Masterpiece Graphix

Masterpiece Graphix has several 12″ x 18″ sheet material options with special pricing for your HP Indigo, Kodak, Nexpress, Xerox iGen, or other digital press. Get in on the savings and contact your MGX Digital Material Expert, while our supplies last!

• MGX-1075: Masterpiece Premium 10 pt. Card Stock C1S: This product is RIT-certified, and MGX has 10,000 specially-priced sheets. This product can be treated on one or both sides, depending on your preference.

• MGX-1434: 13 mil PVC: This product can be treated on one or both sides; please specify your preference when ordering. MGX currently has 72,000 sheets in stock, with special pricing.

• MGX-1077: Masterpiece Premium 15 pt. Card Stock C1S: MGX has 5,300 sheets at a special price. This product can be treated on one or both sides specifically for your digital press model.

• MGX-1160: 10 pt. Green Card Stock: We have 1,250 sheets that can be treated on one or both sides for your digital press.

• MGX-1110: 15 mil Opaque Styrene: Masterpiece Graphix is offering 750 sheets of this material, to be treated on one or both sides depending on your preference.

• White & Clear Glassmate: Ideal for space branding, Masterpiece Premium Glassmate is a unique substate engineered specifically for glass applcations.MGX has 500 sheets each of white and clear Glassmate that are HP Indigo-compatible, at special pricing.

For more information on any of these items, including pricing, please contact your MGX Digital Material Expert, or email the MGX sales team.

Masterpiece Graphix, the only HP-Certified Treatment Center in North America, is participating in the Midwest’s first and only package printing forum, Follow Possible. This event is being sponsored by HP Indigo and Innovative Labeling Solutions (ILS) to showcase how HP Indigo digital printing technology works to the packaging community, and how packaging professionals can leverage it to maximize relevance and connection with their customers. Follow Possible will be held at Innovative Labeling Solutions in Hamilton, Ohio, so attendees can see ILS’s full-scale HP Indigo operation at work.

This unique event will guide attendees through the entire process of HP Indigo prime label, folding carton, flexible packaging and shrink film production. Digital packaging capabilities will be showcased on ILS’s 3 HP Indigo WS6000’s and finishing equipment from AB Graphic, Delta, and Karlville. Masterpiece Graphix is providing its HP Indigo-certified Premium 18 pt. Board Stock to demonstrate folding carton and hot stamping production on ILS’s AB Graphic Digicon Series I.

Attendees will enjoy a presentation on key packaging trends by Tim George, editor of Shelf Impact, as well as other informative seminar s on packaging and digital printing. The event is free and open to packaging industry professionals. You can learn more information on this event, including the itinerary and attendee information, at the Follow Possible website.

Masterpiece Graphix offers many options for prime labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons and shrink film production on the HP Indigo. For more information on our HP Indigo products, please contact your MGX sales rep directly or email our sales team.

Masterpiece Graphix is proud to be a Gold Partner at Dscoop6 February 17-19 ath the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention center in Orlando, Florida. Stop by our Booth #1121 by the HP Indigo WS6000 learn all about our newest business developments and our newest digital roll and sheet products.

MGX plans to showcase many recent developments and new business offerings at this year’s Dscoop. Masterpiece Graphix digital sheet and roll products are now available in Europe and Canada, and has recently doubled the size of their St. Louis headquarters. MGX has partnered with Transilwrap to bring new high-performance digital-ready plastics and synthetics to the HP Indigo marketplace that were previously unavailable for digital press users. MGX is exhibiting its HP Indigo-compatible PVC, styrene, Pro-Print®, clear polyester, and unique 3D effect substrates from Transilwrap.

In addition to new digital Transilwrap products, MGX will highlight some of the latest materials recently added to their arsenal of products for the HP Indigo. These new offerings include an innovative digital heat transfer material, 50 micron PETG shrink film, and Masterpiece Premium GlassMate® window application. Many of these new offerings are pending HP Indigo certification for the industrial and commercial markets. Be sure to ask your MGX sales rep about new 3M digital-ready products!

Don’t miss our Dscoop educational Gold Partner Session on Saturday, February 19 at 11am in the Gaylord Palms Osceola A conference room: Choosing High-Performance Digital Substrates for Your Best Digital Print Projects. Listen to Masterpiece Graphix digital material experts Dan Lawellin and Doug Watson explain the flaws that are typical in standard-treated digital substrates and help you diagnose press issues that originate from lesser-quality digital materials. Dan and Doug will present the aesthetic and technical benefits of using high-performance substrates in your best digital print applications. We invite stop by and discuss standard digital-treated substrates (our competitors), versus high-performance digital materials with contiguous treatment (MGX).

