Do You Know?
- YMCK or Pantone color?
Thermal printing uses a ribbon-based thermal wax process to apply decoration to the surface
of a disc. Typically, ribbons may either be solid color (black) or multiple colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow panels and form a
composite black by combining these colors).
Unlike inkjet technologies, thermal printing does not smear and is moisture resistant.
Thermal printing is appropriate for relatively small jobs and is highly economical.
Screen printing is a high speed method of applying ultraviolet (UV) curable inks to the
surface of a disc. Screen presses allow for 5 to 6 colors depending on the press, and Pantone (A company that
produces color-matching technology. The Pantone® Matching System contains 3,000 colors that are specifically blended for an exact
match each time they are printed.) inks can be used for an exact color match.
Like thermal printing, the screen press uses cyan, magenta, and yellow as process colors (The combination
of different concentrations of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black ink to produce an image.), but it also adds black. Each ink
is applied individually from light to dark. Screen printingis a high quality, economical choice for large runs.
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