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GP PLASTICS CORPORATION
PRESS CAPABILITIES AND ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
FLEXO PRINTING
STANDARD BAG COLORS
Clear, White, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Red — Other colors available
as needed
STANDARD INK COLORS
White, Black, Brown PMS 483, Reflex Blue, Red PMS 199, Green PMS 348,
Orange PMS 165, Yellow PMS 109 — Custom colors available as needed
AVAILABLE IMAGE AREA
Width of bag minus 1", Length of bag minus 3" (minus 4"
if bag has a doorknob hole)
COPY SPECIFICATIONS
TEXT - Minimum of 12 pt medium for positive
text, minimum of 14 pt. bold for reverse text
LINE & FREE POINTS —Minimum of 1 pt
rule weight for positive, Minimum of 2 pt for reverse
COLOR TO COLOR TRAP — Minimum of 1/16",
preferably with a black trap line of 1/8" or greater to trap opposing
colors
PRESS CAPABILITIES
Up to 6 colors on 1 side Must allow for
a registration variance of 1/8" total between color
Up to 3 colors on 2 sides Screening should
be no finer than 45-line screen
STANDARD PLATE CHARGE
$250 per color/per side for bags up to 9" wide $300
per color/per side for bags over 9" wide
MINIMUM QUANTITY AND LEAD TIME
100M minimum order — 10%over/under run quantity allowance per
order
Standard lead-time is 4-6 weeks from receipt of approved art to our
specs: Consult rep for possibility of shorter lead times
STANDARD ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
Suffocation Warning is included in the artwork and is within the image
area
Right reading negative, emulsion side up; density of 3.8 to 4.0
Pre-Separated negatives required for multiple colors
Color to color trap must be within above referenced specs
ELECTRONICALLY GENERATED NEGATIVES
Must be separated with 1200dpi or greater quality
Scanned-in-images are not acceptable
ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED ART/ART ON DISK (charge
for imaging as quoted)
All support files must be included on disk.
All screen and printer fonts must be included on disk.
Scanned-in art is not acceptable.
Must include mechanical color proof with scale indicated.
All art must be vector images set-up in spot color, raster images are
not acceptable.
Preferred applications are: Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator and Freehand.
Use of Multi-ad creator is discouraged.
However, if must be used, Creator files must be exported as EPS files.
No PDF or jpeg files.
Call (800) 527-9459 for transmission instructions for E-mail/modem
art
HALF TONE SCREEN SPECIFICATIONS
Avoid photographs and fine screening since they tend to cause considerable
light-to-dark variations.
If screening is used, screen line ruling should be 65 lines per inch,
with a tonal range of 10 - 75% and a screen angle of 50
If screening is used, supply artwork on a disk or call for an email
address.
PLEASE NOTE: ARTWORK REQUIRING CHANGES TO CONFORM TO
ABOVE SPECS WILL BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES AS QUOTED. SAVE TIME
AND MONEY BY DOUBLE CHECKING FINISHED ART BEFORE SUBMITTING TO GP PLASTICS.
SEND ARTWORK TO:
GP Plastics Corporation
13375 Branch View Lane
Dallas, TX 75234
Questions?
Call (800) 527-9459
WE’LL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU!
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