant proportions in the recipe ifthere is a large metamerism between the recipe and the target color 23 1 4 White calibration request If you select the X Rite recommendation option you will be requested by InkFormulation at various points in the program run to carry out a white calibration see Section 4 2 Performing a white calibration of the spectrophotometer If you select the never option then no requests will be made In this case itis up to you to ensure that the spectrophotometer is correctly calibrated 23 15 Averaging Depending on the homogeneity of your patterns you can perform single measurements or multiple measurements with average value calculation In t
43. aaa gt 1 Click on the Rights symbol ea Ma 2 Make the following entries Name Expert Application E InkFormulation Right name BS oer El e Select the Application the Right Group will have access Function groups Delete 1 5 r ni Fio QQ If you activate the check box for the main directory for a program 48 Standard odi r ai Be me all subordinate functions will also be activated Open the sub OS Import N fr amp ze OS bon directories to activate deactivate the individual functions FIS pate maias Functions which are not authorized by the harware key cannot ns EREA be activated OS Import Ds Bee 3 Click on OK to return to the main window Then you can enter DS ERecipe Sor or process other users or groups OS Formulation gt gt a A ES Des 4 Click in the main window on the Save symbol to activate Be y the entries you have made ule C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data X Rite User Administrator Rights xml at CI You can save current user data in any directo ry an d oad it when re quire d 216 28 User administration Processing authorization groups The access rights for a group can also be changed later in the directory tree of the main window 1 In the directory tree open the relevant authorization group and activate the check box for the required programs functions 2 Click on the Save symbol to activate the entries you have made InkFormulation6
44. be split into its basic materials These are normally further solvents which should always occur in the same ratio in the print ready ink 1 Click Basic materials in the Set up colorant window The Basic Material Selection window appears 2 Double click on the required basic material in the available basic materials field The Settings window is then displayed 3 Enter the value of concentration percent by weight and click on OK The basic material selected is then displayed in the selected basic materials field with the concentration entered 4 Make the required input in the Upcharge field The price for print ready inks P1 or the basic materials price P2 is displayed in the main window corresponding to the recipe output selected H see Section 23 2 Formulation settings If inks occur in the recipe which are not further divided into components e g ink leftovers the mixture price P comprising prices of basic materials and inks is displayed in the case of basic materials display WM Conc Orange II 70 00 Conc Green lt SII Conc Magent EE Conc Violet E Conc Blue II Conc Black E Conc Opaque whit 3 GM Conc Yellow 91 SII Conc Red ell SII Conc Red med CJ WM Clear Base 1 MII Clear Bas Price 2 423 He Sa Ca Tenoa oe Addi B erat Uoshaoe 3 Fe Ad tiv C Solvent A Solvent B Price 1 pa E 14 Processing and creating assortments Basic materials price P2 This price comprises the pr
45. correction is necessary since following measurement of the mixture the deviations of the color effectively achieved are shown in comparison with the target color It is not necessary to measure the ink mixture for recipe correction 1 Load the recipe associated with the ink mixture 2 Click on Measure current ink mixture in Recipe menu You can also click on the recipe color field to open the window to measure the current ink mixture 54 5 e Formulating a target color 5 10 5 11 3 Define the ink mixture Proceed in the same way as when defining a target color see Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color The ink mixture with deviations from the target color is then displayed in the right hand zone of the main window Recalculating a recipe If you have already calculated a recipe or loaded one from the database you can recalculate it with different settings to check the effects without having to redefine the target color 1 If you wish select a different assortment 2 If you wish change the entries with the menu command Settings gt Formulation e g ink film thickness 3 Click on Recalculate in the Formulate menu You now proceed in the same way as for a basic recipe see Section 5 2 Formulating a target color InkFormulation6 Saving a recipe 1 Click on the Save recipe symbol or on Save in the Recipe menu The Save Color Recipe window appears In the Designation field InkForm
46. exported they will be written to the same file 3 Click on Export The Export to file window appears InkFormulation6 In the Filename field there will be a suggested designation consisting of the first characters of the substrate designation and the file type or cfx 4 Selectthe drive and the directory to which the file will be written 5 Click on OK The data will be converted into ASCII format and written to the relevant file Importing substrates 1 Click on Substrates in the Database menu 2 Click on Import The Import from file window appears 214 Savein IFS 5 ex Ea File name Save as type Substrates 6 ifpx Cancel 3 Selectthe drive and the directory from which you want to import the file The directory selected will display all ifpx and ifp files 4 Select the file to be imported 5 Click on OK The Confirm import window appears 6 Confirm the import by clicking on OK The name of the imported substrate appears in the list in the Database substrates window axl Look in IFS 5 vee File name Files of type Substrates ifpx v Cancel 17 Processing and creating substrates 133 OPERATING MANUAL 134 18 Processing and creating substrate formats 18 1 General 18 2 Opening database substrate formats 18 3 Processing an existing substrate format 18 4 Defining a new substrate format 18 5 Deleting substrate formats 18 6 Send s
47. fields The covered area designates the percentage of the substrate which is covered with ink 3 Click in the Substrate size field and then select the desired substrate format from the list displayed The required ink quantity is displayed in the lower part ofthe window The ink quantity is immediately updated upon any change in the entry 4 Click on OK once you have made all your entries The ink quantity calculated is displayed in the Ink quantity field of the main window Changing the film thickness or viscosity of a recipe When a recipe is displayed in the main window you can change the Film thickness or the Viscosity viscosity module only InkFormulation recalculates the percentages ofthe ink components forthe currentrecipe In essence all that changes is the percentage of transparent white viscosity module only The Viscosity field is displayed only when entries for viscosity are being made see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment Section 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity and Section 23 2 Formulation settings 1 Enter the desired value in the Film thickness or Viscosity field viscosity module only When viscosity is reduced the proportion of solvent rises at the expense of the transparent white and vice versa when viscosity is increased the proportion of solvent is reduced in favor of the transparent white 5 e Formulating a target color Calculate Ink Quantity E 5 ik k Li S
48. files ifrx You can load these recipes or formulate e Recipe gt Inbox them directly e Recipe gt Recipe request A target color with substrate can be defined and sent off e Recipe gt Send The current target color and substrate can be sent off Symbol Reply A recipe loaded in from the Inbox can be sent off directly or menu command after processing e Recipe gt Reply 12 e e Recipe 87 OPERATING MANUAL 12 2 Please define the recipe Designation r Assortment Application MW Assortment from database Jun Flexo gravure printing incl colorant elements Po r Opacity control none just color match y Target color Q Substrate o r Substrate Farer coated velvet finished v Additional description LS lt lt Finish Cancel Recipe request 1 In the e Recipe menu click on Recipe request 2 Define the target color and the substrate as for formulating a basic recipe see Section 5 2 Formulating a target color Then the Recipe request window is displayed 3 Make the required entries in the entry fields Assortment Application The current assortment is pre selected If the recipient is not using the same assortments you can deactivate the check box and define the printing process in the selection fields which are then displayed Controlling the covering capacity See Section 23 2 Formula
49. fitted with a With no compensation the rough surface smooth surface Pol filter perceives the target recipe on coated paper color on uncoated as darker would turn out too dark than does the human eye Compensation is made to adjust the brightness to suit visual perception L 50 3 L 53 9 C 48 2 C 39 5 h 134 8 h 136 4 D65 2 D65 2 Explanation The polarization filter has the property of not including in the measurement the light scattering effect exerted by an uncoated rough paper surface because the filter only allows directed light through The human eye however sees this scattering effect This is the reason for the different perception by the instrument and by the eye If the surface structures of the substrates of the target color and the recipe are not different e g both uncoated or both coated then the above situation is not relevant and so does not have to be taken into account Below is a summary of possible combinations It shows in which cases InkFormulation adapts the instrument measurement to suit the visual perception by the eye during formulation 5 e Formulating a target color 39 OPERATING MANUAL Filter setting Measurement geometry Target color or recipe Adaptation No 45 0 coated no No 45 0 uncoated no No 45 0 transparent film no Pol 45 0 coated no Pol 45 0 uncoated yes brighter Pol 45 0 transparent film no D65 45 0 coated no D65 45 0 uncoated no
50. hue This can be supplemented or overwritten and additional information can be entered in another information field The recipe is then stored in the database You can call it up and process it at any time see Section 5 11 Saving a recipe You can also copy the recipe onto the clipboard for processing in other applications see Section 5 7 Copying a recipe onto the clipboard 3 4 Managing data InkFormulation can be connected to more than one active database New recipes are always saved in the same database as the selected assortment A database can be opened at the same time by more than one InkFormulation running on the same or different computers Simultaneous access to the same database object is prevented by InkFormulation The database serves to store all data on your recipes assortments applications substrates and substrate formats You can process this data in many different ways In the menu Database gt Organize you can e Set up new databases 3 Structure and function 23 OPERATING MANUAL e Connectand disconnect databases In the Recipe database you can e Display designations and additional information e Process existing recipes e Print recipes e Import and export recipes e Batch processing e Delete recipes e Search for recipes e Send recipes In the Assortment database you can e Display designations and additional information e Define new assortments e Process existing assortments
51. i OPERATING MANUAL 5 5 Recipe Entry Designation Brown On white a L 61 0 a 8 7 b 50 9 D65 2 cone Opaque white A Conc Yellow gr GG Conc Yellow med conc Yellow red WW Conc Orange MM Conc Red yel EB conc Red med MI Conc Magenta MI Conc Blue Wi Conc Green Mi Conc Violet Mi Conc Black EB Leftover BRAUN e conc Transp white On black g L 40 8 a 2 2 b 19 0 D65 2 Ce conc Transp WE Conc Green A Conc Opaque white WW Conc Orange conc Yellow red white gt 0 0172 gt 0 0076 gt 0 0987 gt 0 0209 gt 0 0259 gt 0 0211 Wi Basic ink l Solvent 0 1914 gt 0 0486 Ink film thickness Viscosity ModificationMode Modifying a recipe Normally you define the color values of a target color by measuring or by loading from ColorNet Next you calculate the recipe which consists ofthe color components and their quantities You can use the command Recipe gt Modify to carry out the recipe calculation the other way round i e by entering the quantities ofthe color components InkFormulation then works outthe color values for you Thus starting out from the current recipe you can observe the effects on the color values of the recipe and the deviations in relation to the current target color by changing the quantities of one or more components Thi
52. it is dealing with a transparent color The Set up colorant window now appears 3 Enter a designation and the available quantity Enter the remaining data price dye strength specific gravity viscosity etc according to your requirements If the ink leftover was printed with a higher film thickness than the inks of the assortment the dye strength of the ink leftover should be increased The viscosity of the ink leftover viscosity module only is made the same as the viscosity of the assortment provided no data were entered 4 Click on OK In the Colorant Selection window the designation of the ink leftover is marked with a sign in the Selected colorants field 10 2 2 Loading ink leftovers from the database 1 Click on Database in the Colorant Selection window The recipe list displayed in the Database Recipes window is automatically ordered in accordance with the dE X Rite color distance to the current target color dE X Rite is a quality criterion for using ink leftovers Among other things ittakes into account the fact that it is very difficult to achieve a pure ink with a dirty ink leftover The recipe list displays all recipes ofthe current assortment used for formulation If you want to enter other criteria you must click on Search and make the relevant entries in the Search criteria window 10 Using ink leftovers 79 OPERATING MANUAL 10 3 2 Click on the desired recipe and then on Select T
53. made all your entries You now return to Set up assortment window Click on Substrate The Substrate Entry window appears InkFormulation6 Standard samples entry x New 95 0 Transparent white E 90 0 Transparent white 85 0 Transparent white 70 0 Transparent white 45 0 Transparent white 5 0 Colorant 10 0 Colorant 15 0 Colorant 30 0 Colorant 55 0 Colorant 100 0 Colorant Modify Delete IV Concentration entry First enter the designation and additional description of the substrate and then click on White Prepare the spectrophotometer for measurement of the white substrate used for the colorant calibration series and click on Measure Carry out the white calibration of your spectrophotometer if asked to do so and if necessary If you want to load a substrate from ColorNet proceed as in Section 5 2 3 b Loading a target color from ColorNet After measurement the color of the substrate and its color values will be displayed at the bottom of the Enter substrate window The roughness of the white substrate is determined by the program during calculation of the optical data of the first colorant measured see Section 17 3 Defining a new substrate Opacity module only If you are working in measuring mode On white and black you must measure the black substrate Proceed as with Step 11 Click on OK in the Enter substrate window and then in the Prep
54. necessary 13 5 Sending recipes In the Database Recipes window you can select one or more recipes and send them by email by then clicking on Send Please note Section 3 6 4 Email OK Cancel 13 6 Deleting recipes 1 Click on Recipes in the Database menu The Database Recipes window will be displayed 2 Click on the recipe to be deleted Ifyouwantto delete several recipes hold the CTRL key down and click on the recipes to be deleted 3 Click on Delete The recipes to be deleted will be displayed in the Confirm deleting window 4 Click on OK The recipes are deleted 13 7 Exporting recipes Various versions of the export file can be determined depending on the purpose of use V5 without basic materials Purpose to permit transfer of recipes without information about basic materials to InkFormulation 5 users All information about the basic materials is lost V 5 with basic materials The exported file for InFormulation 5 has all data available 13 Managing recipes 97 OPERATING MANUAL V 6 without basic materials Purpose to permit transfer of recipes without information about basic materials 21 to InkFormulation 6 users All information Save ini IFS 5 Frase about the basic materials is lost V 6 with basic materials The exported file for InkFormulation 6 has all data available 1 Click on Recipes in the Database menu Twe TNE TS 2 Click on the recipe you want to export
55. otherwise have to be carried out manually can be automated and therefore greatly accelerated In a case like this the ink manufacturer will create colorant calibrations for the color using the new pigment enter these into the relevant assortment and then make the modified assortment available to those of his customers working with InkFormulation In an expanded search window itis possible to filter out from all the saved recipes those containing the pigment which needs replacing and to display them in a list In a second stage you can specify in detail the conditions under which the recalculation of these recipes should take place For example the recipes can be recalculated and optimized while leaving the other colors in the recipe untouched This is especially useful if the color difference between the old and new pigments is only slight 94 13 e Managing recipes O LS Following the recalculation the modified recipes are listed again showing the relevant Delta E values This makes it possible to tell at a glance whether the modified recipes are acceptable in terms of accuracy or whether they should be recalculated again in different conditions e g with all colors in the assortment available In any case you must be aware that the recipes that have been calculated are theoretical recipes which should be printed out and tested again before next being used in production 1 Click on Search in the window Database Recip
56. pigments can be read in and calculated with the opacity module In addition functions for calculating covering power are provided see Chapter 9 Control of covering power opacity module only 3 7 7 Viscosity calculation module The viscosity module enables the user to calculate recipes for any viscosities see Section 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity viscosity module only Its field of application is the flexo gravure printing sector 3 7 8 Weighing and batching systems module This module permits the transfer of a recipe calculated by the InkFormulation to a weighing or batching system 3 7 9 Basic materials calculation module The basic materials module allows the user to split the inks into any number of partial components such as concentrates pigments additives and solvents see Chapter 19 Processing and creating basic materials basic materials module only Itis used above all by ink manufacturers as well as printing firms using concentrates which have to be supplemented with additives and solvents 3 7 10 E recipe module Note The module e recipe is no longer available in InkFormulation 6 If you purchased the module for a previous version you can use it in InkFormulation but only with Microsoft Outlook 2000 2003 This module conveys color specifications and recipes via the Internet between the printing firm which defines and mixes the colors and the ink manufacturer who calculates and tests the recipe
57. screen to be used for the colorant calibration series You can process the selection list in the film thickness objects database see Chapter 20 Processing and creating film thickness objects Select the measuring mode and define the remaining information for the assortment On white transparent or On white opaque If all the samples are transparent or all the samples are opaque measurement on black is not necessary On white and black If you are measuring opaque semi opaque translucent and transparent samples you must measure on white and black Click on Units and select the units which you generally use for weight weight per area film thickness and specific weight You can also enter your own units However please note that no conversion is performed either with the standard units or with your own units 106 14 Processing and creating assortments Click on Standard samples The Standard samples entry window appears Enter the required grades Click on New and enter the new grade If a black opaque white has been defined you have the option of also entering samples with black opaque white If you have activated the check box Enter concentration then when the ink concentration is entered the concentration of the transpa rent white is automatically made up to 100 Ifthe check box has not been activated the composition ofthe sample can be entered in terms of quantities Click on OK when you have
58. the colorant calibration series see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment To permit the calculation of recipes for other viscosities it is necessary to enter the viscosity curves see Section 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity 25 3 8 Balance If recipes are to be mixed with only small ink quantities less than 100 g it is necessary to use an electronic balance which is accurate to within at least 1 10 of a gramme InkFormulation6 25 e Application notes 195 OPERATING MANUAL pe soloci the desked stope Sorting criteria E x MX Fite opimum Oo dE 2000 Modify M Price EJ dE Delete A Default X Rite optimum Si Sorting Criterion Editor In the window recipe selection you can view a list of recipes sorted according to the desired sorting criterion The user can choose from 5 pre defined sorting criteria Select one of the criterion and the recipes are automatically reordered with the lowest value first indicating the best recipe regarding this criterion Enabling a sorting criterion option 1 Click on Sorting criteria 2 Select x criterion option and click on OK The new criterion is displayed in the list Disabling a sorting criterion option 1 Click on Sorting criteria 2 Unselect no x the desired criterion option and click on OK The deactivated criterion i
59. transparent lf the transparent setting is used for formulation the least possible covering power 0 is observed in addition to color optimizing e opaque If the opaque setting is used for formulation recipes are made with a covering power as high as possible 100 in addition to color optimizing e user defined With the setting user defined it is possible to give the covering power in percent 100 gt absolute coverage dE white black 0 0 gt absolute transparency dE white black dE target color on white absolute black e Target color on white and black substrate This setting can be used in cases where the ink to be matched is given both on white and also on black substrate as target color For the formulation a measurement of the target color on black substrate is then additionally called for Special case Formulating for metalized substrates The adjustment option that is provided here by means of a slider control means that the formula tion can be adapted to the ambient light conditions In order to be able to formulate colors on reflective metalized substrates it is essential to use a spectrophotometer with a spherical optic Diffus 8 It is also essential in these cases to work using the D8i setting equates to SCI i e gloss components are included in the measurement It is only necessary to adjust the slider control when formulating using transparent colors on metalized substrates because it is then that
