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Quality plays a role on many levels in the graphics industry. Unclean printing is of course immediately visible; if Cl requirements in the coloring or guidelines for food packaging printing are not met, the problem is already more difficult. In all cases, poor quality can have significant consequences for the printer. It is therefore useful to have reliable information on the level of quality at an early stage.

Argus combines comprehensive know-how in all aspects of analytical technology and current information on paints and their production. We use chromatography and mass spectrometry as core technologies. With their help, printing samples are comprehensively analyzed and the substance mixtures of the printing inks are broken down into their components and respective mass fractions.

This breakdown of printing ink into its components, for example when investigating migration processes, provides important insights into whether printing is permitted for the food or pharmaceutical sector. Argus provides a meaningful initial evaluation of the print sample at an attractive price/performance ratio and in a very short period of time. In this way, it is possible to identify early and cost-effectively whether the process meets all of the customer's requirements.