paper and boards Quality control

Cards (5)

  • Quality control
    Ensuring consistent quality and finish of mass produced items
  • Registration marks
    1. Printed on the outer edge of a commercially produced item
    2. Using the four-colour printing process
  • If the printing is accurate
    Registration marks should overlap precisely and be entirely black
  • If colours are slightly out of register or offset
    Registration marks will show
  • Colour bars
    Used to measure various aspects of printing such as ink density, overprinting or misalignment