60. xxx window select the color for which you want to check the optical data and click on Process 2 If you wish make the changes in the Measure color xxx window of which you want to check the effects If for example a sample causes a large color distance select this one and click on Deactivate The sample will be marked and no longer included in the calculation while it remains deactivated 3 Click on Calculate In an information window InkFormulation tells you the color distances for the individual samples together with the maximum and minimum color distance of the colorant calibration 14 4 5 Diagnosis When the spectra are displayed you will at a glance have a good overview of the quality of the colorant calibration which has been measured 1 In the Define assortment xxx window select the colorant for which you want to check the spectra and click on Process InkFormulation6 Diagnostic Display Reflectance spectra Displayed curve All samples z On white Transparent white 50 a 2 Click on Diagnosis in the Measure colorant xxx window In the key field on the right you can click on an entry to highlight the relevant curve in color By selecting the On white or On black option the relevant curves are displayed 14 Processing and creating assortments OPERATING MANUAL N El Display Displayed curve 380m el On white On black
61. 18 218 Contents 1 General 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Registration 1 3 Contact address of X Rite 1 4 Safety directives 1 5 Notes on using this handbook InkFormulation6 1 General OPERATING MANUAL o 1 1 1 2 1 3 InkFormulation6 eral Introduction InkFormulation software provides a fast accurate and consistent ink formulation formula creation storage approval and retrieval solution for offset flexographic gravure and screen printing inks Thanks to a sophisticated math engine that provides better prediction of ink interactivity with substrates InkFormulation 6 is able to rapidly calculate the optimal and most cost effective recipe based on the printing process ink illumination pigment pricing and number of components and materials to be used InkFormulation 6 helps printers and ink suppliers speed up the ink formulation workflow process including special inks with consistent reproducible results on a broad variety of substrates and ink film thicknesses including transparentfilms and metalized substrates It also increases color accuracy helping to meet color specifications better than ever before An easy user interface guides you through the process of formulating inks Colorants can be grouped logically by application or by specific need Allows for rapid selection while clear and flexible graphical displays help you evaluate and adjust proposed formulas Registration Please retu
62. 28 3 2 Processing user data Enter a new user 1 Click on the New user symbol 2 Enter one user name 3 Make the remaining entries e Activate the check boxes for the rights group to which the new users are to be assigned e Auser can be assigned to more than one rights group e Assigning to a data access group optional e Password optional 4 Click on OK to return to the main window You can then enter or edit other users or groups 5 Click on the Save symbol in the main window to activate the entries you have made Note Under Windows NT 2000 or XP the program InkFormulation ColorQuality checks the user name If the active user name is found in the user administration it is automatically selected and the password dialog box is omitted Current user data can be backed up in another folder and reloaded if necessary Processing user rights The access rights for a user can also be changed later in the directory tree of the main window 1 Open the relevant user directory and activate the check box for the required authorization groups 2 Click on the Save symbol to activate the entries you have made X Rite UserAdministrator 2 0 Beta File Edit Tools Users New user Function groups 46 Expert 46 Standard Data access groupe A aaa x User Name x Jay Bi Function group Data access group f E TI Administrator Pas
63. 65 2 L 53 9 C 39 5 h 136 4 D65 2 eye Visual symbol The symbol for the display mode which is selected is boxed in By clicking on the symbols in the color fields the display mode can be changed at any time However it is recommended that you formulate colors in Visual mode because in this mode InkFormulation automatically optimizes the recipes as required for visual perception For further explanations see Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color Warning box The warning box always appears following a recipe calculation if any setting has limited the achievable color space so much that the calculated color has too great a color difference from the target color Clicking the warning box produces an Info window which lists the settings which have possibly resulted in this high color difference The large difference in hue can possibly be removed by less strict demands For this purpose the Setup button can be clicked This produces the Formulation settings window where the required changes can be made After returning to the Info window a new recipe calculation with the modified settings can be started by clicking Recalculate 3 Structure and function CO Thu sempe calcule i feted by the lolas inga 8 Cowan selection 8 17 19 OPERATING MANUAL Display Opacity opacity module only The opacity display indicates the covering power of an ink See Chap
64. 8 43 44 44 45 46 46 48 49 49 50 52 53 54 54 55 55 InkFormulation6 5 e Formulating a target color 35 OPERATING MANUAL 36 InkFormulation6 G Formulating a target color 5 1 5 2 General Recipe formulation means the calculation of the percentages of a mixture from the colorants available in the assortment selected The color to be reproduced is designated as the target color It is mea sured as a pattern with the spectrophotometer or loaded as a reference color from ColorNet Formulating a target color 5 2 1 Selecting an assortment If InkFormulation is being restarted the main window will display as the current assortment that which was selected when you last quit the program Procedure to select a different assortment If you want to choose an assortment from a different database you must first select it see Section 21 3 Selecting a database 1 In the main window click on the Assortment button The list of available assortments is displayed in the area on the left of the Database Assortments window 2 Click on the assortment required 3 Click OK The name of the assortment selected is displayed in the main window next to the Assortment button 5 2 2 Checking settings and determining pre settings a General settings Check that the default measuring conditions and the illuminants for metamerism are correctly set see Section 23 1 General settings
65. 8 Unit settings When the Unit conversion check box is activated two additional fields are displayed in the lower section ofthe main window The recipe quantities are converted directly from the source unit to the target unit lt a Weighing and batching systems module only If Unit conversion is C activated the target unit can also be set in the setup procedure for the batching system see Section 23 4 Batching systems settings module weighing and batching systems only The recipe quantities are then sent to the batching system expressed in that unit 23 9 Set up printer In the Settings menu click on Set up Printer The Set up printer widow appears For further information see Section 22 Printing 23 10 Workflow settings In the Settings menu click on Workflow You can deactivate the following steps for different workflows Formulation workflow Thickness object Colorant selection InkFormulation6 CON IV Unit conversion DK Cancel Total ink quantity GEE Palette formulation x R r Formulation workflow z eci p e selection 4 Thickness object selection before recipe calculation M Colorant selection before recipe calculation Define target color gt Get E ek Recipes for palette formulation Colorant selection ERE j Sartedeccordiogiio xRisoimm d Substrate selection el p Define target color
66. 99 Recipe folder 99 Processing and creating assortments definition of assortments module only 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 14 5 14 6 14 7 14 8 General 103 Opening database assortments 103 Processing an existing assortment 103 14 3 1 Modifying basic data 104 14 3 2 Processing colorants 104 14 3 3 Measuring a new colorant 104 14 3 4 Deleting a colorant from an assortment 105 Creating a new assortment 105 14 4 1 General 105 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment 105 14 4 3 Defining an assortment 108 14 4 4 Calculating optical data 111 14 4 5 Diagnosis 111 14 4 6 Entering a solvent viscosity module only 112 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity viscosity module only 113 14 4 8 Division of assortment inks into basic materials basic materials module only 114 14 4 9 Forming color groups 115 Deleting assortments 116 Sending assortments 116 Exporting assortments 116 Importing assortments 117 Processing and creating leftovers 15 1 15 2 15 3 General 121 Opening the leftovers database 121 Measuring a new leftover 121 16 Applications 16 1 16 2 16 3 General 125 Opening database applications 125 Processing an existing application 125 Contents 20 16 4 Defining a new application 16 5 Deleting an application Processing and creating substrates 17 1 Opening database substrates 17 2 Processing an existing substrate 17 3 Defining a new substrate 17 4 Calculating roughness 17 5 Deleting substrates 17 6 Sending substrates
67. Formulation6 Index Batch processing 94 A c Absorption 192 221 Calculating optical data 111 Additional ink quantity 60 221 Calculating roughness 131 Applications 44 125 Clipboard 223 Assortment 221 Colorants Creating a new assortment 105 Selecting from the assortment 43 Defining an assortment 108 Colorant calibration 221 Deleting 116 Colorant calibration series 190 221 Deleting a colorant 105 ColorNet 13 Division into basic materials 108 114 Color distance dE 221 Exporting 116 Color scale 169 Importing 115 Color selection before recipe calculation 177 Measuring a new colorant 104 Color values 221 Modifying basic data 104 Concentration grades 183 Opening database 103 Concentration range Preparing an assortment 105 Entering 45 Processing an existing assortment 103 Converting a recipe into a leftover 80 Processing colorants 104 Hardware key 212 Selecting 37 Correction recipe 23 59 Sending 116 Covering power 73 174 Averaging 170 CxF 83 browser 83 B Basic material D Defining new basic materials 144 Database Deleting 145 Assortment database 24 105 Exporting 145 Backing up 158 Importing 146 Basic materials database 25 173 Opening database 144 Connecting 157 Processing an existing basic material 144 Disconnecting 157 Batching system 54 179 Film thickness objects 149 30 Index 225 OPERATING MANUAL
68. Greats with the double arrow all the colorants are moved to the other field al 7 3 Repeat this procedure with all the colorants you want to use in the formulation I Use of Ink Leftovers Cancel 4 If necessary change the concentration range of the selected colorants see Section 5 2 6 Entering a concentration range 5 Click on OK The basic recipe is calculated and the Recipe Selection window then appears A see Section 5 2 8 Selecting a recipe 5 2 7 Entering a concentration range In the Colorant Selection window you can change the concentration range of the selected colorant The default is the range defined in the assortment see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment The entries in this window apply only while you are working with the current assortment If you load a new assortment the concentration ranges defined in the assortment will again apply For the Use in every recipe check box note the gt symbol explanation in Section 3 6 1 Symbols 1 Click on the colorant whose concentration range you want to change 2 Click on Modify The Enter concentration range window appears Enter concentration range Red yellow i x J Use in every recipe 3 Change the values in the Range from to fields by overwriting or by clicking on the pushbuttons with the arrow symbols Range from to 4 Click on OK once you have finished making entrie
69. In the Password for the new functions field enter the password allocated to you by X Rite and click on OK This releases the additional module which can now be used Formulation settings 23 2 1 General The settings which you can make for recipe calculation depend on the printing process of the assortment selected in the main window Accordingly you mustfirst select the assortment which you want to use for formulation 1 Click on Formulation in the Settings menu Entry fields will be displayed depending on the printing process of the current assortment displayed in the main menu 2 Select the desired options or make your entries SA see following sections 3 Click on OK once you have made all the settings 23 e Making settings 171 OPERATING MANUAL Formulation Settings xl p Recipe correction Addition mode z Maximum mE r Recipe output Print ready inks y Opacity control Target color on white and black substrate Y Ink film thickness Colorant calibration 100 in percentage of calibration El Calculate all combinations Lab formulation This is how the screen appears if an assortment for flexo or gravure printing has been selected in the main window 23 2 2 Recipe correction You can choose between the Basic recipe mode and the Addition mode If the Basic recipe mode is selected an improved basic recipe is displayed in the recipe outpu
70. Selection window select the recipe which most Pi ee closely matches your requirements see Section 5 2 9 Selecting a recipe and click on OK Ix If the Basic recipe mode is selected subsequently the main window is displayed see step 5 The lower area of the window displays the target color pattern and color values the corrected color and the current ink mixture with the deviations in relation to the target color i i E ft i E gree You can change the existing ink quantity 60 6 Calculating a correction recipe 6 Click on OK once you have made all the entries InkFormulation6 The main window appears The Recipe field displays the components used in the recipe selected together with the ink quantities for the basic recipe left and the additional ink quantities right for the correction recipe addition mode only X Youcanadd the additional ink quantities by clicking on Add additional ink quantity in the Recipe menu When you then save the recipe displayed the additional ink quantity is automatically added For this reason you should print the recipe out first if you want to use the additional ink quantities for a correction N er 6 0 Alpha Fewo oF gravun Database Settings Heb 9809 8983 38 Assortment Flexo gravuse printing incl colorant elements Pol Leneta Sumer bi En Recipe 1 Brown PASS
71. The recipe spectra are displayed in a window adjustable in size e g full screen The window can be placed by the main window 1 Click on Spectra in the Recipe menu or on the Spectra symbol It is always the currently active recipe which is displayed Scrolling forwards or backwards in the recipe list is possible by clicking the arrow buttons 2 Use the symbols top left to select the type of display Reflectance or density spectra of target color and recipe Representation in the color space Target color and recipe on white and black for the three illuminants which have been set See section 23 1 General settings Display the recipe under various types of illumination Display behavior when the film thickness is changed sensitivity to film thickness Inthe spectra display you can choose in the Display field between reflec tion and density spectra By clicking in the check boxes you can select the display which is to be displayed target color and recipe on white and black where available 48 5 e Formulating a target color Calculating the ink quantity Once you have calculated a recipe in the main window or loaded it from the database you can calculate the necessary ink quantity from the print order data InkFormulation6 1 Click on Calculate ink quantity in the Recipe window The Calculate Ink Quantity window appears 2 Enter the desired values in the Weight per area Covered area and Circulation
72. The recipes are optimized in relation to the settings for illuminant and observer SIEHT EA Pe i e e a PR PR W Assortment Fiexo giavure pnting incl colorant elements Pol Leneta Td Je gt i Recwe Fee nd film thacknens BEE 5 e Formulating a target color 37 OPERATING MANUAL b Formulation settings Check the formulation settings see Section 23 2 Formulation settings Certain inputs e g ink film thickness can have a considerable effect on the recipe calculation c Ink Quantity In the Ink Quantity field you can enter the desired quantity by overwriting the field or by clicking on the push button with the arrow symbol to increase or decrease the value indicated You can also calculate the ink quantity after formulation to suit your print job see Section 5 3 Calculating the ink quantity d Use of ink leftovers If you want to make use of leftovers activate the Use of ink leftovers check box see Chapter 10 Using ink leftovers 5 2 3 Defining a target color General InkFormulation allows you not only to take proper account of the differing properties of the substrates for the target color and the recipe but even to select an assortment for the formulation which differs in its surface properties from the recipe substrate which is to be printed However to do this the user must give the system the correct information about the substrate properties during the formulation process
73. a new substrate it is leftto you to enter a plausible value Roughness 0 smooth surface Roughness 100 Roughness in the order of magnitude of the film thickness of the ink For the Calculate button please note Section 17 4 Calculating roughness Metalized This substrate type is only available for sphere spectrophotometer since this substrate type requires such an instrument Transparent Film If formulation is to take place on transparent film then the background material for measuring is very important Itis obvious that when measuring a transparent film the color of the background material will also be included in the measurement It is therefore essential to ensure that the same white background is always used Ideally a painted white Leneta card or a neutral white ceramic tile should be used Paper for example is quite unsuitable because it contains optical brighteners 4 Prepare the spectrophotometer for the measurement and click on Measure After measuring the substrate color and the related color values will be displayed in the lower part of the Substrate Entry window If the measuring mode On white and black has been selected a black white substrate contrast substrate must be measured If the black substrate is not measured InkFormulation takes the black of the assortment substrate This applies to all measurements where a black substrate is required If you want to load a substrate from ColorNet proceed in
74. are assortment window The Define Assortment xxx window appears LT ij 4 Designation Measure Sep 7 WN 6 ColoiNet Created 07 09 2010 16 17 27 Additional description White Black L 93 8 a 0 8 C b 0 2 lol D65 2 E Calculate Substrate type Paper cardboard opaque film y Substrate quality coated hd Roughness x Cancel 14 e Processing and creating assortments 107 OPERATING MANUAL 14 4 3 Defining an assortment You are now ready to define transparent white and then colorants opaque white opacity module only and black The following section describes the process for defining a new colorant The difference with transparent white is that only the 100 concentration grade exists In each case you must first define a transparent white before you can define a new colorant The firsttransparent white which you measure is the Standard transparent white which is used in calculating the colors of the assortment Other transparent whites are treated like the other colors Define Assortment Pol 1 Click on New in the Define Assortment xxx window The window io Colorant type entry appears You can choose between Delete Transparent white Print Opaque white E C Fono Black N New colorant If you define opaque white and black then you can subsequently also define samples which contain opaque white and black Selected 0 of 0 TSE SES 3 viscosity m
75. arnish additive and solvent of the basic material Basic materials of pigment concentrate type are considered colorants The remaining types of basic materials are considered clear The type description is used for sorting in the recipes Following entry of the basic materials in the database their percentage proportions percent by weight in the various inks basic inks in viscosity module of the assortment must be entered see Section 14 4 8 Division of assortment inks into basic materials Itis possible to assign more than one pigment concentrate to one ink although the clarity one ink lt gt one pigment concentrate is then lost Three different types of recipe display therefore now exist 1 Print ready inks recipe solvent if present contained in every individual ink 2 Recipe for basic inks and solvent viscosity module only 3 Basic materials recipe os Inputs of new recipes command Recipe gt New or modifications to existing recipes command Recipe gt Modify can be made in all three types of display For the input of pigments concentrates in the basic materials display the non colorant components binder varnish additives and solvents are added automatically in proportion in order to obtain the physical properties e g viscosity of the ink This mechanism can be removed e g for the clear basic materials so that non proportional quantity changes can also be made You cannot continue to calculate w
76. ata exchange en Sn between InkFormulation and ColorQuality eu TT Send to ColorQuality CxF 3 ColorQuality 6 0 y 23 e Making settings 181 OPERATING MANUAL 23 7 Settings Help General F9 Formulation F10 I Display Batching systems F12 SPM Fil Communication Library folders Recipe folders can be write protected Users can thereby be prevented from unintentionally storing recipes into a protected folder Write protected folders may be desired in cases where collections of prepared recipes are made available to users in order to serve as a basis for new recipes for example as a basis for palette formulations Procedure New or existing recipe folders can be set with write protection 1 In the Settings menu click on Library folders 2 Highlighted the desired folder and then click the Lock button The designation of the button changes to Unlock and the folder is marked by a red key symbol Clicking the button again with the folder highlight will cause it to unlock Rights aspects If the User Administration is in use then the rights behave identically to those in the User Administration A member of a lower data x access group cannot unlock a folder locked by a member of a higher Spesa emme data access group E Note Loading recipes from write protected folders is always possible New a EE Write protected folders are not displayed upon saving recipes 182 23 e Making settings 23
77. aterials to be exported When exported they will be written to the same file 3 Click on Export The Export to file window appears InkFormulation6 In the Filename field there will be a suggested designation consisting of the first characters of the basic material designation and the suffix ifgx if you have selected a single substrate or ifgx if you have selected several basic materials In the latter case you must enter a designation instead of the 4 Select the drive and the directory to which the file will be written 5 Click on OK The data will be converted into ASCII format and written to the relevant file Export to file 3 Save in 1FS 5 e E File name Save as type Basic materials V6 ifgx Cancel 21x 19 processing and creating basic materials 145 OPERATING MANUAL 19 7 Importing basic materials 1 Click on Basic materials in the Database menu 2 Click on Import The Import from file window appears Aal 3 Selectthe drive and the directory from which you want Lock in 1F5 5 Tra to import the file O The directory selected will display all ifgx files 4 Select the file to be imported 5 Click on OK The Confirm import window appears 6 Confirm the import by clicking on OK The name of the imported basic material appears in the list in the Database basic materials window File name Files of type Basic materials V6 ifax
