For the first time, Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies has certified a print shop for metal print based on ISO standard 12647-9. This certification has been available since the middle of this year.

Previously, metal printers had no individual way to demonstrate compliance with the standard. Therefore, the tests for paper-based printing conditions of ProcessStandard Offset (PSO) were used. Since June 2024, Fogra has ena-bled metal decorators to be certified in accordance with ISO 12647-9, which was specially developed for metal decorating.

Metaprint AS from Tallinn (Estonia) is the first print shop to demonstrate that it also meets the ISO 12647-9 requirements. Previously, the company had been regularly certified according to FOGRA39 for many years and later FOGRA51.

The new certification is based on ISO 12647-9 ”Graphic technology - Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proof and produc-tion prints – Part 9: Metal decoration printing processes using offset lithogra-phy”, published in 2021. Reference is made to the ”MPC1” printing condition, corresponding to printing on white-coated metal. With ”FOGRA60” and ”Metal Printing MPC1”, proven characterisation data and an ICC profile have been available since 2022.

More Information:
https://fogra.org/en/certification/offset-printing

About Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies
Fogra conducts application-focused research in the fields of printing and media technologies. In many cases, Fogra has been involved in developing forward-looking and globally acknowledged process and quality inspection standards. The international mem-bership comprises companies from across the entire spectrum of the industry, from producers of printed and electronic media to equip-ment manufacturers. Fogra sees itself as a modern service provider that carries out inspections tailored to the industry’s needs ad-vises companies on quality questions, and mediates in technical disputes. Fogra’s capital consists of a massive body of knowledge combined with a high degree of technological expertise and a de-tailed understanding of current developments.