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Sun Chemical and X-Rite Incorporated have announced new metal packaging color libraries in the PantoneLIVE\u2122 digital color ecosystem. Designed for the beverage<\/a> sector, these libraries enable accurate visualization and communication of Pantone and brand colors on two-piece aluminum cans with metal deco inks in a matte finish. This improves color predictability and consistency from design to shelf, helping brands and suppliers maintain brand colors across substrates and finishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Available through the PantoneLIVE Production \u2013 Print and Packaging subscription, the new libraries support aluminum beverage can<\/a> production using both opaque and transparent inks for a matte effect. As demand for matte varnishes in metal packaging grows, this update provides customers with access to PantoneLIVE libraries for both gloss and matte finishes, enabling brand owners, converters, and can makers to confidently select achievable, production-ready colors for a variety of finishes on two-piece aluminum cans.<\/p>\n With over 4,000 color options, the expanded libraries extend PantoneLIVE\u2019s support for metal packaging and metal decoration across a wide range of applications, including two-piece cans, monobloc aerosols, aluminum collapsible tubes, cartridges, and felt pen cases. Brands and their supply chain partners can streamline color development, reduce guesswork and rework, and ensure reliable, repeatable results across various metal formats and finishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBy tapping into PantoneLIVE\u2019s extensive library of validated Pantone colors specifically developed for metal deco inks, brands and their aluminum packaging<\/a> suppliers can avoid time-consuming and costly custom color development,\u201d said Eduardo Alegria, Global Champion Metal Deco Inks, Sun Chemical. \u201cThis minimizes delays, reworks, and ink laydown trials during new design production runs, resulting in a more consistent, efficient, and sustainable packaging workflow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n PantoneLIVE integrates with X-Rite\u2019s portfolio of software and hardware solutions, including ColorCert\u00ae, Color iQC, Autura\u2122 Ink, MeasureColor, the Ci64 handheld spectrophotometer, and NetProfiler\u00ae for a connected and measurable approach to digital color management. An end-to-end color management workflow helps brands, packaging printers, and manufacturers streamline color communication, enhancing design and print efficiency.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs demand for metal packaging grows, it\u2019s important to manage color expectations early in the design phase,\u201d said Jason Campbell, Product Manager, X-Rite. \u201cThese new PantoneLIVE libraries combined with X-Rite measurement solutions give beverage companies and their suppliers the ability to preview and achieve consistent color across the full production chain, so the final product looks exactly as intended.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information on digital color workflow solutions for metal packaging manufacturers, visit https:\/\/www.xrite.com\/industry-solutions\/print-packaging\/metal-packaging-manufacturers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nColor Measurement Solutions for Metal Packaging<\/h4>\n