78. ation6 17 Processing and creating substrates 127 OPERATING MANUAL 128 InkFormulation6 n Processing and creating substrates 17 1 17 2 Opening database substrates 1 Click on Substrates in the Database menu The Database Substrates window appears The title line shows the name of the current database If you want to change the database please note Section 21 3 Selecting a database On the left of the window is an alphabetically ordered list of all stored substrates You can also sort them by date of saving Simply click on the Sorted according to field and select the Date Time option Processing an existing substrate 1 In the list on the left of the Database Substrates window click first on the substrate you want to process and then on Modify The Substrate Entry window appears Here you can e change the designation or additional description e change the substrate quality e redefine the substrate by measuring with the spectrophotometer or loading from ColorNet Proceed in the same way as for the definition of a new substrate see Section 17 3 Defining a new substrate Defining a new substrate 1 Click on New in the Database Substrates window The Substrate Entry window appears 2 Make the desired entries in the Designation and Additional z Sorted according to Name v Leneta No Q Search Leneta Pol PWA Ho Phoenogrand
79. base in a network 21 7 Backing up the database 21 8 Restoring a database 155 156 157 157 157 158 158 159 InkFormulation6 21 Setting up and managing databases 153 OPERATING MANUAL 154 InkFormulation6 En Setting up and managing databases 21 1 General InkFormulation can be connected to more than one active database A database can be opened at the same time by several InkFormulations running on the same or different computers Simultaneous access to the same database object is prevented by InkFormulation In a network a shared database can be set up on any network computer However it is advantageous for data security if the shared database is stored on a file server Network i Database Network LAY Database Local ES SM Database LI A When InkFormulation is installed a database called Default is created automatically Other databases can be created see Section 21 2 Setting up a new database 21 Setting up and managing database 155 OPERATING MANUAL Q 21 2 FERIRE fi Database ot TO Cond open 8 8 21x Look in Database e e EB File name Files oftype InkFormulation ifsqlite hd Cancel Itis recommended that a separate database is created for each printing procedure That makes database management easier and reduces the risk of confusion In each database the subd
80. can select the communications settings see Section 23 6 Communication settings e With the menu command Settings gt Units you can activate Unit conversion see Section 23 8 Unit settings e With the menu commend Settings gt Library folder you can modify the settings for the recipe folder see section 13 9 Recipe folder e With the menu commend Settings gt Set up printer you can configurate the print layout and change the set up for the printer see section 22 2 Layout e With the menu commend Settings gt Workflow you can activate and deactivate the single steps during the formulation workflow see section 23 10 Workflow settings General operating information While you work with InkFormulation dialog boxes will be displayed during various sequences These will point out certain processes or possibilities Please read these notes thoroughly and carefully before you either acknowledge by clicking on OK or Yes or interrupt the sequence with No or Cancel 3 6 1 Symbols The following symbols are used gt Ink must be contained in recipe see following note Ink leftover Ink taken from another assortment Palette recipe Non proportional modified recipe Symbol gt Itis now possible inthe Colorantselection window during recipe calculation to determine com ponents which must be present in the recipe For this purpose the required component must be selected and the Modify butt
81. cel The working folder s name appears in the title of the window By choosing the Select option the folder will be additionally become the active folder After saving recipes the working folder is automatically selected as the target location for recipes to be stored However the user can select another target folder from the list box at any time By selecting the corresponding option a recipe can also be stored back into the original folder In addtion to selecting a working folder new folders can be created and existing folders deleted 100 13 e Managing recipes 3 14 Processing and creating assortments definition of assortments module only 14 1 General 14 2 Opening database assortments 14 3 Processing an existing assortment 14 3 1 Modifying basic data 14 3 2 Processing colorants 14 3 3 Measuring a new colorant 14 3 4 Deleting a colorant from an assortment 14 4 Creating a new assortment 14 4 1 General 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment 14 4 3 Defining an assortment 14 4 4 Calculating optical data 14 4 6 Entering a solvent viscosity module only 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity viscosity module only 14 4 8 Division of assortment inks into basic materials basic materials module only 14 4 9 Forming color groups 14 5 Deleting assortments 14 6 Sending assortments 14 7 Exporting assortments 14 8 Importing assortments 103 103 103 104 104 104 105 105 105 105 108 111 112 113 114 115 116 116
82. cessed the Inbox symbol changes to Reply By clicking on the symbol you can immediately return the recipe 12 e Recipe 89 OPERATING MANUAL 90 12 e Recipe 13 Managing recipes 13 1 Opening database recipes 13 2 Sorting recipe list 13 3 Processing an existing recipe 13 4 Batch processing 13 5 Sending recipes 13 6 Deleting recipes 13 7 Exporting recipes 13 8 Importing recipes 13 9 Recipe folder 93 93 94 94 97 97 97 99 99 InkFormulation6 13 e Managing recipes 91 OPERATING MANUAL 92 Managing recipes InkFormulation6 13 1 Opening database recipes 1 Click on Recipes in the Database menu A list of all stored recipes is _ SI displayed on the left of the Database Recipes window es EES ll X The name of the database and the current recipe folder are displayed AA a A I z B x o E Pantone 1785 C in the title line If you want to change the folder click on Change folder TI New and select the required folder in the dialog window which is displayed um zaton ME enti o Modi Pantone acity If you want to change the database note Section 21 3 Selecting a ne einen Info database x Delete If you click on Move you can move recipes into a different folder in the A Print dialog window which is displayed Send The recipe list can be sorted according to various criteria see amp ul Section 13
83. ck on Delete a dialog box appears Here you must click on an OK button in order to confirm the deletion Click on Cancel to cancel the deletion Q In the Search criteria window you can enter a range earci of date a label or an additional description The list items e g recipes or assortments are displayed in accordance with the criteria entered For the label and the additional description you can use as wildcard for one or more characters e g BCD HIJK OP RST 3 Structure and function 21 OPERATING MANUAL 3 6 3 Drag amp Drop In the database dialog boxes individual or multiple assortments assortment colors substrates substrate formats etc can be dragged directly into an Explore window The data is saved as an ASCII file This file can later be entered into InkFormulation using Import 3 6 4 Email For this function a MAPI compatible email program such as Microsoft Exchange must have been installed In the database windows individual or multiple recipes assortments substrates substrate formats etc can be selected and then sent by email by clicking on Send 1 In the database window select the data to be sent 2 In the database window click on Send Your standard email program will be started an ASCII file is generated from the objects and attached Sorted according to Name amos d totti amsali Braun Q Search R i e 3 Before sending complete the messag
84. closer to the target color Assortment An assortment is a selection of colorants used for a recipe calculation Each assortment includes one or more transparent white and one substrate Clipboard A WINDOWS program which serves to exchange data between different programs Color distance dE The geometric distance between the color recipe and the target color in the Lab color system The sensitivity of the eye to color distance is roughly propor tional to the dE value dE 1 is just visible The color distance is optimized to the illuminant and observer settings of the program Color values Every color can be represented by three values If two different colors match in terms of these values this means that they will appear the same under a particular form of lighting e g electric bulb light daylight InkFormulation works with the so called CIE Lab System The CIE Lab System is a color system adapted to the human eye In other words the geometric distance in the color system dE closely represents the visual distance between two colors For a more detailed explanation it will be necessary to refer to the literature on colorimetry Here we note simply the following L coordinate Measurement for brightness range from 0 to 100 a coordinate Value of red green axis a red a green b coordinate Value of blue yellow axis b yellow b blue C coordinate Measurement for saturation h coordinate Measurement for hue rang
85. connected The specific parameters for the batching system are set for data exchange with the Setup button Please pay close attention to the manufacturer s instructions 1 Click in the Settings menu on Batching systems The Settings batching systems window appears 2 In the Available batching systems field click on the one you want to use for formulation 3 Click on the pushbutton with the arrow showing to the right The Modify batching system window appears 4 If required alter the designation and the options for Recipe output Transparent white and Components Recipe output Selection between Print ready inks Basic inks and solvent viscosity module only and Basic materials basic materials module only If solventis included the user can reduce its amount in the recipe as long as Basic inks and solvent or Basic materials is selected Settings batching systems Available batching systems Universal Batching System a Betz fi GSE Kbeverk ColorSat GSE Kieverk Windows INKMAKER INKMAKER Windows ING Mettler AM PM Mettler AB PB SB AG PG SG Selected batching systems SWESA SMART Master 3 o Modiy Close xi Transparent white Selection of position at which the transparent white E extender is to be set in the recipe first or last PA Components Selection of sequence in which the individual recipe oca e components are to be weig
86. d automatically The ratio of additives to concentration remains constant Free modification The user can change the recipe ratios without restrictions The changes have no affecton other ink components The solventis handled separately and cannot be changed You can reduce or increase the amount of solvent using the viscosity slider The Free modification mode is recommended for advanced users only With this function the user can modify the recommended ratio of ink components without restriction which can severely affect the print quality When using this mode InkFormulation 6 displays a warning X Rite does not assume any responsibility if this warning is ignored 8 If you wish change the value in the Ink film thickness field and in the viscosity field viscosity module only 9 Click on OK once you have made all your changes The Recipe field displaysthe components andthe quantities corresponding to your entries On the right ofthe main window you will see the target color pattern with the color values and the color ofthe recipe with the recalculated deviations in relation to the target color InkFormulation6 Assortment Flexo giavue printing incl colorant elementi Pol Leneta Ya ai Pll Recipe Bom mnao S Orange yellow greca at white dot ar Pas era 5 e Formulating a target color 51 OPERATING MANUAL 5 6 Recipe Entry E OLO Designation Brown O
87. e mesh screen printing on the cell count of the anilox roll flexo printing or the depth or volume of the engraved roll gravure printing which is determined by the type of the engraving resp the etching In other words the constancy of the film thickness is more or less determined by the printing process 194 25 e Application notes 25 3 6 Specific gravity If the inks used in the colorant calibration series including transpar ent white are of more or less the same specific gravity this input is not required However certain inks e g opaque white have a markedly higher specific gravity than other inks In such cases entry of the specific gravity see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment leads to better results 25 3 7 Viscosity in flexo and gravure printing viscosity module only It is an absolute prerequisite that all the inks in the colorant calibration series should be printed with the same viscosity For this reason it is recommended that all basic inks not yet print ready should first be adjusted to the same printing viscosity by adding a solvent and only then mixed with transparent white varnish The transparent white must have the same printing viscosity as the inks When creating an assortment it is essential to indicate to the program the printing viscosity viscosity of the colorant calibrations and as a minimum the percentages of solvent used to obtain the printing viscosity for the inks of
88. e by adding the address El New and any required text m vaio BU i N Lu The recipient can save the attached file from his email program and then S Pantone BLUE Opacity 50 0 Info A ig i E Table BROW import it into InkFormulation bl an 3 7 Program versions and auxiliary modules X Rite InkFormulation is available in various versions The range of E zen application of InkFormulation can also be extended or operating sequences gt automated with auxiliary modules These modules can be activated in a 2 Batch processing simple way GA see Section 23 1 9 Entering new functions N Estat Deselectal To obtain further information please contact your X Rite dealer or apply EA Dl Selected 1 of 3 directly to X Rite see Section 1 3 Contact address of X Rite 3 7 1 InkFormulation 6 Manufacturer Full version for recipe formulation which can be provided with the following modules e Creation of assortments colorant databases e Opaque inks included as standard e Viscosity calculation included as standard e Weighing and batching systems included as standard 28 3 Structure and function InkFormulation6 e Basic materials calculation included as standard e Thickness calibration 3 7 2 InkFormulation 6 PrinterPro InkFormulation full version withoutthe option of creating and changing assortments The Printer Pro version is available with the following modules e Opaque inks included as standard e Viscosi
89. e from 0 to 360 Colorant calibration A colorant calibration consists of a certain number of proportionately different mixtures of an ink with transparent white on white and black substrate The absorption capacity of the ink can be determined from the different concentration grades on white substrate and the scattering capacity from the different concentration grades on black substrate 29 e Glossary 221 OPERATING MANUAL Colorant calibration series dE X Rite X Rite Optimum Ink film thickness Ink leftover Ink mixture Metamerism Remission Scattering Surface coverage Weight per area A colorant calibration series consists of a selection of calibrations of various colorants using the same substrate the same transparent white and the same production process As a rule one colorant calibration series is allocated to one assortment dE X Rite is a quality criterion for using ink leftovers Among other things it takes into account the fact that it is very difficult to achieve a pure ink with a dirty ink leftover Sorting criterion for recipe quality The sort value is a compromise weighted summation of color distance metamerism and further criteria e g number of colorant components In the case of a recipe correction the additional ink quantity is taken into consideration too Every assortmentis assigned an average ink film thickness The film thicknesses weight per area of the recipes calculated a
90. e recipes can be sorted according to opacity dE w b and color distance on black substrate dE b 74 9 Control of covering power 10 Using ink leftovers 10 1 General 10 2 Formulating a target color with ink leftovers 10 2 1 Measuring ink leftovers or loading them from ColorNet 10 2 2 Loading ink leftovers from the database 10 3 Converting a recipe into a leftover 10 4 Reducing leftovers 71 78 79 79 80 80 InkFormulation6 10 Using ink leftovers 15 OPERATING MANUAL 16 InkFormulation6 Using ink leftovers 10 1 General Various methods can be applied to use ink leftovers 1 An ink leftover of unknown composition is available The leftover is applied in a concentration of 100 i e 100 ink leftover and 0 transparent white and measured see Section 10 2 Formulating a target color with ink leftovers or Chapter 15 Processing and creating leftovers It is assumed that the leftover is printed on the same substrate as for the formulation For recipes with a high proportion of the particular ink leftover this procedure is accurate enough 2 The ink leftover is stored in the database in the form of a recipe During formulation this is loaded and converted into a colorant see Section 10 2 Formulating a target color with ink leftovers or Chapter 15 Processing and creating leftovers This method is more accurate because the color components of the ink le
91. e rights groups A user who belongs to several rights groups has all the access rights granted to those rights groups New users can be added and existing ones deleted Data access groups Data access groups define the structure for access rights to data Any user can be a member of a data access group A higher ranking group has read and edit rights to all the data in a lower ranking group A lower ranking group has read only rights to all the data in the group No group can read or editthe data of an adjacent group Data access groups can be added or deleted Y x Rite UserAdministrator 2 0 Beta DI File Edit Tools A aaa X Users Function groups 48 Expert 48 Standard Data access groups C Documents and Settings All Users Application Datalx Rite UserAdministrator Rights xml 28 e User administration 215 OPERATING MANUAL X Rite UserAdministrator 2 0 File Edit Tools 28 22 Menu list The following functions can be carried out on the various menus e File Backup and restore user data Close the program e Edit Undo e Tools Settings 28 2 3 Symbols list Save user data New user New right group New data access group ABBA Delete 28 3 Use 28 3 1 Processing authorization groups X Rite User administrator 2 0 Beta Zog Entering new authorization groups File Edit Tools BB
92. e then displayed on the screen Various program versions and auxiliary modules are available as options to extend the potential uses of InkFormulation SA See Section 3 7 Program versions and auxiliary modules The user desktop ofthe InkFormulation is clearly laid out You are taken through the sequence step by step The data you require are displayed on screen simply by clicking with the mouse You need to familiarize yourself with the basic structure ofthe program so that you can use InkFormulation quickly and easily So please study this chapter carefully 3 Structure and function 17 OPERATING MANUAL 3 2 Desktop Save Load recipe symbol Correction recipe symbol Basic recipe symb Title bar 4 The desktop of the InkFormulation is based on a graphic user interface 3 2 1 Main window The main window clearly lays out all the operating elements you need to formulate a target color Spectra symbol Print recipe symbol recipe symbol Batching systems symbol In box Replay symbol Spectrophotometer symbol ol Change to ColorQuality symbol AGE i rer Application Menubar 9 a Gea as w E Button Assortment _ Recipe on b w u a 7 Anotment Flexo gravure printing incl colorant elements Pol Leneta Wero Ele al Button Recipe selection gt lt lt 5 nepe tom Field Recipe Target color calculated measu
93. e to Formulation Settings window F10 Change to SpectroServer Settings window F11 Change to Batching Systems Settings window F12 26 Hotkeys 207 OPERATING MANUAL 208 27 Installing Ink Formulation 27 1 Hardware and software requirements 27 2 Installation on a PC 27 2 1 Preparing for installation 27 2 2 Installing on a personal computer 27 2 3 Connecting the PC to the measuring device 27 2 4 Installing the hardware key 211 212 212 212 212 212 27 Installing InkFormulation InkFormulation6 OPERATING MANUAL 210 D Installing Ink Formulation 27 1 Hardware and software requirements Minimum system requirements 800 MHz Pentium III PC or higher Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 256 MB RAM 120 MB of available hard disk space Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 USB Port for hardware key and additional USB or Serial Port for the measurement instrument Administrator rights for installation Recommended system requirements Core 2 Duo 2GHZ XP SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 2 GB RAM 100 GB of available hard disk space Screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 USB Port for hardware key and additional USB or Serial Port for the measurement instrument Administrator rights for installation Minimum system requirements for Online Version 3 2 GHz Pentium IV PC or higher For configurations up to 20 users 4 GB RAM Windows Server 2003 For configurations over 20 users 200 MB RAM per user
94. ed Color display In the main window alongside the color fields for target color and Display Settings xl p Price M Show MW Per mass unit Recipe output I Fixed number of decimals Maximum color distance dE is E p Database Recipes I Show only recipes of current assortment p Tolerance F Show Tolerance dE E E dE formula dE formula E Color display Display mode Instrument y F ICE sRGB Color Space Profile recipe the color values and color deviation are displayed for which ever display mode is selected Instrument or Visual The symbol for the selected display mode is boxed in By clicking on the symbols in the color fields the display mode can be changed at any time However it is recommended that you formulate colors in Visual mode e ICC When this check box is activated the colors are converted for display using the standard color profile of the display device 23 6 Communication settings In this window the mail system which is to be used can be selected At present Microsoft Outlook Lotus Notes 4 x and Lotus Notes R5 are en Ei available I Use mail system Microsoft Outlook El When the check box Use mail system is activated then the Send button is displayed in certain windows Communication with ColorQuality Job input path Itis also possible here to define a shared memory area for d
95. ed using colors in the assortment in question 1 Create an ink mixture for which you know the exact proportions for how much of each color it contains X Rite recommends creating a green for this purpose consisting for example of a mixture of green and transparent white or a mixture of blue yellow and transparent white When printed this color should not be too light or too dark i e it should ideally have a brightness value L of approx 50 2 This ink mixture is printed on to the absorbent substrate e g uncoated paper It is important that the printing conditions correspond to those in practice ink layer thickness viscosity 3 Define a new substrate see Section 17 4 Calculating roughness 4 Click on Measure to measure the ink in the substrate resulting from printing the ink mixture InkFormulation6 Es rn esse esse new substrate o ColorNet Created 13 08 2010 14 49 38 Additional description White Black L 91 3 L 0 a 0 7 a 0 c b 3 4 c b 0 1065 21 1065 21 pew Substrate type Paper cardboard opaque film ad Substrate quality coated z Roughness g H x Calculate ok Cancel 17 Processing and creating substrates 131 OPERATING MANUAL x Measure current ink mixture amp Measure Com o amp CF x M Auto continue 1 measurement n Cancel Rec
96. eneral you can determine the settings for default measurement conditions illuminant observer physical measuring conditions the color system the illuminants for metamerism etc see Section 23 1 General settings Make sure that you have selected all settings correctly before you define a new target color a new assortment or a new substrate The physical measuring condition of the spectrophotometer is permanently allocated to a measurement and cannot be changed later e With the menu command Settings gt Formulation you can determine various specifications for the formulation of color selection before recipe calculation and ink film thickness as well as the modes for recipe corrections recipe output and check of covering power see Section 23 2 Formulation settings e With the menu command Settings gt Display you can define various parameters for the recipe output A see Section 23 5 Settings display e With the menu command Settings gt SPM you can display the data for your spectrophotometer and determine its interface A see Section 23 3 Spectrophotometer settings 3 Structure and function 25 OPERATING MANUAL 3 6 WN e With the menu command Settings gt Batching systems you can pre select various weighing and batching systems see Section 23 4 Batching systems settings module weighing and batching systems only e With the menu command Settings gt Communication you
