A method for preventing mixed loading of a packaging color box

Abstract

The application discloses a packaging color box anti-mixed loading control method, which comprises the following steps: S1, setting anti-mixed loading color block printing positions on the packaging color box; S2, inputting packaging color box printing file information; S3, generating a first anti-mixed loading color block according to ERP material number information and a second anti-mixed loading color block according to file name information; S4, judging whether there is a CMYK standard color which is not used in the packaging color box printing file in the first anti-mixed loading color block and / or the second anti-mixed loading color block; S5, if not, printing the first anti-mixed loading color block and the second anti-mixed loading color block on the color block printing positions of the packaging color box respectively; if yes, replacing the color used in the packaging color box printing file and printing the replaced first anti-mixed loading color block and the second anti-mixed loading color block on the packaging color box, so that the function of quickly distinguishing different packaging color box versions is realized through the colors of the two anti-mixed loading color blocks, and mixed loading in the workshop circulation process of the packaging printing factory is prevented.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes. [Background Technology]

[0002] Product outer packaging boxes are a form of product packaging, commonly used for the sales packaging of various products. They feature a rich variety of colors and patterns, an attractive appearance, diverse shapes, and easily attract consumers' attention. Color box packaging is lightweight, portable, uses widely available raw materials, is environmentally friendly, and boasts exquisite printing. It effectively protects the product, enhances its value, and facilitates product display and sales.

[0003] However, packaging boxes of the same category but different series have extremely similar designs, making it difficult for workshop operators to distinguish them. As a result, packaging boxes with similar designs are easily mixed up during the circulation of packaging and printing workshops, causing customers' products to be sold to consumers with the wrong packaging boxes. [Summary of the Invention]

[0004] This invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides a method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes, allowing workshop operators to visually distinguish packaging color box products with similar panel heights from the side.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes, characterized in that it includes:

[0007] S1. Set the printing position for anti-mixing color blocks on the packaging color box;

[0008] S2. Input the packaging box printing file information, which includes ERP part number information and file name information;

[0009] S3. Generate a first anti-mixing color block with random CMYK color values ​​based on the ERP part number information, and generate a second anti-mixing color block with random CMYK four-color values ​​based on the file name information.

[0010] S4. Determine whether there are any CMYK standard colors in the first anti-mixing color block and / or the second anti-mixing color block that are not used in the packaging box printing file;

[0011] S5. If not, print the first anti-mixing color block and the second anti-mixing color block onto the color block printing positions of the packaging box respectively; if they exist, replace the CMYK standard colors not used in the packaging box printing file in the first and second anti-mixing color blocks with the colors used in the packaging box printing file, and print the replaced first and second anti-mixing color blocks onto the color block printing positions of the packaging box respectively.

[0012] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: S5 further includes changing the shape of the first anti-mixing color block and / or the second anti-mixing color block according to the ERP part number.

[0013] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized by: changing the shape of the first anti-mixing color block and / or the second anti-mixing color block according to the last digit of the ERP part number.

[0014] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: S5 further includes changing the positional relationship between the first anti-mixing color block and the second anti-mixing color block according to the ERP part number.

[0015] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized by: changing the positional relationship between the first anti-mixing color block and the second anti-mixing color block according to the last digit of the ERP part number.

[0016] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: the printing position of the anti-mixing color block in S1 is set at the adhesive position of the packaging color box and extends beyond the cutting line.

[0017] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: in S1, EskoAutomation Engine software is used to set the printing position of the anti-mixing color blocks.

[0018] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: in S3, the Esko AutomationEngine software generates a first anti-mixing color block with random CMYK color values ​​based on the ERP part number information.

[0019] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: in S3, the Esko AutomationEngine software generates another second anti-mixing color block with random CMYK four-color values ​​based on the file name information.

[0020] The packaging color box anti-mixing control method described above is characterized in that: in S4, the Esko AutomationEngine software determines whether there are CMYK standard colors not used in the packaging color box printing file in the first anti-mixing color block and the second anti-mixing color block.

