Perfect partners for optimal printing J&S Druckfarben

perfect pArtners for optimAl printing

J&S Druckfarben, is an independent, German family business that recently celebrated 175 years of trading. Over that time it has gained a reputation for producing the world’s finest printing inks. Today the company offers specialised, tailor-made inks for every conceivable application. These range from sheet fed and continuous roll-fed printing, to LED-UV, Gravure and Flexo printing, as Philip Yorke reports.

J&S Druckfarben was founded in Germany in 1843 by Friedrich and Christian Janecke, who were at that time the proprietors of the Court Printing office in Hanover. Friedrich Schneemann, the company’s landlord, joined with them to form JS Druckfarben Printing Inks. Today JS Druckfarben ranks among the world’s oldest printing inks manufacturers and is an acknowledged leader in printing-ink technology.

The recent completion of a new state-of-the-art plant for the manufacture of offset UV printing inks in Hover, near Hanover, has marked a new milestone in the company’s history and development. This advanced and highly specialised facility has added to the company’s already considerable overall capabilities.

one-stop-shop

Printing is a complex business and J&S is dedicated to every aspect its customers’ needs and diverse range of printing requirements. The company is fully compliant with international C1 guidelines, the prevention of health risks in relation to food packaging, and economical and all environmental protection protocols. Janecke + Schneemann is a one-stop-shop provider of printing ink solutions for standard and specialised applications, which can range from printing labels and packaging to tin printing.

Diverse disciplines at J&S include the manufacture of inks for sheet-fed offset printing and inks for continuous-roll-fed printing. This is in addition to specialised LED-UV offset inks and UV inks and coatings. Furthermore, J&S also produce high quality inks for both gravure and flexo printing applications.

Quality at JS Druckfarben is an important issue on many levels. The company knows that any errors will be immediately visible. Therefore full compliance with CI requirements are essential whether it is for colour correctness or meeting benchmarks in food packaging printing.

In order to maintain the highest quality standards, J&S has partnered with Argus Analyzes Service GmbH, to benefit from the latest ink technologies and current knowledge in the field of ink quality analysis. The key technologies employed include chromatography and mass spectrometry. With the involvement of Argus Analyitical, J&S printing patterns are instantly and comprehensively analysed. As a result, the substance and mixtures of inks can be divided into their individual components and the respective fractions of their total mass.

unmatched colour matching

As part of its broad range of customer services, Janecke + Schneemann offers its customers individual colour matching services that range from all shades of the pantone guide to individual shades of the customer’s own printing substrate. Due to the wide range of different printing substrates, an adaptation of the special colour to the particular substrate is usually necessary.

The same recipe can be printed on different customers’ substrates. For example, this can be on either coated or uncoated paper, which can show considerable differences in the end result.

It may also occur that the final printed product may require a particularly light-fastness of the ink involved. In these circumstances,

the company offers dedicated solutions for all its customer’s existing print processes, in addition to solutions for standard basic colours, and a wide range of light-resistant colours. For the perfect matching of a customised colour, J&S only requires a valid printed example and an original unprinted substrate, and if possible a wet ink sample. Following the detailed analytical process, the individual article code will then be given to the customer. Focus on quality & training

As Jenecke + Schneemann know well, quality plays a major role in the entire global graphics industry and in all cases the lack of quality can lead to significant consequences for the printing shop involved. It therefore makes good sense to ensure that the company has clear and reliable information about the quality standards required well in advance of the manufacturing process.

At J&S it is also important to pass on its in-depth expertise and knowledge to future generations. This way apprentices can take advantage of the company’s unique manufacturing experience gained over decades of dedicated practice. Janecke + Schneemann’s individual training programmes are also unique in that they are able to tailor their training regimens to suit the abilities of each individual. A trainee can therefore determine the subjects that he wishes to study himself or can rely on being inspired by the topics on offer.

Quality and training programmes are considered to be some of the most important aspects of company culture in order to ensure that the its reputation and world-beating technologies are safeguarded for the future. n

For further details of Janeck + Schneemann’s latest products and specialised printing ink services visit: www.js-druckfarben.de