97. er C Current user wn 21 Setting up and managing database 159 OPERATING MANUAL 160 21 Setting up and managing database InkFormulation6 22 Printing 22 1 Layout 163 22 1 1 Printing a recipe from the main window 164 22 1 2 Printing a recipe from the database 165 21 Printing 161 OPERATING MANUAL 162 InkFormulation6 E Printing 221 Layout In the settings menu click on Set up printer In the Report layout window Report layout Layout directory public xi a list of all available layouts appears in the Layout list The Recipe layout ocn ani Seine AT ca DI is the default X Rite layout with all information for a recipe The Recipe e Cc e layout cannot be delete o Modiy FC re On the right side of the window you have the following functions A Dem New from existing Create a new layout based on an existing layout Copy to database Single layouts can be copied to the database These are stored for the current user only and are not accessible to others Modify Modify an existing layout Rename Rename an existing layout Delete Delete an existing layout E x 1 Highlight the layout Recipe and click on New from existing Bee 2 Enter a new designation and click OK Documents and Settings All Users Documents X Rie Repotts TI _Newttomesising_ teri E nea ES 163 21 Printing OPERATING MANUAL all
98. er to find the one you want 4 Click on Formulate Then proceed in exactly the same way as when formulating a target color see Section 5 2 Formulating a target color CHF Browser 8 8 8 86 hl CA AOceanblue_cxf3 cxf 7 E rs Recipes 1 IC Leneta 82 ED Oceanblue GBB Recipe measured 11 CxF 83 OPERATING MANUAL 84 11 CxF InkFormulation6 lt 3 12 e Recipe only e Recipe module 12 1 General 87 12 2 Recipe request 88 12 3 Inbox 89 12 e Recipe 85 OPERATING MANUAL 86 InkFormulation6 Note The module e recipe is no longer available in InkFormulation 6 If you purchased the module for a previous version you can use itin InkFormulation but only with Microsoft Outlook 2000 2003 12 1 General The e Recipe module is used to transmit color specifications and recipes via the Internet between the printing firm which defines and mixes the colors and the ink manufacturer who calculates and tests the recipe Recipe request Printing firm lt gt Internet lt gt Ink manufacturer target color and substrate Calculate basic recipe LS 1 Mix recipe 2 Measure current o ink mixture Se DI Calculate corrected S recipe N N Corrected recipe The following commands are available Symbol Inbox InkFormulation looks in the Inbox of your standard email program or menu command for recipe
99. es The window Search criteria is displayed Show recipes of folder Select the folder to search for the recipes which need modifying It is also possible to search all folders Show recipes of assortment Select the assortment in which a pigment needs replacing Show recipes with colorant Select the assortment colorant in which the pigment has been replaced Show recipes with substrate Select a substrate if only recipes which have to be printed on a specific substrate should be included The search can be further restricted using the Show only leftover recipes and Show only palette recipes check boxes InkFormulation6 x Designation Additional description Range of date from to 13 08 2010 Show recipes of folder All folders Y Show recipes of assortment All assortments 4 Show recipes with colorant All colorants bd Show recipes with substrate All substrates 54 I Show only leftover recipes T7 Show only pallet recipes Cancel 13 e Managing recipes 95 OPERATING MANUAL Database Recipes Wisi Sorted according to Name x All folders Q Search Magenta on white and black substrate Pantone 1785 C Pantone 1785 U E New Pantone BLUE Pantone BLUE Opacity Modify Pantone BLUE Opacity Pantone BLUE Opacity Info Table BROWN x Delete A Print PX Send E Import ES Export Fo Batch processing N Select Deselect all
100. es preference to inks which when applied on white and black substrate look practically the same dE w b 0 The option user defined permits an input between these two extreme values The percentage requested is converted internally to a demand for dE w b and is displayed above the color field in the main window after every formulation The recipes can be sorted in the recipe selection window according to opacity dE w b and opacity distance ddE w b difference between dE w b requested and achieved 9 Cotrol of covering power 73 OPERATING MANUAL 9 3 The transparent setting is above all designed for translucent printing products such as luminous advertising transparent packagings viewing windows of touch panels etc while the opaque setting is mainly used where an ink is printed on a colored substrate or a transparent surface is to be covered in color Measurement of target color on white and black Input of a percentage for covering power is omitted when the target color is present both on white and black substrate and work can be done with the setting target color on white and black substrate During the formulation process a request for an additional measurement on black substrate is made after measurement on white substrate with this setting Following the formulation changeover can be made in the main window with the switch box above the color field between display of target color and recipe on white or black substrate Th
101. escription v Flexo or gravure printing 2 El Printing process 20 5 Film thickness Calibrate DK Cancel In the left hand part of the window you will find an alphabetical list of all saved ink film thickness objects with defined absolute values or cali brated If the object is already calibrated the relative value is defined for an assortment You can also sort this by date saved if you click on the Sort by field and select the Date time option Processing existing film thickness objects 1 Click in the left hand part of the Database film thickness objects win dow on the film thickness object which you want to process and then on Modify The Thicknessobject Entry window appears Here you can alter or add to the designation additional description printing process and film thickness weight per area ink quantity of the film thickness object Proceed exactly as when defining a new film thickness object see Section 20 4 Defining new film thickness objects 2 Make the required changes and then click on OK 3 Click on Calculate to use the automatically thickness calibration of InkFormulation Refer to Section 25 5 Application Notes to find a description on the use Defining new film thickness objects 1 Click on New in the Database thickness objects window The Thicknessobject Entry window appears 2 Make the entries for designation printing process film thickness weight per area i
102. eted Send substrate formats In the Database substrate formats you can select one or more substrate formats and send them by email by clicking on Send Please note Section 3 6 4 Email 138 18 Processing and creating substrate formats InkFormulation6 18 7 Exporting substrate formats 1 Click on Substrate sizes in the Database menu 2 Click on the substrate format you want to export in the Database Substrate sizes window 21x Save in IFS 5 7 e e En GQ If you want to export several substrate formats together hold the CTRL key down and then click on the substrate formats to be exported When exported they will be written to the same file 3 Click on Export The Export to file window appears ZO In the Filename field there will be a suggested designation consisting of the first characters of the substrate format designation and the file type fx File name DINAT 4 Select the drive and the directory to which the file will be written Save as type EMRE 2 Cancel 5 Click on OK The data will be converted into ASCII format and written to the relevant file 18 8 Importing substrate formats 1 Click on Substrate sizes in the Database menu 2 Click on Import The Import from file window appears Import from file 7 2 x 3 Select the drive and the directory from which you want to import _ the file Look in Brss Sl e eX EE The directory selected will display all i
103. ffx files 4 Select the file to be imported 5 Click on OK The Confirm import window appears 6 Confirm the import by clicking on OK The name of the imported substrate format appears in the list in the Database substrate formats window Foe Cancel Files of type ERARA 18 Processing and creating substrate formats 139 OPERATING MANUAL 140 18 e Processing and creating substrate formats 2 19 Processing and creating basic materials basic materials module only 19 1 General 19 2 Opening database basic materials 19 3 Processing an existing basic material 19 4 Defining a new basic material 19 5 Deleting basic materials 19 6 Exporting basic materials 19 7 Importing basic materials 143 144 144 144 145 145 146 InkFormulation6 19 Processing and creating basic materials 141 OPERATING MANUAL 142 InkFormulation6 2 Processing and creating basic materials basic materials module only 19 1 General The basic materials module must be activated to permit basic materials to be processed and Q newly prepared see Section 3 7 Program versions and auxiliary modules The inks and the solvent of the assortment can be split into their basic materials For this purpose a database of all basic materials available must first be compiled The database of basic materials can contain designation additional description price and type pigment concentrate binder v
104. ftovers are known 3 The ink leftover is measured by a colorant calibration and integrated into an existing assortment see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment Afterwards the formulation proceeds as with a normal colorant see Section 5 2 Formulating a target color This method is the most expensive but it produces the most accurate recipes A If you proceed in accordance with method 1 or 2 the leftovers will be taken into the current assortment during formulation and will be marked with a sign In Method 3 the ink leftover is taken into the assortment like a normal colorant In addition you activate the check box Is leftover in the Set up Colorant window so that the colorant is marked as a leftover see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment In any event you must ensure that the ink leftovers are deleted from the assortments once they have been used up You can delete ink leftovers either during formulation with ink leftovers in the Colorant Selection window see Section 10 2 Formulating a target color with ink leftovers or inthe leftovers database see Section 15 3 Measuring a new leftover Note also Section 10 4 Reducing leftovers 10 Using ink leftovers 71 OPERATING MANUAL 10 2 formorton er select the colorants for the formulation Selected transparent white CO Transparent white gt Available colorants Selected colorants Modity GBB Brown w
105. g or weighing system Weighing and batching systems module only If a recipe is displayed in the main window you can use this module to initiate the transfer of recipe data to a batching or weighing system 1 In the main window click on the Batching systems symbol or in the Recipe menu on Send to batching system The Batching systems selection window appears 2 If you wish change the pre selected recipe designation or enter an additional description 3 Click in the Batching systems selection field and select the desired batching or weighing system from the list displayed Notes If you define Basic Inks and solvent or Basic materials in the recipe output for the batching system you can reduce the solvent percentage for dispensing see Section 23 4 Batching Systems The selection list only appears when more than one batching or weighing system is activated see Section 23 4 Batching systems settings Click on OK gt Measure current ink mixture This menu option is used to transfer the reflectance values effectively achieved to a mixed recipe When the recipe receives this information the calculated reflectance is replaced by the measured one and all following program calculations particularly the correction calculation are based on the effective reflectance values A recipe of this kind is proposed in the standard way as palette recipe With this menu option it can be clarified quickly whether a
106. get color You define the target color by measuring the pattern with the spectrophotometer or by loading a reference color from ColorNet CxF color guide and Lab or LCh values see Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color After the target color has been defined you will be asked to define the substrate e g paper etc on which will be printed InkFormulation then automatically carries out the formulation Choose from a list of the best recipes the one you want and display the data in the main window 3 3 4 Recalculating a recipe You can change the settings selected forthe formulation assortment and recipe formulation settings and recalculate the recipe quickly and easily without having to define the target color again see Section 5 10 Recalculating a recipe This allows you to check the effect of modified program settings so that the recipe can be adapted quickly and optimally to your requirements 3 3 5 Correction recipe Ifa basic recipe mix does not satisfy your requirements you can calculate the quantity of inkthatneeds to be added by measuring the existing mix This will allow you to achieve a better match with the pat tern see Chapter 6 Calculating a correction recipe When you save the recipe the additional 2 ink quantity will be added and so you will obtain an improved basic recipe 3 3 6 Saving a recipe If you want to save the recipe InkFormulation will suggest a designation derived from the target color
107. gs you will be requested to carry out a white calibration at various points during your work with InkFormulation If you have never calibrated your spectrophotometer before or if it has been a long time since the last calibration then you should perform one without fail If you do not want to perform a white calibration you can skip the procedure by clicking on No For the exact procedure please referto the operating instructions of your spectrophotometer 9000 8 2 61S 0 sh 12h nn cd MW Assortment Fiexa giavure printing incl colorant elements Pal Leneta z MEE om SO Total mk 100 BENE 4e Starting InkFormulation 33 OPERATING MANUAL 34 5 Formulatingatarget color 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 General Formulating a target color 5 2 1 Selecting an assortment 5 22 Checking settings and determining pre settings 5 23 Defining a target color 5 24 Defining a substrate 5 25 Applications 5 2 6 Selecting colorants from the assortment 5 2 7 Entering a concentration range 5 2 8 Formulation mode 5 2 9 Selecting a recipe 5 2 10 Displaying spectra Calculating the ink quantity Changing the film thickness or viscosity of a recipe Modifying a recipe Entering a recipe Copying a recipe onto the clipboard Initiating data transfer to the batching or weighing system Measure current ink mixture 5 10 Recalculating a recipe 5 11 Savinga recipe 37 37 37 37 3
108. gs 25 171 Preparing for installation 212 General settings 25 169 Printing 163 Recommended instrument settings 191 Program versions and auxiliary modules 28 Spectrophotometer settings 25 177 Units 26 R Shortcuts 207 Recipe Solvent 112 Copying onto the clipboard 53 202 Sorting recipe list 93 Correction recipe 59 Spectra 48 Deleting 97 Spectrophotometer Entering recipe data 52 Interface 212 Exporting 97 Settings 177 Importing 99 White calibration 33 Loading an existing recipe 69 Standard measuring conditions 169 Modifying a recipe 50 Standard samples 104 107 Processing an existing recipe 94 Substrate Recalculating 23 55 Defining 45 Recipe correction settings 172 Deleting 132 Recipe output settings 172 Exporting 133 Saving 23 55 Importing 133 Selecting a recipe 46 Measuring with the spectrophotometer 43 79 Sending 97 Processing an existing substrate 129 Recipe request 88 Selecting from database 44 Reducing leftovers 80 Selecting from the current assortment 44 Remission 222 Sending 132 Roughness 131 Substrate format Deleting 138 S Exporting 139 Safety directives 10 Importing 139 Scattering 30 192 222 Opening database 137 Settings 25 169 Sending 138 Batching systems settings 26 179 Surface coverage 222 30 Index 227 OPERATING MANUAL Symbols 26 T Target color Defining 38 Defining and formulating 22 Loading from ColorNet 41 Measuring with the spectrophotometer 40 U Unit conversion 183 User administra
109. h proportion of optical brighteners In the preliminary printing stage the UV Cut filter can be used when measuring test charts printed on substrates with a high proportion of optical brighteners This can improve the subsequent calculation of ICC profiles Q Apart from the characteristics of the various filters listed above the following aspects are very important and must be taken into account In InkFormulation each recipe is associated with a particular assortment and therefore also with the filter which was used when the assortment was entered This shows the importance of using the correct filter right from the start It can therefore be advantageous to measure newly entered assortments with more than one filter setting That increases the flexibility of the ink manufacturer to respond to his end custom ers differing filter requirements especially if they are already using other assortments This also prevents problems with filter handling 25 e Application notes 191 OPERATING MANUAL 25 2 25 3 N Measuring patterns The pattern measurement should take place on the same homogeneous background e g white cardboard as that used for comparison between the pattern and the color reproduced Only unittypes with small measuring field When measuring coarsely structured patterns multiple measurements must be carried out By observing the average value continuously displayed on the screen you can judge when enough measure
110. h the CxF browser 83 11 CxF 81 OPERATING MANUAL 82 InkFormulation6 11 1 11 2 CxF CxF General CxF is a public standard created by X Rite for color communication the main purpose of which is the secure exchange of color information in digital form The CxF format contains all the key information and in par ticular the spectral values of the colors are transmitted Once colors have been calculated they can be exported from one X Rite application e g EyeOne Share as a CxF file and then imported into another X Rite application or by using the CxF browser connected and displayed For example a color can be taken directly from the CxF browser into InkFormulation as the target color and then the formulation process can be started Any difference in filter conditions between the CxF target color and the assortment used for formulation will be compensated for mathematically as far as possible Formulating with the CxF browser Procedure 1 Click on Browse in the CxF menu The CxF browser window is dis played 2 Selecta file from the selection list or use the l button to search for the file you need The target colors patterns contained in the CxF file are displayed 3 Select the target colors which you want to formulate In the filter field at the bottom of the window you can enter one or more characters which appear in the description of the target color you are looking for making it easi
111. h you want to import the file The directory selected will display all ifrx und mif files 4 Select the file to be imported 5 Click on OK The Confirm import window appears 6 Confirm the import by clicking on OK The name of the imported recipe appears in the list in the Database recipes window Recipe folder The Recipe folder can be defined as a working folder This folder is then automatically be preselected when saving recipes The user can however select a different target folder at any time 1 Click on Recipe in the Database menu Database Recipes window is displayed Folders e _ Working folder Default Current folder Rite Europe E New x Delete Set working folde 2 Click on Folders The window Folders is opened 3 Highlight the desired working folder and click Set working folder The folder becomes the working folder for the currently logged on user The working folder is mentioned accordingly in the head area of the window By clicking button Select this folder could if wished be additionally made the active folder 13 e Managing recipes 99 OPERATING MANUAL Save Color Recipe X Rite Europe Designation Ink mixture 9 mese Created 23 06 2010 14 31 14 Recipe calculated Select en a a 58 3 gt e y Working folder be 75 7 cia S Original folder me Additional description TT Pallet recipe Folders Can
112. he Averaging field enter the number of measurements a number between 1 and 10 that you wish to carry out for the measurement of a pattern If you have entered a number gt 1 then the Averaging window appears after each start of a measurement The current measuring value and the current average value are displayed in the window When the average value appears sufficiently stable to you you can stop the measurement at any time The accepted measuring value corresponds to the average of the performed measurements If you want a single measurement enter 1 170 23 e Making settings 23 2 vw InkFormulation6 23 1 6 Language If necessary you can select another language Since you cannot change languages while the program is running you have to quit and restart before the newly selected language becomes active 23 1 7 Measurement initiation SpectroEye and Spectrolino only Ifthe Initiate measurement also by SPM check box is activated the measurement can be started either in InkFormulation or by the spectrophotometer lf deactivated the measurement can be started in InkFormulation only 23 1 8 Entering new functions After a password has been entered the functions of an additional module are activated a see Section 3 7 Program versions and auxiliary modules 1 Click on Functions A dialog box displays the modules which have already been made available 2 Click on Password The Password Entry window appears 3
113. he recipe will be converted into an ink leftover and added to the current assortment In the Colorant selection window the original designation of the recipe will then be displayed in the Selected colorants field marked with a sign Converting a recipe into a leftover The menu command Recipe gt Convert to leftover can be used to convert an existing recipe into a leftover 1 Load the recipe which you wantto convert 2 Click in the Recipe menu on Convert to leftover The Set up colorant window appears 3 Enter a designation and the available quantity The remaining information will be calculated automatically a 4 Click on OK when you have made all the entries The recipe will ES Bom be converted into a leftover and added to the current assortment Old quantity 100 00 Used paar E moda nn 10 4 Reducing leftovers ew quantity r E When you have created a recipe with leftovers you can automatically deduct the leftover quantities used in the recipe Then only the reduced Cancel leftover quantities will be taken into account in the next formulation 1 In the Recipe menu click on Reduce leftovers The Reduce leftovers window appears 2 Click on OK when you accept the suggested values QO If more than one leftover is used in the recipe these are deducted one j after the other Confirm each time with OK 80 10 Using ink leftovers InkFormulation6 g 11 CxF 11 1 CxF General 83 11 2 Formulating wit