[0021] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0022] 1. This invention prints two anti-mixing color blocks on the packaging color box, and achieves the function of quickly distinguishing different packaging color box layouts by using the colors of the two anti-mixing color blocks.

[0023] 2. The printing position of the anti-mixing color block of the present invention is set at the adhesive position of the packaging color box and extends beyond the cutting line. After the anti-mixing color block is positioned at the adhesive position and formed, it does not affect the appearance of the product. The extension of the cutting line ensures that the anti-mixing color block can be seen from the side after the die-cutting is completed and stacked.

[0024] 3. This invention generates a first anti-mixing color block with random CMYK color values ​​based on ERP part number information, and generates a second anti-mixing color block with random CMYK four-color values ​​based on file name information, thereby realizing the function of randomly generating color values ​​and ensuring that the colors of different packaging boxes can be distinguished.

[0025] 4. If the first or second anti-mixing color block contains a CMYK standard color that is not used in the packaging box printing file, the invention will replace the CMYK standard color that is not used in the packaging box printing file with the color used in the packaging box printing file, such as a spot color or a CMYK standard color, so that the ink color used in the anti-mixing color block is consistent with that used in the color box, and ensure that the number of printing colors does not increase after adding the anti-mixing color block.

[0026] 5. This invention can pre-set multiple design schemes including the shape and relative position of two anti-mixing color blocks, and select the corresponding design scheme according to the last digit of the ERP part number. This avoids the problem that the visual difference between two packaging boxes is not obvious due to the occasional similar color of the color blocks, which makes it difficult for workshop operators to distinguish them. This solves the problem that packaging boxes with similar layouts are easily mixed during the circulation process in the packaging and printing workshop. [Image Description]

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the invention. [Detailed Implementation]

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will now be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0029] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly. Furthermore, descriptions involving "preferred," "second-best," etc., in this invention are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "preferred" or "second-best" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features.

[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, a method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes includes:

[0031] S1. Set the printing position of anti-mixing color blocks on the packaging color box.

[0032] Specifically, the anti-mixing color block is printed on the adhesive position of the packaging box and extends beyond the cutting line. The anti-mixing color block is positioned on the adhesive position so as not to affect the appearance of the product after molding. Extending beyond the cutting line ensures that the anti-mixing color block can be seen from the side even after die-cutting and stacking, thus realizing the function of quickly distinguishing different packaging box layouts.

[0033] Furthermore, by using Esko Automation Engine software to set the printing position of the anti-mixing color blocks, and placing two positioning frames for the color blocks at the adhesive position of the packaging color box file, Esko Automation Engine or other prepress workflow software can automatically add two anti-mixing color blocks at the positioning frames.

[0034] S2. Input the packaging color box printing file information. Since the ERP part number information and file name information of all packaging color boxes are different in the packaging printing plant, the input packaging color box printing file information includes the corresponding ERP part number information and file name information. The ERP part number refers to the number that uniquely identifies each material in the packaging printing plant's ERP enterprise resource planning system.

[0035] S3. Generate a first anti-mixing color block with random CMYK color values ​​based on the ERP part number information. Specifically, the EskoAutomation Engine software generates a first anti-mixing color block with random CMYK color values ​​based on the ERP part number information; generate a second anti-mixing color block with random CMYK four-color values ​​based on the file name information. Specifically, the EskoAutomation Engine software generates a second anti-mixing color block with random CMYK four-color values ​​based on the file name information, thus realizing the function of randomly generating color values ​​and ensuring that the colors can be distinguished between different packaging boxes.

[0036] CMYK represents the colors of four printing inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Each color has a value ranging from 0% to 100%, where 0% indicates that the color was not used and 100% indicates that the full amount of the color was used.

[0037] S4. Determine whether there are any CMYK standard colors in the first anti-mixing color block and / or the second anti-mixing color block that are not used in the packaging box printing file.

[0038] Specifically, Esko Automation Engine software is used to determine whether there are CMYK standard colors in the first and second anti-mixing color blocks that are not used in the packaging box printing documents.

