custom ink formulation services
When it comes to ink, Castle Pierce has you covered. We use high-quality and sustainable inks and work with our partners to ensure color match, freshness, and ongoing inventory.
At Castle Pierce, our custom ink formulation services are designed to give your packaging a perfect color match every time. Whether you need to recreate a signature brand shade, match inks across multiple substrates, or develop an eco-friendly solution, our experts create inks that are as unique as your brand. With decades of experience in custom ink formulation and color matching, we ensure your packaging stays consistent, vibrant, and on brand.
how does our custom ink formulation process work?
Our ink supply and service are provided by INX, a professional implant service. The INX team provides all ink product inventory, color mixing, matching, supply, color matching, and quality control as a seamless turn-key service to our customers.
Our team follows a proven process to deliver precision and consistency:
- Discovery & Requirements – We start by learning about your packaging needs, substrates, and performance requirements.
- Custom Ink Mixing & Formulation – Using advanced technology, we create a custom ink formulation tailored to your exact color and application.
- Color Matching & Proofing – Every formulation undergoes testing to ensure perfect brand color alignment. We offer color draw downs both for your approval as well as to have press side ensuring color match from formulation to production.
- Performance Testing – We evaluate adhesion, durability, and sustainability so your inks meet both visual and functional standards using digital photo spectrometers. This ensures color match to a delta e 2.5 or better. Most commonly we are better than 2, a variation not visible to the naked eye.
- Production & Ongoing Support – Once approved, your custom ink formulation is ready for production with consistent quality every run.
applications of custom ink formulation
Our custom ink formulation services support a wide range of packaging and printing applications:
- Flexible packaging – films, bags, and wraps that require precise adhesion.
- Rigid packaging – cartons, boxes, and displays that demand vibrant, lasting colors.
- Food & beverage packaging – safe, compliant inks that protect your brand and meet industry standards.
- Sustainable packaging solutions – eco-friendly formulations that reduce environmental impact.
what type of ink does Castle Pierce use?
There are a variety of inks to ensure you get the exact finish and look you want for your packaging.
For flexographic and lithographic printing, there are water-based, solvent-based, and energy-curable inks (ultraviolet, electron beam, and LED) that work with multiple print applications. These inks are designed to be as cost-effective as possible, cure quickly, and have minimal odor.
There are also a variety of natural and sustainable ink options available to help reduce your carbon footprint and impact on the environment. INXhrc™ high-performance, natural-based ink is an eco-friendly, biorenewable ink that’s suitable for flexographic printing, offset printing, and other applications.
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