114. hed in Components with large volumes first os gt Basic inks solvent or last TO Basic materials Unit Entering the target unit for the batching system If Unit conversion is activated see Section 23 8 Unit settings then the recipe quantities ae are sent to the batching system expressed in that unit BR p Components From high to low quantity C From low to high quantity 179 23 e Making settings OPERATING MANUAL Modify batching system Mettler PS 4 4 20 u xl Batching system designation Mettler PS7 4 Port Baud rate y 9 600 E Scales record C Never Tolerance C Always 1 Hs Query Scales procedure Addition Subtraction OK Cancel xi printing incl colorant elemen en printing No Leneta EB Offset printing NV Pantone No coated GEIB Offset printing NV Pantone No uncoated List of Colorants mmm Transparent white a C Opaque white I Yellow green I Yelow medium EI Yellow red Orange GBB Red yellow I Red medium E Magenta WEB Blue green GB Green E Violet u Black E Brown am toi ono Designation for batching systems AAA Close Setup If you click on Setup the Modify batching system window is displayed Specific data can be entered here for the weighing or batching system e g interface output file etc Pay careful attention to the operating instructions from the relevant manufacturer
115. ic materials 112 14 Processing and creating assortments 1 Click on Solvent in the Set up assortment window InkFormulation6 The Solvent Entry window appears The Solvent button is only displayed if the Flexo gravure printing process was selected 2 Enter the values determined in the Price Specific gravity and Viscosity fields 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity viscosity module only Following input of the viscosity curves for the inks and transparent white blend of the assortment the program is able to calculate recipes for any desired target viscosities It should be noted that a viscosity A see Section 25 3 7 Viscosity in flexo and gravure printing and a solvent are assigned to every flexo gravure printing assortment The proportion of solventis determined by the program using quantity data This removes the conversion to percentages of the solvent proportion as a source of error The program provides information about the deviation of the points entered from the theoretical curve Solvent Entry E x Created 12 08 2010 13 34 33 Additional description Price 1 Viscosity Basic materials Specific gravity g cm 3 1 Click on Viscosity in the Set up colorant window The Viscosity Entry window appears 2 Enter your data in the Basic ink Solvent and Viscosity fields In the top line enter the quantity and the viscosity of the basic ink 100 basic ink
116. ices for the basic materials of the ink and only appears as output field in the Basic materials selection window Input of prices for the basic materials is performed in the basic materials database see Section 18 4 Defining a new basic material If the basic materials prices are not yet defined a zero is entered for Price 2 Print ready inks price P1 This price comprises the sum of basic materials price and surcharge after determining the surcharge If the print ready inks price is entered instead of the surcharge the surcharge is adapted automatically It is immaterial whether the print ready inks price is entered in the Basic materials selection or Set up colorant window The input fields are mutually coupled and are updated each time 14 4 9 Forming color groups You can form colors which you always use together in formulation into a group You can also only define this during formulation in the Color selection window 1 Click in the Database menu on Assortments 2 In the Database Assortments window select the required assortment and click on Process 3 In the Define assortment xxx window click on Groups 4 In the Define groups window click on New enter a designation InkFormulation6 and additional description in the Set up group window and click on OK The window Colorant selection for group xxx is displayed 5 Select the colors which you want to put into a group 6 Click on OK The new group is d
117. ield and select the Date Time option You can use the Price button to enter or change the prices for the colors Define Assortment Flexo gravure printing Incl colorant lement t 1 in the assortment see also Section 23 2 3 Recipe output Ceri _m_yo sl ID Opaque white Yellow green CD Yellow medium BE Yellow red 14 3 Processing an existing assortment mm hei en 1 On the left ofthe Database Assortments window click first mm oe green Fin on the assortment you want to process and then on Modify ima vine Brown with ink leftover The Define Assortment xxx window appears You can now modify add or delete the entries and measurement values of an existing assortment You can use Drag amp Drop to alter the sequence of colors 7 m p xoroa Select Deselect all Q Selected 1 of 14 EN Em 14 e Processing and creating assortments 103 OPERATING MANUAL 14 3 1 Modifying basic data 1 Click on Set up in the Define Assortment xxx window The Set up Assortment window appears Here you can change or add to the designation or additional description of the assortment as well as adding or deleting standard samples concentration grades Proceed in the same way as for the definition of a new assortment see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment 2 Make the desired entries and then click on OK 14 3 2 Processing colorants 1 In the Define Asso
118. ings 183 23 9 Set up printer 183 23 10Workflow settings 183 23 e Making settings 167 OPERATING MANUAL 168 O sa settings General settings General settings Procedure 1 In the Settings menu click on General 2 Selectthe desired options or make the desired entries see following sections 3 Click on OK once you have entered all your settings InkFormulation6 23 1 1 Default measuring conditions You are free to define the default measuring conditions forthe measurement of colorant calibrations substrates and target colors see Chapter 25 Application notes You have various options for the parameters e Illumination e Observer angle e Physical measuring conditions e g filter Please ensure thatthese values have been correctly set before you begin measuring The physical measuring conditions ofthe spectrophotometer is permanently assigned to a measurement and cannot be modified later In addition the recipes are optimized in relation to illuminant and observer angle 23 1 2 Color scale You can choose between various color systems such as CIE Lab and CIE LCh Depending on the option selected LCh values for example appear at various points in the program instead of Lab values Default measuring conditions Illumination foes M Observer angle z Filter No a Color scale CIE Lab Illuminants for metamerism Mi e a M2 a E Language English
119. ion You can choose the additives you wantto use for a new application On the right side you define the percentage 3 Select one combination and go to the next 5 2 6 Selecting colorants from the assortment The area on the left indicates the colorants available The area in the center lists the colorants selected from the current assortment This always includes transparent white If there is more than one transparent white included in the current assortment these are shown in a separate list The standard transparent white is pre selected By clicking on the arrow keys you can select a different transparent white The command button Save group can be used to put into a group colors which are always used together in formulations see Section 14 4 9 Forming color groups 44 5 e Formulating a target color InkFormulation6 1 In the Available colorants field click on the colorant you want to use for the formulation 2 Click on the pushbutton with the arrow showing to the right The colorant a rg appears in the Selected colorants field Available colorants Sete colorants C Conc Opaque white A You can use the same procedure to return colorants from the Selected Se rana Q colorants field to the Available colorants field A quicker way of tre Reit selecting the desired colorant is to double click on it The colorant is min he then immediately placed in the other field If you click on the pushbutton min
120. ipe Entry x Designation recipe 123 i C On white L 81 5 a 38 1 b 0 3 D65 2 conc Transp white e Conc Opaque white EN co Yellow gr ES co Yellow med ES co Yellow red Orange Solvent gt 7 43 Vem conc orange ff ooo Red yel Total 107 49 a Red med oe Magenta TR Blue as Green Violet Mi Conc Black MID Erom with ink leftover quite ES E Ink film thickness 1 E Viscosity 20 E ModificationMode Modify proportionally Si cc X Rite InkFormulation Manufacturer 6 0 Alpha Flexo or gravure printing Pol SQLite Copy onis ES 1 Roughness 30 0 Color distance dE 16 7 17 5 17 6 5 Click on Calculate 6 Select the assortment The defined current ink mixture window is displayed 7 Click on Measure to measure the ink mixture After measuring the Recipe Entry window is displayed 8 Enterthe quantities or percentages ofthe colors contained inthe recipe and click on OK The program calculates the roughness associated with this substrate and shows itin a window as a percentage value 9 By clicking on OK the roughness which has been calculated is automatically assigned to the current substrate The roughness value which is calculated is an approximate value Ifthe results of formulation are not satisfactory you can try to improve them by slightly varying the roughness value Now the assortment which was created on a n
121. irectories Assortments BasicMaterials Recipes Applications Substrates SubstrateSizes and ThicknessObjects are created In order to structure the recipe file in a manageable way even where there is a large number of recipes further subdirectories can be created in the Recipes directory During installation a Default directory is created The program saves the recipes in this directory unless you create a new one All other objects assortments substrates etc can only be structured by creating a new database Setting up a new database 1 Click on Organize in the Database menu The Organize Database window is displayed 2 Click on New database in the Organize database window 3 Inthe Create new database window enter the path for the database and click on OK The database name you entered will be displayed in the Set up database window If you click on the Bi button you can use an Explorer window to select the folder where the database should be set up and to enter a name for the database 156 21 Setting up and managing database InkFormulation6 21 3 Selecting a database If more than one database is connected to InkFormulation you must first select the one with which you want to work 1 Click on Organize in the Database menu The Organize database window is displayed 2 Click on the required database in the list and then on Select All data will now be loaded from the selected database and stored i
122. isplayed in the list in the Define groups window Colorant selection for group Standard 3 xj Available colorants EZ Yellow medium E Yellow red EEB Red medium GB Magenta ER Violet MM Black E Brown with ink leftover aa SQ Selected colorants RE velo creer E Orange E Red yellow Blue green GBB Green a 14 Processing and creating assortments 115 OPERATING MANUAL at N Q 14 6 14 7 Deleting assortments You can delete an assortment which you no longer need Note however that recipes produced with this assortment lose access to the optical data of the colorants included 1 Click on Assortments in the Database menu The list of assortments will be displayed on the left of the Database Assortments window 2 Click on the assortment you want to delete 3 Click on Delete The Confirm deleting window appears 4 Click on OK Sending assortments In the Database assortments window you can select one or more assortments and then send them by email by clicking on Send Please refer to Section 3 6 4 Email Exporting assortments Various versions of the export file can be determined depending on the purpose of application V 5 without basic materials Purpose to permit transfer of assortments in Version 5 0 to InkFormulation 5 users information about basic materials All information about the basic materials is lost V5 with basic materials The e
123. ith non proportional modified recipes however In particular the possibility for recipe correction is lost One solution is to make a copy of the still calculable recipe to make the required changes to this and then to save it under another name A copy can be made by saving the same recipe twice under different designations 19 Processing and creating basic materials 143 OPERATING MANUAL 19 2 Opening database basic materials 1 Click on Basic materials in the Database menu The Database xi Basic materials window appears Sorted according to jame 2 Ci Li A i ase SE ei The title line shows the name of the current database If you want to ROTA a E change the database please note Section 21 3 Selecting a database Q Additive C O On the left of the window is an alphabetically ordered list of all stored Sn ina Y mw basic materials You can also sortthem by date of saving Simply click on Ca cate the Sorted according to field and select the Date Time option JE Conc Red med x Delete WE Conc Red yel QUI Conc Transp white a Dei E so 19 3 Processing an existing basic material ee E Evo 1 On the left of the Database Basic materials window click first es na on the basic material you wantto process and then on Modify The Basic Material Entry window appears selected FORTE xy The designation and additional description as well as price and type of basic material can be altered o
124. ith ink leftover I Cone Opaque white mine EB Conc Red vel E Conc Red med gt fam corc Moneta E tenso N Conc Blue lt lt Conc Green Delete HI Conc Violet AI Group selection er Grows F Use of Ink Leftovers T Limit leftovers z gt gt Cancel Formulating a target color with ink leftovers During the formulation workflow you can activate the Use of Ink Leftover in the Colorant Selection window The stored ink leftovers ofthe current assortment are displayed If you activate the check box Limit Leftovers then the leftovers are limitto the available quantities The corresponding limitations on concentration are shown in the Colorant selection window and can be changed there if required On the right side three additionally buttons are displayed for modification of the leftovers 18 10 Using ink leftovers A InkFormulation6 10 2 1 Measuring ink leftovers or loading them from ColorNet 1 Click on Measure in the Colorant Selection window The Measure current ink leftover window appears 2 Define the ink leftover by measuring with the spectrophotometer or by loading from ColorNet Proceed as for the definition of a target color see Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color If the measuring mode in the current assortment is set to On white and black InkFormulation will ask for a measurement on white and black If measurement on black is omitted the program assumes that
125. ject designation and the tag iftx if you have selected a single film thickness object or iftx if you have selected several film thickness objects In this case you must enter a designation instead of the 4 Selectthe drive and the directory to which the file should be written 5 Click on OK The data is converted to ASCII format and written to the appropriate file Importing film thickness objects 1 Click in the Database menu on Film thickness objects Save in IFS 5 em EX Er en Save as type Thickness object VE ift y Cancel 2 Click on Import The Import file window appears 3 Select the drive and the directory to which you want to import the file All iftx files are displayed in the selected directory 4 Select the required file 5 Click on OK The Confirm import window appears 6 Confirm the import by clicking on OK The name of the film thickness object to be imported appears in the list in the Database film thickness objects window Look in IFS 5 e a e E File name J Files of type Thickness objects iftx Cancel 20 Processing and creating film thickness objects 151 OPERATING MANUAL 152 20 Processing and creating fim thickness objects 21 Setting up and managing databases 21 1 General 21 2 Setting up a new database 21 3 Selecting a database 21 4 Connecting an existing database 21 5 Disconnecting a database 21 6 Setting up a shared data
126. k on Save The information window Export backup database Save as type InkFormulation Backup ifbx gt Cancel appears and the backup file IS exported 158 21 Setting up and managing database 21 8 Restoring a database 1 If you have opened recipe close it 2 Clickon Database in the File menu and on Restore in the selection field InkFormulation6 The Import backup database window appears 3 Select the drive and directory from which you want to import the database 4 Selectthe backup file lt now appears in the File name field 5 Click on Open The dialog window Import backup database appears 6 Selectthe required option and click on OK x X Original Owner In User administration the same user rights are assigned as the original user had Current user In User administration the same user rights are assigned as the current user has This option is preferable if for example an external database is to be imported 7 The information window Restore database appears Selectthe required option Q If you want to combine several databases into one click on Add to DB If you want to create a new database click on Overwrite DB Then the information window Import backup database appears and the database is added to or overwritten 203 Look in 9 IFS 5 e Filename Files of type InkFomulation Backup ifbx hd Cancel Import backup database Import data as Original own
127. kFormulation6 Calculating a correction recipe 6 1 6 2 General If the mix of a basic recipe does not meet your requirements you can calculate a correction recipe basing on the measurement of the current ink mixture and so achieve a better match with the target color Selection between the Basic recipe mode and Addition mode can be made with the menu command Settings gt Formulation see Section 23 2 Formulation settings If the Basic recipe mode is selected an improved basic recipe is displayed for recipe output in the main window Ifthe Addition mode is selected the ink quantities for the basic recipe and additional ink are displayed separately in the main window Correction recipe 1 Click on the Correction recipe symbol or on Correction recipe in the Formulate menu 2 Define the current ink mixture provided this has not already been defined earlier see Section 5 9 Measure current ink mixture In every case the colorants contained in the basic recipe will be used in the correction recipe 3 Correctthe list of colorants selected see Section 5 2 6 Selecting colorants from the assortment and then click on OK Proceed in the same way as for defining a target color see Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color 4 Select the desired application The correction recipe is then calculated 6 Calculating a correction recipe 59 OPERATING MANUAL 5 In the Recipe
128. kness 25 3 6 Specific gravity 25 3 7 Viscosity in flexo and gravure printing viscosity module only 25 3 8 Balance Sorting criteria editor 25 4 1 Sorting criterion editor 25 5 Thickness calibration 25 5 1 How to calculate thickness for a reference assortment 25 5 2 Film thickness calibration in relation to other assortments 25 5 3 Film thickness calibration across substrates 177 177 177 179 181 181 182 183 183 183 187 191 192 192 192 192 193 194 194 195 195 195 195 196 199 199 200 199 26 27 28 29 30 25 5 4 Exporting assortments and thickness characterization data 25 6 Print layout editor 199 199 25 6 1 How to edit a Print Layout with NC Report Designer Software Hotkeys 26 1 Overview Installing Ink Formulation 27 1 Hardware and software requirements 27 2 Installation on a PC 27 2 1 Preparing for installation 27 2 2 Installing on a personal computer 200 207 211 212 212 212 27 2 3 Connecting the PC to the measuring device 212 27 2 4 Installing the hardware key User administration 28 1 General 28 2 Screen structure 28 2 1 Main window 28 2 2 Menu list 28 2 3 Symbols list 28 3 Use 28 3 1 Processing authorization groups 28 3 2 Processing user data 28 3 3 Defining a new data access group 28 3 4 Backing up and restoring user data 28 4 Installing User administration Glossary Index 212 215 215 215 216 216 216 216 217 218 2
129. lications 123 OPERATING MANUAL 124 1 Applications InkFormulation6 16 1 General In the applications database you can define applications for the current assortment These additives have to been defined in the database basic material before Ifyou define more than 1 application forthe assortment you can change your additives for the recipe during the formulation workflow In the assortment you can define how to use the applications When creating a new or modifing an existing application the user can select from the following three options 1 User can t change application No selection is available 2 User can change application Selection of defined applications is possible 3 User is allowed to change additive combinations Selection of defined or creating new applications are allowed 16 2 Opening database applications 1 Click on Applications in the Database menu The Database Applications window appears On the left side of the window is a list of all stored applications for the desc Nek current assortment 16 3 Processing an existing application 1 In the list on the left of the Database Applications window click on the application you want to process 2 Click on Modify The Applications window for modify appears Here you can change or supplement the designation exchange the additives and the percentage Proceed in the same way as for the definition of a new applica
130. lling the harware key Connect the hardware key to a USB port of your personal computer 212 27 Installing InkFormulation 28 User administration 28 1 General 28 2 Screen structure 28 2 1 Main window 28 2 2 Menu list 28 2 3 Symbols list 28 3 Use 28 3 1 Processing authorization groups 28 3 2 Processing user data 28 3 3 Defining a new data access group 28 3 4 Backing up and restoring user data 28 4 Installing User administration 215 215 215 216 216 216 216 217 218 218 218 InkFormulation6 28 e User administration 213 OPERATING MANUAL 214 User administration 28 1 28 2 General User administration is an additional program enabling you to define the access rights of the individual users to the functions of the various X Rite programs The User administration program displays all functions of the different X Rite programs However only those functions can be switched on and off which are authorized by the hardware key User administration also allows users to be assigned to particular data access groups This means that application data can be easily used jointly and protected from unauthorized access Screen structure 28 2 1 Main window InkFormulation6 Rights group Rights groups define access rights to specific functions of various programs for the groups in question New groups can be added and existing ones deleted User Each user can be assigned to one or mor
131. medium Em 30 0 30 0 Yellow medium am 55 0 55 0 Yellow medium Em 100 0 100 0 Yellow medium 95 0 Transp 90 0 Transp 70 0 Transpi 45 0 Transpi 0 0 Transpi Calculate __ __ Diagnostic L 2 9 a 3 4 b 1 5 1065 2 po Delete Measure ColorNet Enable Disable REISE xen Show N Select Deselect al Selected 1 of 6 OK 14 e Processing and creating assortments 109 OPERATING MANUAL Click on the sample you want to measure The option On white is automatically activated Prepare the spectrophotometer for the measurement of the respective concentration grade of the colorant calibration and then click on Measure The measured samples are marked with a color those which have not yetbeen measured are marked with a horizontal line If you want to measure more samples repeat the procedure from step 6 If you want to load measuring values from ColorNet click ColorNet and then proceed in the same way as for the definition of a target color GA see Section 5 2 3 b Loading a target color from ColorNet If you want to check the quality of the measured colorant calibration please note Section 14 4 4 Calculating optical data and 14 4 5 Diagnosis If you have selected Offset printing and entered an average weight per area film thickness itis possible to enter the corresponding value f
