Flexographic Railroad Track Target (Corrugated, Wide Web, Narrow Web)

Registration is defined as the alignment of successive colors and/or images as witnessed by register marks. The three uses of registration marks are to identify: position/location of the image on the substrate, color-to-color registration, and whether the image is square to the lead edge of the substrate. Proper register is necessary for an image in order to prevent unwanted colors and misalignments. The Railroad Test Target (developed at Print/Con) helps solve register problems quickly by showing exactly the amount of misregister as a quantifiable movement. As a result, this can be easily corrected on press. This target is available in 2 color & 4 color options. It comes set for U.S. measurement systems (inches) or metric (mm) and includes a conversion table. The files are in Adobe Illustrator Version 9.0 format, suitable to place in popular desktop layout programs. GENERAL HINTS FOR SUCCESS: Do not download the sample target above. It is a .gif image; the .ai files that you will use are located below in the download section. Place 4 pairs of targets in the layout file; one pair in each corner. Include copyright information, including the dates and the Clemson University name in one of the pairs of targets.

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We offer this file free of charge in the hope that it can speed up the makeready process. Please do not remove the name or any information from the target, as it is copyrighted by Clemson University (1994 v4. 2002). The .ai file is meant only as a starting point. Download the file and follow the "Hints for Success" as outlined above. 2 Color Railroad Test Target. ai format (~94 K). 4 Color Railroad Test Target. ai format (~95 K). In addition, we offer free of charge a series of information sheets explaining the theory and use of these targets. Download "Registration" or the entire series below in PDF format. They are available in color to output to a color device (i.e. Inkjet) for best results. You can find the majority of the targets mentioned in this series on this website. Registration (Page 5 of the series) (~144 K) Entire Series (~692 K)