Something New To Swatch For...

...Notes from a "colorful" conversation with Ned Heidenreich of CTI paper.

I sat down with our CTI Rep a couple weeks ago, and got the lowdown on the new things they have going on. Because it seems that everyone has been asking for pearlescent or metallic options for their printing needs lately, I thought it might be helpful to share what I learned.

Inside the new Metallic & Translucent Papers swatchbook I discovered some interesting things! By the way, the new swatch is printed on Fireweed (pink), in case you think you may have an old one.

Did you know?

• There are eight New Colors in Petallics. They are all available in 105# cover and 81# text.
• All new colors are FSC certified, and they are transitioning the rest of the Petallics line to FSC also.
• Petallics are dual platform: they work for traditional offset printing, and laser-toner applications (think personalization on preprinted shells).

Here are some other interesting tidbits that you may not be aware of...

All the colors listed as "new" in the Petallics line are ink jet compatible. For real. That is HUGE. And all are available in 8.5 x 11 cartons, too.

The ENTIRE line is suitable for color copy and high heat toner based printing - think Canon, Xerox, Biz Hub, Konica, Minolta etc.... and the results look spectacular!

An extensive array of matching envelopes are now available from CTI in the Petallics line. In smallish quantities, too! (250).

DIGITAL NEWS

There are now 5 colors of Petallics available for digital printing, which means, they are HP Indigo, Nexpress and IGen approved!

Sizes available for digital:

18 x 12/ 12 x 18
19 x 13/ 13 x 19

CTI will sell them in packages of 250 for the text and 125 or 150 for the cover. Check out the swatchbook for the specifics.

Side note: Ever wonder why sometimes the paper sizes are listed both ways like above? It's because the second dimension listed is the paper's grain direction.


In digital printing that can be important because Indigo presses require short grain for the cover and long grain for the text. Why? So the end printed result does not curl. A sheet with the grain running on the short dimension would be listed like this: 18 x 12. The grain would be running with the 12 inch dimension. A long grain sheet would be listed like 8.5 x 11, so the grain is running with the 11 inch dimension. Make sense?

Let's talk GLAMA now...

Regular glama is color copy compatible! (Be sure to test this first if you are thinking of using it for this application though--all copiers are different).

So not only is glama green, and a true natural product made of 100% cellulose fiber, which contains no petroleum additives and is bio-degradable, it is also the best selling translucent in the U.S.! Envelopes are available from CTI: in A-2, A-6, A-7, #10's, Mini-lopes & various square sizes. 

We've got the pink Metallic & Translucent swatchbooks in our sample department now. If you need a new one, contact your CMP rep or our sample department right away!