132. ment which is connected up The substrate type Metalized is only available if a sphere based measurement geometry is connected since that substrate type requires such an instrument If the ink is to be formulated on Transparent Film then the background material for measuring is very important It is obvious that when measuring a transparent film the color of the background material will also be included in the measurement It is therefore essential to ensure that the same white background is always used Ideally a painted white Leneta card or a neutral white ceramic tile should be used Paper for example is quite unsuitable because it contains optical brighteners Click on OK The Measure substrate window comes up If you want to load a substrate from ColorNet click on ColorNet and then proceed in the same way as in Section 5 2 3 b Loading a target color from ColorNet Prepare the spectrophotometer for measuring the substrate Click on Measure The substrate will be measured and then the Color Selection window is displayed GA see Section 5 2 6 Selecting colorants from the assortment Selecting the substrate of current assortment recipe Select the Substrate of current assortment or the Substrate of current recipe option and click on OK The Color Selection window is displayed amp amp see Section 5 2 6 Selecting colorants from the assortment omusto lt T _____ i a
133. ments have been made As a rule ofthumb you can quit when the Lab average displayed deviates by less than dE 0 2 Colorant calibration series 24 3 1 General The colorants used for mixing a pattern have to be made known to the computer in the form of colorant calibrations A colorant calibration consists of a certain number of proportionately different mixtures of a colorant with transparent white varnish binder thinner etc on a substrate print carrier In a colorant calibration series we combine a selection of calibrations of different colorants inwhich the same substrate the same transparent white and the same manufacturing process were used As a rule one colorant calibration series is allocated to one assortment Colorant calibrations should correspond as closely as possible to normal printing conditions For example the ink film thickness used in the colorant calibrations should be in the same order of magnitude as that applying in ordinary printing It is clear that colorant calibrations play a vital role Incorrectorinaccurate calibrations usually result in unsatisfactory recipes Reproducibility is also crucial Unless the printing process remains constant the recipe calculation is a waste of time 25 3 2 Absorption and scattering of an ink The physical characteristics of an ink are determined by absorption and scattering capacity If an ink pigment dye has only the property of absorption the measuring values remissions of
134. mum but you would like to put more weight on the price Set the following weighting factors wf wf X Rite Optimum 1 wf price 0 5 The new sorting formula 1 X Rite Optimum 0 5 price Recipe X Rite Opt Price own sorting criterion i se A e a seo a Recipe 1 Value for X Rite optimum is very good but the recipe is expensive Recipe 2 is critical The value for our sorting formula is the highest one because of the price and the optimum Recipe 3 is okay 198 25 e Application notes 25 5 The user defined sorting criteria can be classified for basic and correction recipes If the criterion is only available for one option please deactivate the other one in the window sorting criterion editor Thickness Calibration 25 5 1 How to calculate thickness for a reference assortment In order create film thickness parameters for a reference assortment the user must define at least one recipe for each roller There are two options available in the software to do this Option 1 Select the automated calibration mode For this calibration you will need to create recipes as required by InkFormulation Option 2 Select the manual calibration mode This mode is based on existing measured recipes which have been saved in InkFormulation for the selected assortment The following illustration shows that reference assortment A is created for roller R1 The ink film thickness is set at 100 Assortment A
135. n be found in section 25 4 Application Notes ee Sorting criteria editor 46 5 e Formulating a target color 5 Click OK if the recipe displayed in the Recipe list field meets your requirements The full recipe is then displayed the main window The right hand side ofthe main window displays the target color pattern together with the color values and the recipe color plus the deviations from the target color The color values and deviations are displayed in accordance with the selected color system see Section 23 1 General settings The metamerism values M1 and M2 in the lower area of the window are displayed for the illuminants selected see Section 23 1 General settings The Recipe list field displays the recipe with the used components and the percentage Accordingly to the selected recipe output you get different color patches Basic material mode Basic inks and solvent mode Warm Red Print ready inks mode mu Conc Warm Red WD Warm Red Using the recipe output basic inks and solvent or basic material the amount of solvent is displayed excluded If you want to display a different recipe which has been calculated click on Y inthe Recipe selection button or on Further recipes in the Recipe menu You can then select the desired recipe from the Recipe selection window By clicking on the pushbuttons with the arrow symbols in the Recipe selection button you can display the next recipe up or down i
136. n it 21 4 Connecting an existing database In order to have access to an existing database it must be connected to InkFormulation 1 Click on Organize in the Database menu The Organize database window is displayed 2 Click on Connect database in the Organize database window 3 Enter the path of the database in the Connect with database window A If you click on E in the Connect with database window you can select the required directory in a further window N 4 Click on OK so thatthe name ofthe database is displayed in the Organize database window 21 5 Disconnecting a database When a database is no longer needed it can be closed down The database is then not deleted but can be used again at any time by Connect database 1 Click on Organize in the Database menu The Organize database window is displayed 2 Click on the database to be disconnected 3 Click on Disconnect database The name is then deleted from the database In order to delete the database completely the database files must be deleted from Explorer Of course this can only occur after all work stations are disconnected from this database 21 Setting up and managing database 157 OPERATING MANUAL 21 6 21 7 Setting up a shared database in a network To create a database on a network proceed as follows e Create a new database in the Organize database window using the command New database see Section 21 2 Setting up a new database
137. n the list of the calculated recipes immediately see section 3 2 1 Main window A further way of assessing a recipe is to compare the spectra of the target color and the recipe A see Section 5 2 10 Displaying spectra You can subsequently change the entries displayed in the Film thickness and Viscosity fields lt A see Section 5 4 Changing the film thickness or viscosity of a recipe InkFormulation6 5 e Formulating a target color B Target color L 61 0 a 9 0 b 50 9 Recipe d 0 0 da 0 3 db 0 1 Crh mes WE Arimen Flean graruse porting isd colorant iemeets Pr Leneta preven via lt I Hotton tree PASS fi How asp wite 1 1 mu Conc Black ze EE Conc Grange 5 112 core Yellow tar Lih Mit dbitiv Bi 10 099 Mm Basic indi nae Solmnt 21 14 A Total 10 48 OPERATING MANUAL iaa re Bonk Ee If you change the entry in the Ink quantity field the values for the individual colorant components are immediately updated You can also calculate the ink quantity needed for your print job see Section 5 3 Calculating the ink quantity 5 2 10 Displaying spectra When you have calculated a recipe in the main window or loaded it from the database you can display the recipe and the target color graphically in different ways
138. n white On black L 61 0 L 40 8 a 8 7 a 2 2 b 50 9 b 19 0 D65 2 D65 2 Transp white Opaque white Yellow gr Yellow med Yellow red Orange Red yel Red med Magenta Blue Green Violet Black WD Leftover BRAUN Green Orange Yellow ive A ink Ink film thickness Viscosity ModificationMode Transp white Opaque white gt 0 0172 gt 0 0076 gt 0 0987 gt 0 0209 red gt 0 0259 0 Modify proportionally y Entering a recipe By using the command button New in the Recipe menu it is possible to enter a recipe manually After the color and substrate have been defined the components are selected from the current assortment and their quantities entered Ifthe color has been defined by ameasurement the recipe can be saved as a palette formulation Ifthe color measuring process is omitted then the recipe color is calculated inverse recipe calculation color quantities gt color values This manual entry option is mainly used for archiving recipes not compiled using InkFormulation Entering new recipes is dependent on the setting for the recipe output see Section 23 2 Formulation settings Basic inks and solvents The required amount of solvent is calculated based on the viscosity entry Ifthe setting Target color on white and black substrate is being used see Section 23 2
139. nk quantity of the screen or roller Make sure that you use the same unit of measurement for the film thickness data for the different screens or rollers See application notes 25 5 Thickness Calibration for calibrating the ink film thickness Deleting film thickness objects 1 Click in the Database menu on Film thickness objects In the Film thickness objects window on the left hand side the list of film thickness objects is displayed 2 Click on the film thickness object which you want to delete 3 Click on Delete The Confirm delete window appears 4 Click on OK 150 20 Processing and creating fim thickness objects 20 6 20 7 20 8 Sending film thickness objects In the Database Film thickness objects window you can select one or more film thickness objects and send them by email by then clicking on Send Please note Section 3 6 4 Email Exporting film thickness objects 1 Click in the Database menu on Film thickness objects 2 Click in the Database Thickness object entry window on the film thickness object which you want to export If you wantto export several film thickness objects together keep the CTRL key pressed down and then click on the film thickness objects to be exported These are written to the same file when exported InkFormulation6 3 Click on Export The Export to file window appears In the File name field a designation is suggested consisting of the film thickness ob
140. nstructions provide an introduction to X Rite InkFormulation and explain the various functions and operational sequences Chapter 3 Terminology Basic sequence of a formulation Chapters 4 22 Detailed sequence of a formulation operation Chapter 23 Important settings parameters Chapter 25 Application notes Chapter 27 Installation 1 General InkFormulation6 2 ColorNet 2 1 General 13 2 ColorNet 11 OPERATING MANUAL InkFormulation6 ColorNet 21 General X Rite ColorNet completes the circle of complete color data processing inthe graphics industry In the sense of Total Quality Management and the ISO quality standards colorant data can be checked and controlled all the way from order receipt and color specimen measurement on up to the adjustment of the printing press and job delivery The programs grouped under ColorNet software usable on WINDOWS allow direct access to a central colorant database This allows the exact same data to be checked and statistically evaluated with ColorQuality and to calculate color recipes for transparent and opaque inks using InkFormulation With one single reliable exact measurement you can now cover various steps in the job sequence ColorNet supports networks Once detected original colors are stored on a server where they can be called up at anytime by different users 2 ColorNet OPERATING MANUAL 3 Structure and function 3 1 3 2
141. nts recipe current dE number of own sorting components criterion e ss a ERE Recipe 1 has a minimal color distance but 4 components are in use Recipe 2 has a higher current dE but only with three components Recipe 3 is very good The color distance is accepted and only three ink components are used Mr amp x Designation 422000 tg x Nr of components pe E x El Sorted according to 1 00 dE2000 0 80 Nr of components OK Cancel 25 e Application notes 197 OPERATING MANUAL Designation El Sorted according to 1 00 dE2000 1 50 Price 1 50 Nr of components OK Cancel tC Designation X Rite optimum al E Price El Sorted according to 1 00 X Rite optimum 0 50 Price x x ox J _ Caca Example 3 You accept a higher current dE of 1 5 if you economize one ink component and if you minimize the price Set the following weighting factors wf wf current dE 1 wf price 1 5 wf Nr of components 1 5 The new sorting formula 1 current dE 1 5 price 1 5 Nr of components recipe current price number of own sorting components criterion BE Recipe 1 is a lower priced but has a visible color distance Recipe 2 is a higher price but less components and an acceptable color distance Recipe 3 has the best quality but without economization Example 4 You are satisfied with the X Rite Opti
142. odule only If you select Flexo or gravure printing as the printing process in the Set up assortment window the Viscosity button is also displayed GA see Section 14 4 7 Entering a viscosity ER basic materials module only The Basic materials button is displayed in addition see Section 14 4 8 Division of assortment inks into Set up Colorant Designation basic materials E Tone 2 Enter a designation and if you wish an additional description OA Ifyou do not enter a designation a colorant designation derived from 2 b the colorant defined afterwards will be given automatically and displayed as the designation in the Define Assortment xxx window 3 Make the desired entries in the Price Dye strength Specific gravity Ba m en Minimum and Maximum fields Colorant strength fio Ez Minimum p Hz Specific gravity E g cm 3 Maximum x T Is leftover Tr 108 14 Processing and creating assortments QO Dye strength To start with leave the value at 100 Then if a colorant always seems to have a too high or low percentage in the recipe you can increase or decrease the dye strength However be very careful when changing dye strengths Specific gravity If all the colorants including transparent white have about the same specific gravity the value can be left at 1 The optical data absorption and scattering of the colorants are volume related magnitude
143. ometimes not be reproduced satisfactorily The reason for this is the inherent color of the metalized substrate which appears as gray Since with transparent colors the background is seen in its full effect the recipe may appear too dark even if it is formulated very brightly In such a case InkFormulation will indicate that the task is not possible by means of an increased visual dE The only possibility that can be tried then is to reproduce the target color by adding opaque white to the recipe e g by using the option Control covering power gt user defined Because of the covering effect of the opaque white on the background it is possible to formulate even bright colors on reflective metalized substrates but the reflective effect of the substrate is lost on the areas that have been printed 23 2 5 Ink film thickness This field is used to enter the ink film thickness for which the recipes are to be calculated By definition an ink film thickness of 100 represents the medium thickness for colorant calibrations of the current assortment Offset printing Itis possible to enter a minimum and a maximum ink film thickness weight per area By increasing the maximum film thickness you extend the color range which can be achieved with a particular assortment Let us take for example the highly saturated red of a Marlboro packet which can often be obtained only by increasing the maximum film thickness By reducing the minimum film thickne
144. on absorbent substrate can be used in practice for formulation on an absorbent substrate When defining the substrate during formulation this substrate can now be selected from the substrate database However it is essential that the substrate which is to be used corresponds both in color and in surface properties roughness to that saved in the substrate database The opposite is also possible namely that an assortment created on an absorbent substrate can be used for formulation on a non absorbent substrate To do this the non absorbent substrate must be entered inthe substrate database with a roughness factor of 0 zero Deleting substrates 1 Click on Substrates in the Database menu The list of substrates is displayed on the left of the Database Substrates window 2 Click on the substrate you want to delete 3 Click on Delete The window Confirm delete is displayed 4 Click on OK The selected substrate is deleted Sending substrates In the Database substrates you can select one or more substrates and send them by email by then clicking on Send Please note Section 3 6 4 Email 132 17 Processing and creating substrates 17 7 17 8 Exporting substrates 1 Click on Substrates in the Database menu 2 Click on the substrate you want to export in the Database Substrates window If you want to export several substrates together hold the CTRL key down and then click on the substrates to be exported When
145. on clicked A window appears in which in addition to restriction of the concentration it can be stated whether the component is to appear in every recipe If more than one component is specified it means that at least one must be contained in the recipe If the use of ink leftovers is set all ink leftovers are automatically preselected with use in every recipe 26 3 Structure and function InkFormulation6 3 6 2 Pushbuttons for standard functions Pushbuttons are displayed for standard functions in different windows No detailed explanation is given for them in the operating sequences The entries made are saved and the window closed I Cance You quit the window Entries or changes made are not saved You can select all entries in a list in order to process N Select Deselect all them e g printthem and then deselect them when you wish to select an individual entry You can also select a number of items by holding down the CTRL key and clicking with the mouse on the required entries o If you mark an item in a list e g a recipe or assortment and odify then click on Modify another window opens in which you can change earlier entries Double click on an item in a listto open the Modify window directly If you click on Info another window appears with information and notices about the current object Click OK to close the window x You have to mark data before you can delete them elete After you cli
146. or the current sample in the entry field Weight by area film thickness below the color field Only the opacity module After measuring on a white substrate the On black option is activated automatically provided the measuring mode On white and black has been set Click on OK when you have measured all your samples From the measurements InkFormulation calculates the optical data of the colorant and displays it in an information window The roughness of the white substrate is also determined during calculation of the optical data of the first colorant For this reason the process lasts slightly longer After the calculated data have been saved the Define Assortment xxx window reappears If you want to define other colorants repeat the procedure from Step 1 10 Once you have measured all the colorants click on Close The designation entered for the newly defined assortment will be displayed in the assortment list on the left of the Database Assortments window 14 Processing and creating assortments Q 14 4 4 Calculating optical data From the measurements reflections InkFormulation calculates the optical data of the colorant absorption and scattering capacity By means of a theoretical back calculation to the color values of the individual samples a conclusion can be reached about the quality of the colorant calibration You can also check the effects e g of a deactivated sample 1 In the Define assortment
147. r changes public or user specific Xexrite The NEW Print Layout The new layout is then immediately available in InkFormulation Using Your Layouts You can select only one layout from the Print menu at a time You can verify the selection using the Preview feature SS 8 Descarta H Fate LE Por x Genet 22101937 140206 Adthtienal description B a 204 25 e Application notes InkFormulation6 26 Hotkeys 26 1 Overview 207 26 Hotkeys 205 OPERATING MANUAL 206 InkFormulation6 Hotkeys 26 1 Overview You can use hotkeysto execute various commands orto change windows quickly You can call up Help by pressing F1 in any situation The other hotkeys are available from the main window Purpose Press Quit InkFormulation Alt F4 Copy recipe to clipboard Ctrl C Send recipe to batching system Ctrl D Define target color gt Get Ctrl F Measure current ink mixture Ctrl M Creating a new recipe Ctrl N Load recipe Ctrl 0 Print recipe Ctrl P Save recipe Ctrl S Palette formulation Shift F4 Change to Database Basic materials window Shift F5 Call up Help FI Calculate basic recipe F2 Calculate correction recipe F3 Recalculate recipe F4 Change to Database Recipes window F5 Change to Database Assortments window F6 Change to Database Substrates window F7 Change to Database Substrate Sizes window F8 Change to General Settings window F9 Chang
148. r supplemented here The procedure is the same as for the definition of a new basic material see Section 19 4 Defining a new basic material 2 Make the desired entries and then click on OK 194 Defining a new basic material A designation and the type of the basic material must be entered in the Basic Materials Entry window Input of the price and an additional description is optional The following types of basic material can be A y assigned Despues e pigment concentrate md 61020 IGN e binder varnish AO desco e additive e solvent E Y Click on New in the Database Basic materials window The Basic Materials Entry window appears 2 Make the desired entries in the Designation Additional description Price and Type fields 144 19 e Processing and creating basic materials 19 5 19 6 N Q J N Q Deleting basic materials 1 Click on Basic materials in the Database menu The Database Basic materials window will be displayed 2 Click on the basic material to be deleted 3 Click on Delete The Confirm deleting window will be displayed 4 Click on OK The basic material is deleted Exporting basic materials 1 Click on Basic materials in the Database menu 2 Click on the basic material you want to export in the Database Basic materials window If you want to export several basic materials together hold the CTRL key down and then click on the basic m
149. re related to the average weight per area 100 of the current assortment Ink of known or unknown composition left over from previous jobs and used for the production of a current target color Ink mixed in accordance with a recipe in order to produce a pattern Measurement of the difference of the remission curves of two colors which look the same under a given form of lighting e g electric bulb light daylight Only colors which display the same remission curves M 0 will be perceived as the same under various light sources Ratio of the light reflected from a color to the light reflected from ideal or paper white depending on wavelength The range extends from 0 to 1 The value 1 means that the color reflects as much light as ideal or paper white When light passes through an ink film itis scattered to a greater or lesser degree by pigment particles depending on the thickness of the film and the wavelength of the light Absorption and scattering together produce the optical effect of a color Area of the substrate covered by ink Every assortment is assigned an average weight per area The film thicknesses weight per area of the recipes calculated are related to the average weight per area 100 of the current assortment 29 e Glossary InkFormulation6 30 Index 30 Index 223 OPERATING MANUAL 224 Index Ink