[0039] S5. If the first and second anti-mixing color blocks do not exist, print them onto the designated color block printing positions on the packaging box. If they do exist, replace the unused CMYK standard colors in the first and second anti-mixing color blocks from the packaging box printing file with the colors used in the packaging box printing file. Then, print the replaced first and second anti-mixing color blocks onto the designated color block printing positions on the packaging box, ensuring that the ink colors used in the anti-mixing color blocks are consistent with those used in the box, and guaranteeing that adding the anti-mixing color blocks does not increase the number of printing colors. The colors used in the packaging box printing file are either spot colors or CMYK standard colors used in the packaging box printing file.

[0040] Meanwhile, to avoid occasional indistinct visual differences between the two packaging boxes due to similar hues of the two anti-mixing color blocks, making it difficult for workshop operators to distinguish them, the shapes of the first and second anti-mixing color blocks in S5 can be changed according to the ERP part number before printing; the positional relationship between the first and second anti-mixing color blocks can also be changed according to the ERP part number; or the shapes of the first and second anti-mixing color blocks and their positional relationship can be changed according to the ERP part number. In specific use, the shapes of the first and / or second anti-mixing color blocks are changed according to the last digit of the ERP part number; the positional relationship between the first and second anti-mixing color blocks is changed according to the last digit of the ERP part number; the shapes of the first and second anti-mixing color blocks and their positional relationship are changed according to the last digit of the ERP part number.

[0041] This case utilizes the method of altering the shape of the first anti-mixing color block, the shape of the second anti-mixing color block, and the positional relationship between them based on the last digit of the ERP part number to distinguish packaging boxes with indistinct visual differences. Specifically, the software's transformation logic pre-defines ten design schemes, each corresponding to the last digit of the ERP part number (0-9). By adding these ten design schemes, the probability of similarity in anti-mixing color blocks between different packaging boxes is reduced by 90%, thus resolving the issue of easily mixed packaging boxes with similar layouts during their circulation within the packaging and printing plant.

[0042] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes, characterized in that: Including S1. Set the printing position for anti-mixing color blocks on the packaging color box; S2. Input the packaging box printing file information, which includes ERP part number information and file name information; S3. Generate a first anti-mixing color block with random CMYK color values ​​based on the ERP part number information, and generate a second anti-mixing color block with random CMYK four-color values ​​based on the file name information. S4. Determine whether there are any CMYK standard colors in the first anti-mixing color block and / or the second anti-mixing color block that are not used in the packaging box printing file; S5. If it does not exist, then print the first anti-mixing color block and the second anti-mixing color block onto the color block printing position of the packaging box respectively. If present, replace the CMYK standard colors not used in the packaging box printing file in the first and second anti-mixing color blocks with the colors used in the packaging box printing file, and print the replaced first and second anti-mixing color blocks onto the color block printing positions on the packaging box respectively.

2. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: S5 also includes changing the shape of the first anti-mixing color block and / or the second anti-mixing color block according to the ERP part number.

3. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shapes of the first and / or second anti-mixing color blocks are changed according to the last digit of the ERP part number.

4. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: S5 also includes changing the positional relationship between the first and second anti-mixing color blocks based on the ERP part number.

5. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 4, characterized in that: The positional relationship between the first and second anti-mixing color blocks is changed based on the last digit of the ERP part number.

6. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printing position of the anti-mixing color block in S1 is set at the adhesive position of the packaging box and extends beyond the cutting line.

7. A method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that: The Esko Automation Engine software is used in S1 to set the printing position of anti-mixing color blocks.

8. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: In S3, the EskoAutomation Engine software generates a first color block with random CMYK color values ​​to prevent mixing, based on the ERP part number information.

9. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: In S3, the EskoAutomation Engine software generates a second, randomized CMYK four-color patch to prevent mixing, based on the file name information.

10. The method for preventing mixed packaging of color boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: In S4, the EskoAutomation Engine software determines whether there are CMYK standard colors in the first and second anti-mixing color blocks that are not used in the packaging box printing documents.

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