When to stop for ink skin on a cosmetics carton
On a cosmetics carton, ink skin on type or a barcode means stop. The rest follows the hickey chart. If it hits the brand mark or a brand-color solid, do not release it. A solid dark spot that wipes off or picks off.
On a cosmetics carton, ink skin on type or a barcode means stop. The rest follows the hickey chart. If it hits the brand mark or a brand-color solid, do not release it. A solid dark spot that wipes off or picks off.
Look first at whether it hit a critical spot
A solid dark spot that wipes off or picks off. A lint hickey has a fiber in the middle. Ink skin is a piece of dry ink. On a cosmetics carton, the critical spots are the brand mark or a brand-color solid. If the decorative area has no hickey chart, do not invent a millimetre number on the spot.
Side by side
| What you see | Call | Do not |
|---|---|---|
| A solid dark spot that wipes off or picks off. | On type or a barcode, stop. The rest follows the hickey chart. | Add ink or impression the moment you see it |
| It lands on the brand mark or a brand-color solid | This one cannot be released | Wait for the next process to find it |
| Only on decoration, and there is no hickey chart | Keep a sample and confirm | Write your own millimetre number |
Do this first on this pass
- Confirm it is ink skin: a solid dark spot that wipes off or picks off.
- Check the fountain and the return ink first. Do not change the plate first.
- Note the ink batch and whether it was filtered.