150. red m Recipe color Recipe selection button 14 e IOC Ki to previous recipe ascending order to next recipe descending order to first recipe to last recipe to recipe list same as menu command Recipe gt Further recipes dma E M Metamerism Price Field Film thickness Field Viscosity Field Unit Field conversion Ink quantity 3 Structure and function Display Opacity settings or white black switch box opacity module only This field depends on the formulation setting for the covering power The opacity required is displayed in the cases transparent opaque or user defined In the case of Target color on white and black substrate selection can be made between target color and recipe on white ortarget color and recipe on black See Chapter 9 Control of covering power Display calculated measured Here the target color and the recipe are shown in color On the right beside the color fields can be seen the relevant Lab or LCh values Ifthe substrates of the target color and the recipe differ in their surface properties e g the target color is uncoated rough and the recipe coated smooth then with certain instrument filter combinations InkFormulation automatically adjusts the measurements taken by the instrument Instrument symbol to suit the visual perception by the InkFormulation6 L 50 3 C 48 2 h 134 8 D
151. rinted 21 Printing 22 1 2 Printing a recipe from the database 1 Click on the Recipe in the Database menu 2 From the recipe list select one or more recipes you wish to print 3 Select the print mode InkFormulation6 Standard Select this option to select an available print layout Recipe book Selectthis option to printthe recipe designation included components and the amount are listed on 4 Click OK The selected recipes are printed I x select a print mode Standard Recipe book OK Cancel 21 Printing 165 OPERATING MANUAL 166 InkFormulation6 23 Making settings 23 1 General settings 169 23 1 1 Default measuring conditions 169 23 1 2 Color scale 169 23 1 3 Illuminants for metamerism 170 23 1 4 White calibration request 170 23 1 5 Averaging 170 23 1 6 Language 171 23 1 7 Username 171 23 1 8 Measurement initiation SpectroEye and Spectrolino only 171 23 1 9 Entering new functions 171 23 2 Formulation settings 171 23 2 1 General 171 23 2 2 Recipe correction 172 23 2 3 Recipe output 172 23 2 4 Opacity control opacity module only 174 23 2 5 Ink film thickness 176 23 2 6 Calculate all combinations 177 23 2 7 Lab formulation 177 23 2 8 Color selection before recipe calculation 177 23 3 Spectrophotometer settings 177 23 4 Batching systems settings 179 23 5 Display settings 181 23 6 Communication settings 181 23 7 Library folders 182 23 8 Unit sett
152. rn your completed registration card to X Rite immediately or register at www xrite com registration Itis essential to register in order to access technical support and to receive important up to date product information You will find the hardware key ID either printed on the hardware key or in the software under menu item Help gt Info Contact address of X Rite If you have questions or comments please contact us at X Rite Incorporated Telephone 1616 803 2100 4300 44th Street S E Fax 1 616 803 2705 Grand Rapids MI 49512 Internet www xrite com U S A 1 General OPERATING MANUAL 1 5 If you experience problems with this program please contact your X Rite representative or us directly atthe above address Please inform us immediately if you discover any errors in our program We will of course eliminate them as soon as we can Suggestions for improvement We welcome all comments and suggestions for improvement with regard to our programs Please detail all items as thoroughly as possible so that we can support you in the best possible way Safety directives In order to avoid improper operation only trained personnel should use InkFormulation Please observe all notes provided in Chapter 27 Installing InkFormulation You should also observe the safety regulations in the operating manual for the spectrophotometer and the possibly connected further devices Notes on using this handbook These operating i
153. rom any ColorNet application ColorQuality X Rite SpectroServer as the target color for a new recipe 1 Inthe main window click on the Basic recipe symbol or in the Formulate menu on Basic recipe The Basic recipe window appears 2 Click on ColorNet The ColorNet window is displayed 3 Double click on the desired directory in the left area of the ColorNet window QD If there are sub directories open these by double clicking A list of the stored colors is displayed in the middle of the window 4 Click on the color you want to use as the target color 5 Click on Select 6 Inthe Substrate type window select the substrate type of the target color coated or uncoated when asked to do so c Loading the target color from Color Library The InkFormulation contains the color guides of Pantone and HKS for the filter D65 No Pol and UVcut 1 In the Basic recipe window click on Color libraries 2 On the top you can choose the desired color guide with the right filter In the list all colors are given 3 Click on the color you want to use as the target color 4 Click on OK to select You also have the option to search for the right color via the second row the searching field 5 Enter the name of the color All colors containing the given designation are listed 5 e Formulating a target color 4 OPERATING MANUAL d Loading the target color from CxF With CxF you can select a target of all X Rite application
154. rrent ink mixture 5 2 3 5 2 4 5 2 5 5 2 6 5 2 7 5 10 Recalculating a recipe 5 11 Saving a recipe Calculating a correction recipe 6 1 6 2 General Correction recipe 30 30 30 30 33 33 37 37 37 37 38 43 44 44 45 46 46 48 49 49 50 52 53 54 54 55 55 59 59 Contents OPERATING MANUAL 10 11 12 13 Formulating with palette formulation 7 1 General 1 2 Palette formulation Loading an existing recipe 8 1 Loading a recipe 8 2 Define target color gt Get Control of covering power opacity module only 9 1 General 9 2 Input of percentage for covering power 9 3 Measurement of target color on white and black Using ink leftovers 10 1 General 10 2 Formulating a target color with ink leftovers 10 2 1 Measuring ink leftovers or loading them from ColorNet 10 2 2 Loading ink leftovers from the database 10 3 Converting a recipe into a leftover 10 4 Reducing leftovers CxF 11 1 CxF General 11 2 Formulating with the CxF browser e Recipe only e Recipe module 12 1 General 12 2 Recipe request 12 3 Inbox Managing recipes 13 1 Opening database recipes 13 2 Sorting recipe list 13 3 Processing an existing recipe 13 4 Batch processing 13 5 Sending recipes 13 6 Deleting recipes 13 7 Exporting recipes 65 65 69 69 73 73 74 71 78 79 79 80 80 83 83 87 88 89 93 93 94 94 97 97 97 14 15 13 8 13 9 Importing recipes
155. rtment xxx window click first on the colorant you want to process and then on Modify The Measure colorant xxx window appears Here you can re measure concentration grades load them from ColorNet or delete them Proceed in the same way as for the definition of a new assortment see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment If you want to change the designation the additional description or other general entries for the selected colorant click on Set up and make the necessary entries see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment If you click on Diagnosis InkFormulation gives you a graphical view of the optical data of the colorant see Section 14 4 5 Diagnosis If you select a sample and click on Display its reflection curve is displayed If you select a sample and click on Deactivate this is marked and no longer included in the calculation for as long as it is deactivated 2 Click on OK when you have made all your entries You now return to the Define Assortment Xxx Window 14 3 3 Measuring a new colorant You can also add a new colorant to an existing assortment 1 If you wish enter new concentration grades see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment and 14 4 3 Defining an assortment 104 14 Processing and creating assortments 14 4 2 In the Define Assortment xxx window click on Transparent white or New colorant The Set up transparent white or Set up colorant window appears
156. s m BE u Ifyou enter a concentration range which diverges from the standard Q 0 100 this will be displayed together with the colorant designation 5 e Formulating a target color 45 OPERATING MANUAL 5 2 8 Formulation mode The user can differentiate between regular and palette formulation FARE Choosing palette formulation the list with the available palette recipes e eee is activated ee Torio El That window is optional If you don t use palette formulation you can Q deactivate this window in the Settings Workflow Corcel 5 2 9 Selecting a recipe The recipe list field displays the best recipes on the basis of the selected sorting criterion which has been activated 1 Click on the desired sorting criterion The recipes are automatically sorted to the new critera Fi 3 Mi Tani E 2 Click on the sorting criteria button on the right side Bi ee In the Sorting criteria window the available criteria are listed A single TE E 3 criterion can be deactivated by clicking the desired box _ an DI Da n Oe 3 Click on New to create your own criterion a 3 BE 4 Enter the designation Inthe table you can weight each desired criterion The formula for your u TI sorting is automatically shown A Further information ca
157. s means that you have available not only the components of the current recipe but the whole range of the current assortment 1 Load the recipe you want to modify 2 Click on Modify in the Recipe menu The Recipe Entry window appears If you click on the colorant to be modified in the Recipe field in the main window the Recipe Entry window is displayed The colorant to be changed is selected and the relevant colorant quantity is displayed in the Ink quantity field 3 If you wish you can change the designation and the additional description 4 Click in the right hand field on the colorant basic material whose quantity you want to change 5 Change the value in the Ink quantity field 6 If you wish to change the color quantities of other colorants basic materials return to Step 4 and repeat the process 7 If you wish to change the application click on the button Gt See section 5 2 5 Application In the dialog recipe entry you can modify your recipes using three different modes Modify proportionally The recipe is changed proportionally Changes are only made to the ink concentration The percentages of additives transparent white and or solvent are recalculated automatically 50 5 e Formulating a target color Keep additive percentage Changes can also be made by varying the ink concentration The percentages of the additives in the assortment that are assigned to that concentration are recalculate
158. s but all the program entries are mass related i e established by weighing For that reason the specific gravity entry is necessary for the internal conversion Concentration percentage in recipes The entries relate to the minimum and maximum permissible concentration of the colorant in a recipe and are kept permanently for formulation If you have activated the Colorant Selection before recipe calculation a see Section 23 2 Formulation settings you cantemporarily change the entries made here see Section 5 2 6 Entering a concentration range 4 If you are dealing with an ink leftover activate the Is leftover check box The designation of this colorant will then be marked with a sign in the Define Assortment xxx window see Chapter 10 Using ink leftovers In the Available quantity field you can enter the existing quantity of leftover 5 Click on OK The Measure colorant xxx window appears In the selection field for concentration grades you can choose which samples should be displayed If you click on New you can define special samples in addition to the standard samples These samples are only valid for the selected colorant If you click on a sample concentration grade and then on De Activate the sample is marked and no longer included in the calculation for as long as it remains deactivated InkFormulation6 Al samples 5 0 5 0 Yellow medium cm 10 0 10 0 Yellow
159. s no longer displayed in the list 25 4 1 Sorting criterion editor In the window sorting criterion editor you can define a new criterion From a selection of given criteria a new sorting formula is formed by weighting factors From the Sorting criteria window click on New to open the Sorting criteria editor window Available criteria X Rite Optimum current dE dE white black dE CIELab Metamerism M1 Metamerism M2 Number of components Ink film thickness Price Spectral deviation Formula factor x criterion 1 factor y criterion 2 factor n criterion m 196 25 e Application notes The weighting factor can be chosen within any number range However pay attention to the relation between different factors The higher the factors are chosen the greater the total amount The best value is the smallest one The following examples give you an understanding of the weighting factors Example 1 If you set the factor of one criterion 1 this corresponds to the selected default criteria Set the factor of current dE 1 0 and finalize the Sorting criterion editor by clicking OK The new sorting formula 1 current dE ie Example 2 InkFormulation6 You accept a higher current dE of 0 8 if you economize one ink compo nent Set the following weighting factors wf wf current dE 1 wf Nr of components 0 8 The new sorting formula 1 current dE 0 8 Nr of compone
160. sed for the colorant calibrations We recommend that colorant calibrations should be carried out with a good quality substrate which has no optical brighteners and is representative of your most commonly used substrates The most suitable substrates for colorant calibrations are Leneta and Morest cardboards InkFormulation assigns a remission measuring value of the X Rite spectrophotometer and a roughness value to every substrate see Section 17 3 Defining a new substrate In this way it is possible to obtain satisfactory recipes for other substrates without having to prepare colorant calibrations for every substrate used This applies particularly to substrates which differ from the substrate of the colorant calibration series only in color terms 25 3 5 Ink film thickness The colorant calibrations should be carried out with the film thickness which most commonly occurs in printing It is essential to keep the film thickness as constant as possible throughout the colorant calibration series as the program assumes this to be the case Offset printing If the film thicknesses weights per area are gravimetrically controlled the weights per area of the individual concentration grades and the average weight per area of the colorant calibration series can be entered The program takes these entries into account in calculating the optical data Flexo or gravure printing Screen printing The ink film thickness depends on the size of th
161. sortments 200 25 5 3 Film thickness calibration across substrates 201 25 5 4 Exporting assortments and thickness characterization data 201 25 6 Print layout editor 201 25 6 1 How to edit a Print Layout with NC Report Designer Software 202 25 e Application notes 189 OPERATING MANUAL 190 InkFormulation6 Application notes 25 1 Recommended instrument settings Generally the Pol filter leads to good formulating results on a variety of different substrates glossy matt absorbent non absorbent because surface effects such as bronzing the wet dry problem and the effect of optical brighteners on measurement are greatly reduced If the target color and the reproduced color have different surface structures or if covering power has to be taken into account when formulating with scattering pigments e g opaque white then the Pol filter can produce unsatisfactory results To support a consistent workflow incl creative and color management sectors the No filter should be used because all the measuring instruments in the workflow are equipped with No filters The D65 filter should not be used during formulation because it can lead to incorrect results on substrates with optical brighteners It should only be used if the aim is to test the effect of optical brighteners in substrates The UV Cut filter can be used for formulation if contrary to all recommendations assortments are applied to substrates with a hig
162. ss it is possible to reduce the transparent white if the recipe contains any It goes without saying that you should enter only film thicknesses which are technically feasible Flexo or gravure printing Screen printing The ink film thickness depends on the size of the mesh screen printing on the cell count of the anilox roll flexo printing or the depth or volume of the engraved roll gravure printing which is determined by the type of the engraving or the etching As a percentage of the colorant calibration In the event of deviations in relation to the colorant calibration conditions of the current assortment it is possible to enter here a rough estimate of the actual film thickness Under more or less the same conditions you can leave the setting on 100 176 23 e Making settings InkFormulation6 Film thickness object If a film thickness object has been assigned to the current assortment and film thickness objects have been defined for the formulation you can select a film thickness object InkFormulation automatically calculates the conversion factor and adjusts the recipe accordingly 23 2 6 Calculate all combinations Whenthis command box is activated all possible combinations of the selected colors are calculated during formulation Ifthe assortment includes very many colors but you still want to include them all in the recipe calculation you can deactivate the command box The number of calculated recipes is
163. sword L C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data x Rite User Administrator Rights xml 28 e User administration 217 OPERATING MANUAL 28 3 3 Defining a new data access group AE aD e mes 1 Highlightthe data access group which should be directly above the new Y Bee x group Users Data access group None kL 2 Click on new data access group symbol er 3 Enter the name __ 4 Click on the Save symbol in the main window to activate the entries you have made 28 3 4 Backing up and restoring user data By clicking on the Backup or Restore symbol or via the menu File gt User SEEN data gt Backup or Restore an Explorer window is opened Here you can backup the data into a file or restore it 28 4 Installing User administration eresie When you install X Rite InkFormulation you will be asked whether you want to install User administration Follow the instructions on the screen 218 28 e User administration InkFormulation6 29 Glossary 29 e Glossary 219 OPERATING MANUAL 220 InkFormulation6 E Glossary Absorption Light passing through an ink film is weakened to a greater or lesser degree depending on the thickness of the film and the wavelength of the light In combination with the scattering capacity this produces the optical effect ofthe ink Additional ink quantity Quantities of inks which have to be added to an ink mixture to bring it
164. t in the main window If the Addition mode is selected the ink quantities for the basic recipe and the additional ink are displayed separately In the field Maximal you can determine the maximum additional ink quantity for recipe correction In this case 100 means that the additional ink quantity may not exceed the quantity of ink used to produce the basic recipe If the additional ink quantity is too restricted the color distance for the correction recipe can no longer be reduced to 0 23 2 3 Recipe output With the recipe output it can be determined in which way a recipe should be displayed in the main window In principle three different types of display are possible e Print ready inks The inks of the assortment are shown in the way they were prepared for the colorant calibrations i e without division into basic materials and with the viscosity used for the colorant calibrations e Basic inks and solvents viscosity module only The solvent proportions of the inks in the assortment are calculated from the viscosity curves and displayed separately as a sum The ink quantities in the recipe are basic inks quantities i e without solvent additive 172 23 e Making settings ER e Basic materials basic materials module only The inks ofthe assortment can be divided into any components pigments concentrates binding agent varnish additives and solvents with the aid of the basic materials database The component propor
165. t results itis always returned to this starting position Example Moving the slider control along to the right e g to 60 has the effect of making a brighter formulation for the recipe lt may be necessary to make such an adjustment if the sample has to be made to match the target color under artificial light e g light bulbs fluorescent strips where there is a higher proportion of directed light G The slider control is sensitive A slight shift of the control e g by 10 will have a relatively large effect on the brightness of the recipe Summary of the effect when adjusting the slider control Ambient light Adjusting the slider control Recipe Explanation High proportion of To the right direct Formulated more brightly The higher the proportion of directed ambient light directed light the darker the transparent color on the metalized substrate will appear The recipe therefore has to be adjusted to make it brighter High proportion of To the left diffuse Formulated more darkly The higher the proportion of diffuse ambient light diffuse light the brighter the transparent color on the metalized substrate will appear The recipe therefore has to be adjusted to make it darker 23 e Making settings 175 OPERATING MANUAL QD Bright target colors which are formulated entirely transparently on a reflective metalized substrate and are intended to be viewed under an ambient light with a high proportion of directed light can s
166. ta 3 5 Settings 3 6 General operating information 3 6 1 Symbols 3 6 2 Pushbuttons for standard functions 3 6 3 Drag 8 Drop 3 6 4 Email 3 1 Program versions and auxiliary modules 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 7 1 InkFormulation 6 Manufacturer 3 7 2 InkFormulation 6 PrinterPro 3 7 3 InkFormulation 6 PrinterBasic 3 74 InkFormulation 6 Online 3 7 5 Definition of assortments module 3 7 6 Opaque inks module scattering pigments oo 0 22 23 23 23 23 23 25 26 26 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 30 4 InkFormulation6 3 7 7 Viscosity calculation module 3 7 8 Weighing and batching systems module 3 7 9 Basic materials calculation module 3 7 10 E recipe module Starting InkFormulation 4 1 4 2 Starting InkFormulation Performing a white calibration of the spectrophotometer Formulating a target color 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 General Formulating a target color 5 2 1 Selecting an assortment 5 2 2 Checking settings and determining pre settings Defining a target color Defining a substrate Application Selecting colorants from the assortment Entering a concentration range 5 2 8 Formulation mode 5 2 9 Selecting a recipe 5 2 10 Displaying spectra Calculating the ink quantity Changing the film thickness or viscosity of a recipe Modifying a recipe Entering a recipe Copying arecipe onto the clipboard Initiating data transfer to the batching or weighing system Measure cu
167. ter 9 Control of covering power e low dE w b high covering power e high dE w b low covering power transparent Display Price P1 P2 or P is shown depending on setting see Section 22 2 3 Recipe output e P1 print ready inks price e P2 basic materials price basic materials module only e P mixed price basic materials module only Prices are entered per mass unit e g per kg and output per mass unit in the main window independent ofthe ink quantity set Inthe InkFormulation 6 without basic materials module only one price type still appears the so called print ready inks price P1 Input of prices for the individual inks ofthe assortment takes place as before in the Set up colorant window see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment ER Viscosity module It should be noted here that the price of the solvent can now be entered in the Set up assortment window see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment ER Basic materials module With this module a choice can be made between display of print ready inks prices P1 and basic materials prices P2 Menu using the right hand mouse button If you click on the Recipe field with the right hand mouse button a menu comes up where you can perform various commands and change settings If you click on the right hand mouse button in the main window next to the Recipe field you can use the menu to perform various commands for
