Graphic technology is a part of technical sciences which implements research advances in the various fields including computer science and material sciences. This fact leads to a specific approach to the research as one must always have in mind the two way communication between image data manipulation in the digital and materials interaction in the printing process and product finishing. The aim of this research proposal is to develop the model for production efficiency increase and functionality of packaging. This goal will be achieved by conducting the activities which could be divided in four main groups:
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Development of the model for production efficiency increase and functionality of packaging
- development and evaluation of the grey colour replacement (GCR) method
- development of the method for implementing digital watermark as a mean to enable graphic reproduction protection
- characterization of graphic materials and development of functional coatings and their impact on the multicolour graphic reproduction
- development and evaluation of the mathematical model which will make connection between influence of the digital image modulation and material's characteristics and prints refining on it's mechanical properties and visual perception.
Motivation
Majority of the young scientists find it challenging to come out of the shadow of their senior colleagues. This project supported by Croatian Science Foundation gave us the opportunity to work as a team of young researchers. As a group of researchers which come from various expertise it is exciting to collaborate, see different views and approaches to the same problem. We see the challenges lying in front of us and are sure that crossing the obstacles will bring every team member forward on a path of scientific life and in the same time form a multidisciplinary research force able to challenge issues in the graphic materials and, especially, packaging production.
Beside personal motives, as a part of the graphic communications/printing industry, we expect to reach the main goals of the project - increase of the packaging production competitiveness and increase packaging functionality by implementing protecting elements in the image and material refinement to increase its mechanical properties and visual perception.
Beside personal motives, as a part of the graphic communications/printing industry, we expect to reach the main goals of the project - increase of the packaging production competitiveness and increase packaging functionality by implementing protecting elements in the image and material refinement to increase its mechanical properties and visual perception.
NEWS
MEGA team members attended 9. international symposium on graphic engineering and design in Novi Sad (RS)
November 22, 2018
MEGA team members attended 9. international symposium on graphic engineering and design held in Novi Sad (RS). At the symposium they presented three research papers (they can be seen in the “Publications” page) . The symposium was a good opportunity to share and discuss obtained research results from this project, focused on the material properties […]
Blaz Baromic – International Conference on Printing, Design and Graphic Communications
October 15, 2018
The members of the project attended International Conference on Printing, Design and Graphic Communications – Blaz Baromic, where they presented two conference papers.
Team
Project Leader
"Valid criticism does you a favor."
by Carl Sagan
Junior Resercher
Senior Resercher
Senior Resercher
"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."
by Albert Einstein
by Albert Einstein
Senior Resercher
Publications

LS fitting of the material properties influencing the print quality in flexographic reproduction system
Printing quality is influenced by numerous parameters and by the material interactions in the ink- plate-substrate system. The aim of this paper is to characterize and quantify influential parameters in the flexographic reproduction system by using the method of the least squares (LS fitting). Specifically, this paper deals with influential properties of the printing plates […]

Analysis of the interactions In the “varnish – photopolymer” system
Varnishing of the printed product is often carried out by means of a photopolymer flexographic printing plate. Various types of varnishes interacting with a photopolymer material can cause chemical changes in its surface layer and affect the acceptance and transfer of varnish to the print. The aim of this paper is to describe the interactions […]

The impact of digital printing machines on indoor air quality
The objective of the study is to evaluate the indoor air quality in digital printing facility during the three working weeks (120 hours). For that purpose, mass concentrations of suspended particulate matter of diameter less than 10 μm (PM10) were monitored in addition to single-color and four-color digital machines. The cumulative mass concentrations values of […]

Influence of the ink and substrate properties on the ink transfer in lithography
There are many parameters influencing transfer of the printing ink onto the printing substrates. Beside printing press characteristic one of most influential parameters is interface interactions in the offset blanket-printing ink-printing substrate system. The aim of this paper is to determine printing ink and substrate properties as an influential parameter to the printing ink transfer, […]

Applicability of TensorFlow environment in colorimetric analysis
TensorFlow environment gained a lot of momentum in recent years due to the increasing need for a fast, flexible and open source solution for a high performance numerical computation. Developed by Google Brain team, TensorFlow supports machine and deep learning across different industries. In this paper, TensorFlow is tested using colorimetric data and compared with […]
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University of Zagreb, Facluty of Graphic Arts
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