Reading Between the Hues

"For flexo printers, we would agree that 3⁄4 [of printers] are mixing colors from either a Pantone mixing system or from a base/letdown system." He believes this method is becoming more widely used because the cost of ink kitchen hardware is going down. This is due mainly to reduced per-item manufacturing costs as an increasing number of blending systems are put into use. Growth in the number of suppliers manufacturing this equipment has also driven prices down.