Color Profiling Print Analysis
Substrate Trials Training/SOP's Design
FABRICS GLASS METALS PLASTICS PAPERS PACKAGING
Inkjet performance lives or dies at the chemistry–substrate level of the process. Schilling Inkjet Consulting brings deep formulation insight, ink and substrate expertise, with decades of ink and substrate behavior analysis to help OEMs, converters, and material suppliers eliminate guesswork and accelerate adoption.
Substrate Compatibility Mapping — Understand how coated packaging grades, primers, and surface energies interact with your ink set—before problems show up on press. Dyne-Level Diagnostics — Predict wetting, adhesion, mottle, and cure behavior with a chemistry‑first approach that translates directly into print quality. Failure Mode Identification — From color management to print quality analysis we pinpoint root causes and build corrective pathways that stick.
Every deliverable is engineered to be visual, modular, and actionable—turning complex chemistry into clear decisions your team can use immediately.
We can help you with common color and print quality issues:
Washed out color
Low image definition
Poor dot definition
Dot bridging
Dot gain
Print show thru
Color to color compatibility
Image color shift
Ink drying or curing
Surface tension
Incorrect ICC color profiles and device links
Side to side color difference
Media surface tension
Print mottle
Substrate cockle
Finishing and post process issues
Edge sharpness
Image fuzziness
Legibility 4 to 6pt san serif
Registration color to color
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intricacies of high-speed inkjet printing. We focus on aspects such as
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range of applications, including commercial, packaging, and industrial
inkjet technologies.
SIC believes image quality is achieved by understanding the entire inkjet process with good inkjet ready design being the foundation to achieving seamless production. Please see latest Designers Guide to Inkjet written by Mary K Schilling of Schilling Inkjet Consulting and Elizabeth Gooding, sponsored by Canon free.
Inkjet performance lives or dies at the chemistry–substrate level of the process. Schilling Inkjet Consulting brings deep formulation insight, ink and substrate expertise, with decades of ink and substrate behavior analysis to help OEMs, converters, and material suppliers eliminate guesswork and accelerate adoption.
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SIC believes image quality is achieved by understanding the entire inkjet process with good inkjet ready design being the foundation to achieving seamless production. Please see latest 
