When smashed dots on a pharma label mean a stop
Smashed dots on a pharma label mean a stop when the tone moves off the signed sample. If they hit the batch number, the expiry date, or the barcode, this label cannot go out. The dot centre goes white and a ring is squeezed out around it.
Smashed dots on a pharma label mean a stop when the tone moves off the signed sample. If they hit the batch number, the expiry date, or the barcode, this label cannot go out. The dot centre goes white and a ring is squeezed out around it.
Look first at whether it hits a critical spot
The dot centre goes white and a ring is squeezed out around it. A filled-in screen grows all over and the centre does not go white. On a pharma label, the critical spots are the batch number, the expiry date, or the barcode. When the decoration has no spot chart, do not invent a millimetre number on the spot.
What to compare
| What you see | How to call it | Do not |
|---|---|---|
| Dot centre white, a ring squeezed out around it. | Stop if the tone moves off the signed sample. | Add ink or pressure just because you can see it |
| Lands on the batch number, expiry date, or barcode | This label cannot go out | Wait for the next process to find it |
| Only on the decoration, and there is no spot chart | Keep a sample and confirm | Write your own millimetres |
Do this first on this round
- Confirm smashed dots: the dot centre goes white and a ring is squeezed out around it.
- Reduce pressure. Do not add ink.
- Note the pressure and the blanket number.
