Laboratory Services
Print quality testing
Services that support your research and development activities
KCL Laboratory services provides print quality evaluations and laboratory printing of various samples
The laboratory printing machine (IGT-AIC2-5) enables testing printability of various printed samples e.g. commercial prints, pilot scale prints and laboratory samples in laboratory scale.
Our testing services support your product development by providing information about print quality and paper properties. Our experienced test panel can be used to visually evaluate different print materials and test-prints.
Available print testing methods
- Print density
- Print color (CIELAB L*, a*, b*)
- Dot gain
- Relative contrast
- Print gloss
- Trapping
- Print through
- Show through
- Dusting
- Set off
- Print roughness (PPS)
- Mottling
- Surface strength
- Delamination
- Stain lenght
- K&N and Noir Porosimetric
- Helio test
Contact
Eva Sandås
Tel. +358 40 738 7842
firstname.lastname@kcl.fi
