For Print Shops
Prepress and Colour Management, Without the Overhead of a Full-Time Hire
Most shops don't have a dedicated prepress and colour specialist on staff — and when volume spikes, even the ones that do end up overloaded. That's when small errors turn into wasted material, missed deadlines, and costly reruns. B42 acts as your on-demand technical department, only when you need it.
Services:
Prepress and technical file review (preflight)
Colour management and ICC profiles
Colour proof control and storage
PDF and RIP workflow optimization
File finalization for any print process — offset, flexo, digital, screen printing, large format, and more
Cutting dies and finishing — packaging, labels, CNC files, spot varnish, hot stamping, embossing
Imposition, trapping, bleed, and PDF/X
File organization and standardization
Technical training for prepress operators
Monthly retainer support and on-demand file review
With close to 30 years split between working inside print shops and bridging agencies and production, we know exactly where files break down — and how to catch it before it costs you.