Graphics

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• Our Capabilities

  Our team has the following capabilities to assist you:
  

  • Graphic design assistance
  • Complete art preflight service
  • Latest proofing and platemaking technologies
  • Quick turnaround times for proofs and ink drawdowns
  • Custom color development
  • Flexibility to accommodate a variety of end-user/co-packer/graphic design arrangements
  • Digital asset management
    
    

  

   

• Workflow

  Preflight
  Within 24 hours, Garlock Graphics will examine your files to flag anything that might not reproduce well on press. If there are concerns, we will work with you to find a viable solution, often finding ways to optimize your design and save you money.

  Proofs

  • Digital Proofs: Within 5 days of receiving your art (and addressing any potential issues), we will send you a fully separated PDF. Once approved for content and layout, we will produce and deliver a hard-copy color proof, or digital proof.
  • Contract Proof:  If your art requires it, you will receive a color accurate GMG Color® proof for your approval. This proof accurately builds and predicts process color on press. With a Contract Proof, we are providing a guarantee that means, "We will match this on press." Garlock goes to great lengths to make sure these color proofs are an accurate representation of what your final product will look like.

  Plates
  Once we have your approval on art and color, we will proceed to produce printing plates. Garlock prints with state-of-the-art Kodak NX flexographic printing plates. These higher-end Kodak plates offer the following advantages:

  • Precise one-to-one image production
  • Expanded achievable color gamut
  • Dramatic increase in color density
  • Outstanding minimum dot performance (imaging smaller and consistent dots means better color consistency from run to run)
  • Ensured consistency, repeatability, and press efficiency due to Kodak's flat-top technology
    
    

  

   

• Digital Assist Management

  When your job is complete, we will store your Digital Assets for as long as you need. If you require changes in the future, we will work with you to determine the most efficient way to implement those changes.

  For more information about our graphics services, please click the link here for our Specifications and Requirements form. Or email our graphics department at art@garlockflexibles.com.