Prime Offset
Prime Offset from Polytype represents a new generation of high-performance offset printing for tubes. Designed to combine maximum productivity with uncompromising print quality, this process enables photorealistic decoration while maintaining the robustness and reliability of industrial offset technology. At its core, Prime Offset operates with CMYK plus 4 additional spot colours, combining process flexibility with precise brand colour control in a single integrated workflow.
The technology allows manufacturers to streamline production while responding quickly to evolving market demands. Rapid design changeovers and consistent, high-definition print results make Prime Offset particularly well suited for shorter runs, complex artworks, and demanding brand requirements—without sacrificing process stability or repeatability. The combination of CMYK and 4 dedicated spot colours is the key differentiator, enabling both creative freedom and industrial efficiency.
Prime Offset combines CMYK + 4 spot colours to deliver photorealistic quality and maximum design flexibility on a single offset platform.
Why Prime Offset
Prime Offset is engineered to meet the increasing technical and creative requirements of modern tube decoration. As brand designs become more sophisticated—with complex gradients, fine typography, and photorealistic imagery—traditional offset solutions reach their limits. By working with CMYK in combination with 4 additional spot colours, Prime Offset extends these boundaries, delivering higher definition, expanded tonal range, and exact brand colour reproduction within a stable offset environment.
This hybrid configuration provides the best of both worlds: the versatility of process colours for complex imagery and the precision of spot colours for brand-critical elements. The result is a highly adaptable decoration process that supports efficient design changes while ensuring consistent, repeatable output.
Avantages
Prime Offset delivers exceptional print quality through its advanced offset process based on CMYK plus 4 additional spot colours. This configuration enables photorealistic decoration without compromise while ensuring precise reproduction of corporate and brand colours. Visual impact, colour depth, and tonal consistency are achieved within one coherent printing system.
The process stands out in terms of definition and precision. Razor-sharp small fonts remain clearly legible, and sophisticated gradients can transition smoothly down to 0% in both X and Y directions. The combination of CMYK with 4 spot colours enhances contrast, detail sharpness, and colour accuracy—even for highly demanding graphic specifications.
In addition, Prime Offset provides operational flexibility. Faster design changeovers increase responsiveness to market demands and improve overall production efficiency, particularly for smaller batch sizes. At the same time, existing dry offset designs can continue to be produced within the same technological environment, ensuring continuity in your operations.
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