168. th the Load menu command see Section 8 1 Loading a recipe 1 Click on Define target color gt Get in the Recipe menu 2 Define the target color Proceed in the same way as in Section 5 2 3 Defining a target color 8 e Loading an existing recipe 69 OPERATING MANUAL Ay Q A list of recipes of the current range is then shown in the left sector of the Database Recipes window The recipes are arranged according to the dE X Rite color distance from the current target color To sort according to other criteria note Section 13 2 Sorting recipe list dE X Rite is a quality criterion for using ink leftovers Among other things it takes into account the fact that it is very difficult to achieve a pure ink with a dirty ink leftover 3 Click on the desired recipe 4 Click on Select The recipe is loaded and displayed in the main window If you find no suitable recipe you can calculate a recipe for the target color measured by click ing Close in the Database Recipes window and then selecting the Recalculate menu command see Section 5 10 Recalculating a recipe 70 8 Loading an existing recipe InkFormulation6 2 9 Control of covering power opacity module only 9 1 General 9 2 Input of percentage for covering power 9 3 Measurement of target color on white and black 73 73 9 Control of covering power 71 OPERATING MANUAL 12 InkFormulation6 2 Con
169. the concentration grades on white substrate are sufficient for calculation of the optical data An ink with no scattering only absorption is characterized by the fact that it is invisible if applied to a black substrate If an ink pigment possesses scattering capacity e g opaque white measured values of concentration grades on black substrate are required to calculate the optical data It is then recommended to carry out colorant calibration on a contrast substrate 192 25 e Application notes A AN InkFormulation6 25 33 Concentration grades on white and black substrates For optimum determination of the optical data of an ink we recommend preparing around six a minimum of four different concentration grades on white and black substrate As the color differences are more pronounced in the lower concentration range more transparent white less ink it makes sense to carry out a finer gradation in this area e g a kind of geometrical progression The size of the intervals between the remission curves of individual concentration grades on the same substrate should be approximately similar This is best achieved by doubling the concentrations We recommend the following concentration grades all data relate to the percentage weights of the ink in a mixture of ink and transparent white Number of grades Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 6 2 4 8 16 32 64
170. the nature of the ambient light has a very great effect on how the result of the formulation is perceived visually Normally ambient light consists of a mixture of diffuse and directed direct light Depending on the proportions of diffuse and directed light a recipe printed using transparent colors on a metalized substrate will be perceived as brighter or darker 174 23 e Making settings InkFormulation6 Q The higher the proportion of directed direct light the darker the transparent color on the metalized substrate will appear The higher the proportion of diffuse undirected light the brighter the transparent color on the metalized substrate will appear Since in these circumstances changing ambient light conditions can exert a very great influence on the way colors are perceived it is recommended that color matching is carried out in an environment where the lighting remains constant and corresponds as closely as possible to the conditions in which the color will ultimately be seen By using the slider control the brightness of the recipe can be adjusted so that it is perceived correctly by the eye in the given ambient light conditions ZO The 50 direct light slider control setting roughly equates to a mixture of directed and diffuse light such as that experienced when looking at a sample by the window at about midday without direct sunlight Itis recommended that whenever the slider control has been adjusted for bes
171. the same way as in Section 5 2 3 b Loading a target color from ColorNet 5 Click on OK You return to the Database Substrates window The designation of the newly defined substrate is displayed on the left of the window 130 17 Processing and creating substrates 17 4 Calculating roughness With InkFormulation it is possible in certain circumstances to use a color assortment which was defined on a non absorbent substrate on a substrate with a sealed surface such as Leneta cards coated paper or white opaque plastic film for formulations on absorbent substrates e g on uncoated papers The purpose of this option is so that a color assortment can be used not only for one particular formulating condition but as universally as possible i e also on substrates with different physical surface properties This can help reduce the considerable expense involved in creating assortment colorant calibrations because a separate assortment does not have to be created for each substrate type Before this function can be used it must be calculated for the absorbent substrate to what extent the ink soaks into the substrate after printing InkFormulation is able to use this function to calculate the extent to which the printing ink has soaked into the substrate absorption behavior In the program this absorption behavior is described using the term roughness This necessitates creating a so called known recipe which is mix
172. then drastically reduced by an intelligent algorithm However the omission of a feasible recipe cannot be excluded 23 2 7 Lab formulation When this check box is activated during the process of formulating a basic recipe the Lab entry button is displayed in the Basic recipe window and this can be used to define this target color as a lab value 23 3 Spectrophotometer settings The type of spectrophotometer can be entered here and connection of InkFormulation made to the measuring unit In addition settings specific to the unit e g gloss trap UV filter etc can be performed by means of the Setup button By clicking on the command button Calibration a white calibration is triggered The following spectrophotometer data are displayed e Manufacturer e Device type e Port e Baud rate e Serial number e Software version at SpectroEye and Spectrolino unit types only InkFormulation is capable of recognizing the interface selected without external assistance You should use this selection facility only if you connect the SPM spectrophotometer after InkFormulation has already started or another type of spectrophotometer was previously connected 23 e Making settings 177 OPERATING MANUAL X Rite SpectroServer settings x r Device X Rite z SpectroEye SPM amp Spectrolino i p Port COM1 z Baud rate 9600 X J Maximum speed r SpectroEye Serial number 10448 Software version 2 00
173. tion see Section 16 4 Defining a new application 16 e Applications 125 OPERATING MANUAL Inonicaton NS Designation Additive combination Additive C ul E IC Additive B lt DK Cancel Designation application 1234567890 Additive combination I Additive A Additive 4 10 00 Ce Cor E O Additive B Additive C 2 E OK Cancel J Defining a new application 1 Click on New in the Database Applications window appears The Application window appears 2 Make the desired entries in the designation 3 Select the desired additives from the left list and transfer via arrow or double click to the right list 4 Define the percentage for the additives in the right list 5 Finalize the entries by clicking OK The new application is listed in the Database Applications window Deleting an application 1 Click on Applications in the Database menu The Database Applications window appears 2 Click on the application to be deleted 3 Click on Delete The application is deleted 126 16 Applications 17 Processing and creating substrates 17 1 Opening database substrates 17 2 Processing an existing substrate 17 3 Defining a new substrate 17 4 Calculating roughness 17 5 Deleting substrates 17 6 Sending substrates 17 7 Exporting substrates 17 8 Importing substrates 129 129 129 131 132 132 133 133 InkFormul
174. tion settings the recipe is calculated according to this setting Substrate you can choose the type of substrate in the selection field and enter additional information e g name manufacturer in the entry field 4 Click on OK Your entries will be saved in an ASCII file ifrx and attached to the email The entries in the Additional description field go straight into the email astext and can subsequently be added to there 5 Before sending complete the message with the address and any required text 12 e Recipe InkFormulation6 12 3 Inbox InkFormulation searches in the Inbox of your standard email program for recipe files ifrx You can load these recipes or formulate them directly x Sitio S ut 1 In the main window click on the Inbox symbol A list of the recipes which have arrived will be displayed When you click on a recipe in the list an information window is ae displayed with a description of the recipe sx 2 Continue with processing the recipe by clicking on the command buttons Import Formulate or Load recipe Import The recipe is imported into the current folder Formulate The normal formulation procedure follows on directly without definition of target color or substrate The formulation settings are taken over from the recipe which has been loaded Load recipe The recipe is displayed in the main window where you can process it as necessary 3 After the recipe has been pro
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176. tions of the individual inks are displayed as a sum in the basic materials recipe At the top are the colorant components such as pigments or concentrates lower down the non colorant components in the sequence binding agent varnish additives and solvents With this setting the recipe is displayed in each case with the basic material price P2 The recipe output can be changed to Print Ready inks or Basic inks and solvents viscosity module only at any time With these settings the recipe is shown in each case with the print ready ink price P1 Printing ready inks Basic inks and solvents Basic materials viscosity module only basic materials module only TW arnish TWNarnish TW Yarnish A Solvent WE InkFormulation6 23 e Making settings 173 OPERATING MANUAL Ambien ghi brastabont subatrates only Obert ight o gx Dature Obea 23 2 4 Opacity control opacity module only The following settings are possible If an assortment that was measured using a spherical optic spectrophotometer D8i is loaded in the main window or if such an instrumentis connected then in the modes None just color match Transparent and Target color on white and black substrate an additional field Ambient light metalized substrates only is displayed Please note the explanation at the end of the section e none just color match With this setting the InkFormulation 6 operates without taking account of the opacity e
177. toverz F test iets RE EI g a Measure a leftover or Jeltove ope Corgan If for the current assortment the measuring mode is set to On white and black InkFormulation requests a measurement on white and black If the measurement on black is omitted the program assumes that this is a transparent color 4 In the Set up colorant window enter a designation and the available quantity and make any other necessary entries 5 Click on OK The leftover is displayed in the list of the Define leftovers In addition to measuring the ink leftover in the database you can define waste inks in two different ways 1 You convert a measured recipe to an ink leftover a Load a measured recipe from the database b Click on Convert to ink leftover in the menu Recipe Note Only measured recipes can be converted to an ink leftover The function is disabled when the recipes are only calculated 2 During the formulation workflow you activate the use of ink leftover In the Colorant Selection window you enable the use of the leftovers In addition to already defined ink leftovers you can b Load a measured recipe from the database 15 Processing and creating leftovers 16 Applications 16 1 General 16 2 Opening database applications 16 3 Processing an existing application 16 4 Defining a new application 16 5 Deleting an application 125 125 125 126 126 InkFormulation6 16 e App
178. trol of covering power opacity module only 91 General In addition to color optimization the InkFormulation 6 can also take account of the covering power opacity of the ink film This is performed by entering a percentage from 0 transparent to 100 opaque in the settings for the formulation or provided the target color to be set is present both on white and black substrate by an additional measurement of the target color on black substrate In both cases the dE of the ink film on white and black substrate dE w b is shown as additional information in the main window This is an inverse measure of opacity An ink film with high covering power has a low dE w b value and vice versa It is obvious that the color optimization with simultaneous optimization of the opacity can be negatively influenced when for example a high covering power with non scattering inks is to be achieved GO The opacity control can be used for example to determine the ratio of transparent white blend to opaque white 9 2 Input of percentage for covering power The following three options are available for input of a percentage under Opacity control in the Formulation settings window transparent gt 0 opaque gt 100 e user defined gt 0 to 100 With the transparent setting inks are calculated which printed on black substrate are practically invisible dE w b dE of target color on white compared with absolute black The opaque setting giv
179. ty calculation included as standard e Thickness calibration optional e Weighing and batching systems optional e Basic materials calculation optional 3 7 3 InkFormulation 6 PrinterBasic This version of InkFormulation is specially designed to meetthe needs of small and medium sized printing firms which often print mixed colors incorrectly While the quality of the formulation is the same as that in the other versions the remaining functionality has been limited to the main needs of this sector pressroom This version therefore offers particularly good value for money For InkFormulation PrinterBasic the following modules are available e Viscosity calculation e Weighing and batching systems optional 3 7 4 InkFormulation 6 Online InkFormulation Online enables users e g ink manufacturers or large printing firms with more than one production site to use InkFormulation via a web browser and to work using shared data which is held centrally This version may be installed as part of a LAN or operated via the Internet InkFormulation Online is based on the InkFormulation Manufacturer version and therefore has the same basic functionality All modules are available for InkFormulation Online 3 7 5 Definition of assortments module Assortments cannot be processed or defined unless this module is activated 3 Structure and function 29 OPERATING MANUAL 3 7 6 Opaque inks module scattering pigments Inks with scattering
180. ubstrate formats 18 7 Exporting substrate formats 18 8 Importing substrate formats 137 137 137 138 138 138 139 139 InkFormulation6 18 Processing and creating substrates formats 135 OPERATING MANUAL 136 InkFormulation6 Processing and creating substrate formats 18 1 General If you enter the substrate formats which you normally use then after formulation you can calculate the ink quantity needed for a particular print job A see Section 5 3 Calculating the ink quantity 18 2 Opening database substrate formats 1 Click on Substrate sizes in the Database menu The Database Substrate sizes window appears Ra aeieea neme QO The title line shows the name of the current database If you want to 33 DIN a0 118 9 cm x 84 1 cm Q Seach i change the database please note Section 21 3 Selecting a database i i TIRI W On the left of the window is an alphabetically ordered list of all stored E DMI AT n a substrate formats You can also sort them by date of saving Simply click Bz vm Be 12 6 em x 12 5 em o m on the Sorted according to field and select the Date Time option Bi pores 16 2 ca x 11 6 ca x RI Send 18 3 Processing an existing substrate format G ingot 1 In the list on the left of the Database Substrate sizes window C prat click on the substrate format you want to process IN select Desea at 2 Click on Modify The Modify substrate size window appears dia
181. ue for the thickness or based on an assortment to be calculated by the InkFormulation a Absolute The absolute value is entered manually The value is shown in the database and during the formulation b Relative The relative value is calculated by the software That value based on one assortment Using different assortments it is not possible to show an absolute value but the relative value to the current assortment The selection fields for the film thickness objects in the Set up assortment see Section 14 4 2 Preparing an assortment and Formulation settings see Section 23 2 Formulation settings windows are only displayed if corresponding film thickness objects are defined in the film thickness objects database Opening the film thickness objects database 1 Click on the Database menu on thickness objects The Database Thickness objects window appears The title line shows the name of the current database If you want to change the database please note Section 21 3 Selecting a database InkFormulation6 Database Thickness objects Y anilox roller 1 1 6 Q Search O New o Modify 0 Info x Delete amp Send GB Import ES Export Ty ESseat Deselect al Selected 1 of 2 20 Processing and creating film thickness objects OPERATING MANUAL 20 3 Thicknessobject Entry 3 xl Designation ole 100 17 08 2010 10 27 30 Created Additional d
182. ulation suggests a designation derived from the hue of the target color 2 Make the required entries in the Designation and the Additional description fields 3 Click on Measure if the current ink mixture is to be measured see Section 5 9 Measure current ink mixture If the current ink mixture has been measured the recipe can be saved as Palette recipe by activating the check box see Chapter 7 Formulating with palette formulation 4 Click on OK The recipe is saved in the current folder The recipe designation which has been entered will be displayed in the main window next to the Recipe designation The current folder is displayed in the Additional description field If you want to change the folder click on Change folder In the window which is displayed you can select the folder or create a new one Save Color Recipe Working folder Default Designation Ink mixture Pa veure Created 19 05 2010 14 40 41 re Select Cp Rite Europe z Original folder e Bosa SY Additional description measured with Pobfilter a L 61 2 a 11 5 b 36 1 1D65 2 T Pallet r recipe 5 e Formulating a target color 55 OPERATING MANUAL 56 5 e Formulating a target color InkFormulation6 6 Calculating a correction recipe 6 1 General 59 6 2 Correction recipe 59 6 Calculating a correction recipe 57 OPERATING MANUAL 58 In
183. ve x rite InkFormulation6 W OPERATING MANUAL InkFormulation6 InkFormulation6 OPERATING MANUAL Trademarks e X Rite ColorQuality e X Rite InkFormulation e X Rite ColorNet are trademarks and registered trademarks of X Rite WINDOWS is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Copyright X Rite 2010 All rights reserved Duplicating processing or translating beyond the scope of the copyright are expressly forbidden without previous written permission Edition 6 e We reserve the right to make changes in this publication wt Symbols Indications You only need to read this text if the relevant module is included in your software package j Useful tips to a better understanding and an easier handling of the software If there are further information to the specified topic on another page in this manual this symbol will show you the respective chapter Contents 1 General 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Registration 1 3 Contact address of X Rite 1 4 Safety directives 1 5 Notes on using this handbook ColorNet 2 1 General Structure and function 3 1 General 3 2 Desktop 3 2 1 Main window 3 2 2 Menu bar 3 3 Basic sequence of an InkFormulation 3 3 1 Selecting the assortment 3 3 2 Checking settings and determining pre settings Defining and formulating a target color Recalculating a recipe 3 3 5 Correction recipe 3 3 6 Saving a recipe 3 4 Managing da
184. vers window appears A list of the leftovers for the current assortment is displayed together with their available quantities With New you can measure a new leftover see Section 15 3 Measuring a new leftover With Modify you can change data relating to the selected leftover in particular the available quantity With Delete the selected leftover is deleted Measuring a new leftover Here you can only measure one concentration grade If you want to mea sure several concentration grades proceed as for measuring a normal color see Section 14 4 3 Defining an assortment 1 Click on New in the Define leftovers The Measure leftovers window appears 2 Set up the spectrophotometer to measure the leftover and click on Measure Define ink leftovers Flexo gravure printing incl colorant elements Pol Leneta ay Sorted according to Name gt o 1 GB Leftover Green 49 24 kg N Selected 1 of 2 Close 15 Processing and creating leftovers N 1 OPERATING MANUAL Designation Leftover BROWN i Created 13 08 2010 14 43 Price 1 p E Concentration percentage in recipes Colorant strength po E z I Is leftover Available quantity a lt lt Finish Cancel 3 Define the substrate lt P GGE K KS E gt select Ihe oskaras lor Me tomaban Selected tancer whiti Avalabie colorante me ill FF Une uf ink Kuch
185. xported file for InkFormulation 5 has all data available V 6 without basic materials Purpose to permit transfer of assortments InkFormulation 6 users without information about basic materials All information about the basic materials is lost V 6 with basic materials The exported file for InkFormulation 6 has all data available 116 14 Processing and creating assortments 1 Click on Assortments in the Database menu 2 Click on the assortment you want to export in the Database Assortments window RQ If you want to export several assortments together hold the CTRL key down and then click on the assortments to be exported When exported they will be written to the same file 3 Click on Export The Export to file window appears InkFormulation6 X N Inthe Filename field there will be a suggested designation consisting of the first characters of the assortment designation and the suffix ifsx if you have selected a single assortment or ifsx if you have selected several assortments In the latter case you must enter a designation instead of the 4 Select the file typ as well as the drive and the directory to which the file will be written 5 Click on OK The data will be converted into ASCII format and written to the relevant file 14 8 Importing assortments 1 Click on Assortments in the Database menu Save in IFS 5 e fe E File name rinting_incl colorant elements Pol Leneta
186. y e Reply to a recipe query e e Reipe info e Database e Organize the database e Process data from recipes assortments applications substrates substrate formats basic materials and film thickness objects e Settings e Program and spectrophotometer settings setup printer batching and weighing system settings e Help e Call up Help for InkFormulation e Register e Display program version and serial number 3 3 Basic sequence of an ink formulation 3 3 1 Selecting the assortment First select the desired assortment see Section 5 2 1 Selecting an assortment This loads the colorants available for recipe calculation 3 3 2 Checking settings and determining pre settings Check carefully to ensure that the general settings e g default measurement conditions and the recipe formulation settings have been correctly selected before you define the target color Incorrect settings can lead to high color distances of the recipes A see Section 3 5 Settings Section 23 1 General settings Section 23 2 Formulation settings and also Section 23 10 Workflow settings You can designate the ink quantity you require for your print job in the main window and if you wish you can also specify the use to be made of ink leftovers see Chapter 10 Using ink leftovers The module is no longer avaialable in InkFormulation 6 22 3 Structure and function InkFormulation6 3 3 3 Defining and formulating a tar

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