Beer coasters

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The prototype is printed on the target machine and on the selected box. It allows you to assess the color scheme of the final job and check how the box is assembled and whether it will meet your needs.
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Coasters for mugs, tankards, and glasses—commonly known as wafle—are a practical and effective advertising medium. They protect the tabletop from moisture while simultaneously displaying a logo, slogan, promotional graphic, or product information. Their greatest advantage is the combination of low unit cost with high visibility.

They are ideal for use in restaurants, cafés, pubs, hotels, at events, trade fairs, tastings, and promotional campaigns. It is an economical way to highlight a brand exactly where the Client comes into direct contact with it.

The small format, high visibility, and everyday use ensure that advertising coasters work for the brand throughout their entire period of use.

Technical specification of coasters

Formats 

The most popular shapes and sizes of coasters are available to choose from. Circle, square with rounded corners. 

Type of material

Special PankaDisc 1.15 mm board, intended for the production of coasters for mugs, tankards, and glasses.
Uncoated, rigid, and absorbent board.

Printing

Printing is performed using industrial digital inkjet printing technology in full CMYK color. Printing can be single-sided or double-sided, according to the options available in the calculator. The print areas are defined by templates of available shapes. The technology enables fast and economical production starting from just a few pieces, without the need for plate preparation.

Important information 

The print is applied to a natural, absorbent, and uncoated material, which allows the coasters to maintain their ecological, raw character, and the print becomes an integral part of the material's surface.

Due to the properties of the substrate, the sharpness, color saturation, uniformity, and overall appearance of the print should not be compared to digital or offset printing performed on flat, coated sheets.

The color of the finished print depends, among other factors, on the shade and absorbency of the paper, the type of design, and the method of file preparation. For this reason, the printout may also differ from the image displayed on a computer or phone screen.

The panka board used for the production of coasters comes from successive production batches, therefore its natural shade/color may vary slightly. As a result, between subsequent orders (including prototypes), there may be minor differences in the appearance of printed colors.

Notes

Coasters are made in the patterns/shapes available in the calculator. Need a different solution? - write to us, we will prepare an individual quote. 

Front/back print registration may vary by +/- 2 mm.

How to prepare a file for printing coasters/wafers? 

Project sizes

The project should be prepared according to the selected template available in the calculator after choosing a specific coaster design/size.

The die-cut templates are available in the D&D database and do not need to be attached to the submitted files.

Do not change the proportions, dimensions, or layout of the provided template.

Preparing the artwork 

The finished project should be prepared as a multi-page PDF file (single- or double-sided print design).

The print area depends on the coaster design. All essential elements of the project, such as texts, logos, and important graphic elements, should be placed at least 5mm away from the edge of the finished product. 
Backgrounds and graphics extending to the edge should be prepared with a 2 mm bleed, 

Note 

Due to the specific nature of panka board and production tolerances, slight shifts between the front and back print may occur. Therefore, it is not recommended to design frames or borders, as even a shift of +/-1.5mm can affect the final result.

Color settings 

The project should be prepared in the CMYK color space.

Do not leave elements in RGB color space, as their conversion to CMYK may result in color shifts.

The total CMYK components in the project should not exceed 200%, unless a test has been performed beforehand.

Excessive ink coverage may cause improper drying, ink bleeding, and loss of edge sharpness in prints or fine elements. Therefore, avoid large areas of color, such as tints and solid fills.

If you want intense, vivid colors, build them from one or two CMYK components with the highest possible saturation. Adding a third component or black usually reduces color intensity on absorbent substrates.

For example, intense red is best defined as:

C: 0% / M: 100% / Y: 100% / K: 0%

Black color
Black for texts, thin elements, and other black objects should be prepared as 100% K only, without additional components

C: 0% / M: 0% / Y: 0% / K: 100%

Raster graphics and photos
Raster graphics, photos, and bitmaps should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

Enlarging graphics with too low a resolution does not improve their quality and may cause visible pixelation or loss of sharpness in print.

Texts and vector elements 

Logos, texts, QR codes, and barcodes are best prepared as vector elements.
All texts should be converted to outlines.

QR codes and barcodes 

Codes should be black 100% K on a light background. QR requires a clear margin, the so-called quiet zone, of at least 4 modules on each side.

Color reproduction and substrate influence 

Printing is done without the use of white ink.  The absorbency of Panka board and its off-white/ecru color affect the final appearance of the print. A monitor emits light, while cardboard reflects it. Therefore, even a correctly prepared project may look slightly different on screen than on the finished coaster.

For projects where color is crucial, the best way to assess the result is to order a prototype for 1 PLN. https://n.dd.com.pl/podkladki-wafle-piwo-napoje