See MGX’s HP-Certified Premium 18 pt. Board Stock (R1275) run on the WS6000 demo machine during the Dscoop print demonstrations. Folding carton production can provide additional revenue streams for HP Indigo press owners. Both HP Indigo and finishing partner ABG will be showcasing digital folding carton technology to help your company tap into this emerging market. Another MGX substrate will also be showcased at Dscoop6; HP Indigo will utilize MGX’s HP-Certified Premium 100# Gloss Calibration Paper (R1341) to calibrate the WS6000 demo machine.

MGX staff will be on hand throughout the duration of Dscoop, so contact your MGX sales rep directly or email the sales team to set up a one-on-one meeting to discuss the solutions we can bring to your unique business model. From folding cartons to 3D effects, flexible packaging to shrink sleeves, Masterpiece can provide the solutions you need to incorporate new revenue streams into your digital product offerings. Masterpiece Graphix will also be “Tweeting” live from Dscoop, so follow the MGX Twitter feed for up-to-the-minute happenings at this year’s conference.

Metalized substrates add pizzazz to your digital press offering with sparkle and interest. However it can be tricky to for a graphic designer to create a file that will achieve the desired metalized colors and effect when it goes to press. Color-Logic, a developer of color communication and software tools for special effect printing, The Process Metallic Color System™ by Color-Logic provides a communication system linking graphic designers with printers and converters. Previously only available for offset lithography applications, the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System Version 2™ now supports digital press, inkjet and flexo printing processes. The Process Metallic Color System Version 2 ™ enables licensed printers to produce remarkable metallic effects on HP Indigo and Xeikon digital presses. The system is designed so that nearly any digital press that can print opaque white ink on a metallic substrate can produce striking images, hundreds of metallic colors and dazzling special effects.

Now industrial HP Indigo and Xeikon users with five-color printing capabilities (white plus CMYK) can utilize the Color-Logic process to produce as many as 250 different metallic hues on metalized substrates. The Color-Logic software works by incorporating the metallic substrate into the design, creating an effect equivalent to that achieved when running offset lithographic images with metallic ink. The Process Metallic Color System™ standardizes the process to benefit both printers and designers, to ensure files are correctly printed without the trial and error that can hinder metallic printing projects. The software system produces beautiful special effects for labels, folding cartons, signage, literature, point-of-purchase, and other specialty applications.

The Process Metallic Color System™ by Color-Logic has gained popularity initially for its ability to produce striking metallic images and special effects using offset lithography and flexography. In addition to Xeikon and HP Indigo technology, Color-Logic has recently released the new version of their metallic printing system to be compatible with wide-format inkjet.

The Process Metallic Color System™ software works by providing graphic designers with the ability to add a fifth silver separation to their usual CMYK images, creating designs that were previously impossible to achieve. Many Color-Logic special effects are simple and easy to create, and the system does not require you to purchase additional hardware or software to implement the technology. Files are generated by the same design software press users currently use, so Color Logic’s Process Metallic Color System™ platform is already compatible with your existing workflow. Printers that want to utilize the system are licensed and authorized by Color-Logic after demonstrating their metalized printing capabilities with the Process Metallic Color System™. This certification is a strong selling point when bidding on metallic printing jobs.

Color-Logic sells directly to printing companies who can then license the process from Color-Logic on a one-time basis, for perpetual use. Color-Logic partners with major press and output device suppliers, including manufacturers providing coating and proofing equipment, as well as ink and substrate suppliers, to ensure compatibility with existing printer workflows and practices. Products are thoroughly tested before release to ensure that the metallic printing system produces exceptional results on different digital press models.

Color-Logic, in conjunction with Xeikon, showcased their Process Metallic Color System™ at Graph Expo in October 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Color Logic’s booth distributed printed samples of MGX’s Xeikon-Authorized Brilliant Metalized Paper/Perm/40# (R1361), which were printed using Color Logic’s metalized printing software on a Xeikon digital press.  Color-Logic’s Process Metallic Color System™ received a coveted MustSee’em Award in the Software category at Graph Expo.

Take a few minutes to see how the Color-Logic Design Suite produces dynamic  effects with the most common design programs available in the marketplace today by following this link.

