For us, customised tapes represent one of the strategic market segments where Fabo is continuing to grow and invest. But we want to explain even better, what lies behind the creation of a customised tape, starting with a fundamental element: colour.
Our colour kitchen is made up of a series of professional tools that together bring our colour printing world to life, such as:
- colour construction software,
- a tintometric dosing machine,
- a spectrophotometer for colour control.
The colour-building software, combined with the experience of the operators, makes it possible to create the colour required by the customer with precision and high definition, on any backing. This passes the colour recipe to the tintometric dosing machine and through the spectrophotometer we proceed to quality control.
Spectrophotometer and tintometric machine for greater accuracy in colour formulation
The tintometric machine is the instrument used to accurately mix and dose pigments and paints used in the colouring of materials. In our case, these are the polypropylene or paper backings and the acrylic and hot melt adhesives that we use to make adhesive tapes.
This machine produces accurate and defined colours, reducing the margin of error in their preparation and output. Thanks to the tintometric machine, we are able to precisely mix the pigments required to obtain the desired colour for the adhesive tape backing, thus meeting specific customer requirements in terms of yield and accuracy.
At FABO, to control the tintometric dosing machine in the correct mixing of standard and non-standard shades, we use the spectrophotometer with digital library, a highly accurate and high-performance instrument that reliably detects the required colour within a tolerance delta. This, in short, measures the colour difference between what is requested by the customer and what is on the machine, through a digital library.
The use of the software, together with the photometer and the tintometric machine, makes it possible to achieve a defined reproduction of the desired colour, guaranteeing consistency and uniformity in colouring as well as an accurate pigment match. Thanks to the accuracy and precision of the tools, we can reduce set-up times, speeding up production.
Not only that: whenever a particular colour is requested, even after some time between jobs, we do not incur inconsistencies or variations of any kind thanks to the precision of software, digital library and low tolerance delta. The repeatability of a precise and particular colour (whether basic or customised), with no margin for error and without having to start from scratch each time in its creation, is fundamental to guaranteeing quality and reliability of output.
In order for each instrument to maintain its proper functioning at Fabo, we strive for constant maintenance as well as regular software updates both monthly and annually, thus renewing certification.
Thanks to our qualified staff and the combination of these tools, we are able to realise multiple solutions on brown, white and coloured backgrounds, as well as on polypropylene or paper backing, on both acrylic and hot melt adhesive, thus becoming a complete supplier for all our customers.
