Making a Statement

Suppliers say savings can be procured from either blending approach, depending on a printer's customer mix. Commodity ink blending is best left to the vendor. "Low-cost inks are made in large quantities by ink vendors, and blending these items through an on-site cost system is still cost-prohibitive," comments David Setzer, product manager, corrugated inks, Borden Chemical. "The value of the bases dispensed on a blend system is much higher than the cost of low-tech ink purchased directly from the ink vendor."