Plastics Printing — Handle with Care

Dyne level is not an issue for printing on paper, but it dictated the printer’s ability to adhere ink to the plastic and was a challenge early on in then-Instant Web Companies’ initial forays into plastics printing.

“The learning curve was steep but, by working closely with our ink and plastics providers, we learned what steps needed to be taken to ensure a quality result,” Fisher says. “In addition, our entry into plastics was roll-to-sheet and we had some insurmountable issues with cards that wouldn’t lay flat. We quickly switched to sheetfed printing to resolve that issue.”