Inks, Color & Curing - Ajax Printing

Technician in blue gloves uses a handheld color-measurement device on a colorful printed web running through a roll-fed digital press, with visible ink containers and a large substrate roll.

Spot Colors on Digital Presses: When Simulation Is Good Enough and When It Is Not

by Carter Kade
October 23, 2026

Digital presses can reproduce many spot colors convincingly, but a named swatch is not a production guarantee. The right decision depends on gamut, substrate, measurement conditions, tolerance, and whether the target requires a physical ink…

Industrial roll-fed inkjet press prints a colorful flexible-packaging web under a violet curing light, with a large supply roll, inspection camera and monitor, finished pouches, and a circular inset showing layered film material.

Low-Migration Inks and Packaging: What Printers Need to Understand

by Carter Kade
September 16, 2026

Low-migration packaging is not achieved by choosing an ink label alone. Printers must qualify the complete package, production process, intended use, and destination market.

Clear printed film label sample with a large white underprint area and a multicolored circular graphic, shown beside a roll-fed industrial printing press and printed web.

White Ink on Clear Film: Underprint, Overprint, and Selective White Explained

by Carter Kade
September 14, 2026

A production-focused guide to specifying white ink on clear film, choosing flood or selective coverage, building the separation, and proofing the finished construction.