Masterpiece Graphix can provide digital metalized substrates for HP Indigo and Xeikon that work well with Color-Logic’s Process Metallic Color System™. For more information on our metalized substrates, please contact your MGX sales rep directly or email our sales team.

On September 14-16, the label and packaging industry will gather in Chicago for Label Expo 2010, to learn about the many innovations in the marketplace including advances in digital press technology. Masterpiece Graphix will be on hand to showcase their high-performance digital material on three different digital demo machines. MGX staff will also be available to meet with you personally at your convenience.

HP Indigo:
As the only HP Certified Treatment Center for HP Indigo in North America, Masterpiece Graphix offers HP-Indigo certified materials as well as custom material solutions for HP Indigo presses. Masterpiece Graphix HP Indigo-certified stocks will run on the HP Indigo WS6000 demo machines during the exhibition. In addition, MGX promotional brochures will be available by request at the HP Indigo booth #3223.

Xeikon:
Masterpiece Graphix has recently partnered with Xeikon to offer metalized substrate solutions for the Xeikon press series. As a supplier partner with Xeikon, MGX materials will be on press on the Xeikon 3500 demo machine all day Thursday, September 16 at Label Expo. Xeikon and MGX will be showcasing MGX’s Xeikon-authorized MGX Brilliant Metalized Paper/Perm/40# (R1361), as well as other Xeikon-ready metalized materials from Masterpiece Graphix. Additional MGX information and Xeikon-printed material samples will be available at the Xeikon booth #6135.

EFI Jetrion:
MGX is an EFI Jetrion supplier partner, supplying high-performance semigloss and gloss papers engineered for the EFI Jetrion UV inkjet digital press. EFI Jetrion will be printing samples on MGX-supplied high gloss pressure-sensitive label stock as part of the Label Expo Technology Workshop. EFI Jetrion will be demonstrating the print quality and ease of roll changes with MGX-supplied material throughout the three days of Label Expo. Additional information on MGX’s Jetrion materials will be available at the EFI Jetrion booth #6423.

Meet Up With MGX:
You can contact your MGX sales rep directly to schedule a personal conversation at the conference. You can also connect with MGX on Twitter. Masterpiece Graphix will be “tweeting” throughout the entire conference, uploading news and pictures remotely from Label Expo in Chicago. Direct Message MGX on Twitter during the conference to set up a personal meeting at Label Expo, and stay tuned to MGX’s Twitter feed to get up-to-the-minute updates straight from the convention. You will also find knowledgeable MGX staff at the three stands mentioned above throughout the duration of Label Expo. For more information or to set up a meeting, email MGX at sales@mgxdigital.com.

Have you recently installed a new HP Indigo WS6000, or are you considering the purchase? MGX wants to provide you with FREE certified material to run on your new machine! All you have to do is contact MGX and request our WS6000 Welcome Kit. We will send you a whopping 10,000 feet of FREE HP Indigo-Certified material for use on your new 6000, including:

• 2500’ Masterpiece Premium 100# Gloss Calibration Paper (R1341)
• 2500’ 60# Unsupported Setup Paper (R1267)
• 2500’ 2.6 mil White BOPP/Perm/40# (R0440)
• 2500’ 60# Semigloss/Perm/40# (R1332)
• 500’ Acpo Polypropylene Digital Overlaminate (410DIG)
• 2500’ 2 mil Clear BOPP/Perm/40# (if available) (R1126)

All the substrates in our welcome kit have been certified by HP to run on the WS6000. To request your free HP Indigo WS6000 Welcome Kit, please call 636-349-6401 x225 or email sales@mgxdigital.com.

Special pricing is available on HP Indigo-compatible sheet materials. Click a the product ID number to download a PDF spec sheet for that material. Please contact your MGX sales rep for pricing and additional information on these sheet products.

MGX-1001: MGX Digital PSA 3.25 mil White Vinyl/Perm/90#

MGX-1005: MGX Digital PSA 3.25 mil Clear Vinyl/Perm/90#

MGX-1007: MGX Digital PSA 3.25 mil Clear Vinyl/Rem/90#

MGX-1025: MGX Digital PSA 2 mil Bright Gold PET/Perm/90#

MGX-1029: Masterpiece Premium .002 PSA White PET/Perm/90#

MGX-1035: Masterpiece Premium .002 PSA Brushed Silver PET/Perm/90#

MGX-1037: Masterpiece Premium .002 PSA Matte Silver PET/Perm/90#

MGX-1160: 10 pt Fluorescent Green Cardstock