Creating and Modifying

This document will show how to create and modify formulas. When creating or modifying a formula it is important to remember that the “code” is the name of the formula. If creating a formula; give the formula a “code” that is easily recognized. This could be a customer name, job number, color name, etc. The code can contain numbers, letters, or a combination of both.

NOTE: No special characters are allowed, such as:‘ “ ? / < > , . ! @ ~ ` % { } [ ] \ | ^These characters are considered special characters and the computer operating the Evolve Pro software will look at them as part of the programming language and Evolve Pro may not function properly.

With the GFI Ink Dispenser, not only can all spot PMS Pantone colors be created, but any possible color with the provided ink bases can be created. If a customer has a color to match, it can be sent off to the ink manufacture to create a formula. They may or may not charge for this service. Once the formula is in hand; add that formula to the database in Evolve Pro, where it will be saved for repeated mixes in the future until deleted from the database. Ability to import formulas with a spectrophotometer, and the proper additional spectrophotometer software, is possible too. A customer may also give a formula to be created. If this is the case it is recommended to put the formula into the formula database and make a small batch to check the color before producing a large batch for press. This is because of all the different variables that play a role in color. Every ink manufacture has their own way of making all the base colors, so all inks will require different percentages to create a specific color. If the customer has supplied the formula it is highly recommended that it is tested before sending it to press incase adjustments need to be made to the provided formula to match the color desired.

Formula Creation

 1.        In Evolve Pro open “Colors”

 2.        In the upper left corner of the “List of Colors” window click “Create new color”

 3.        “Code” must be filled in to save the new formula. The “Code” can be anything to help you easily recognize the formula when one wants to dispense it. Examples; job number - 847563, color name – flame red, customer name – john doe marketing, or a combination of these examples - jdm847563flamered. These are only examples of what one can choose as the name for the new formula. Formulas can be named anything within the guidelines set that can be found above this section.

 4.        Put a checkmark in the box that says “Custom Formulas” to keep custom formulas separate from the preloaded formulas for easy searching.

 5.        “Alternate Code” and “Description” have no affect on the formula itself and is for optional information one may wish to attach to the formula batch tickets.

 6.        In the lower half of the screen; find drop down boxes on the left and percentage boxes on the right. The drop down box when clicked will show all available components to choose from. Once the component is chosen enter the percentage of the formula that component takes.

 7.        Once a “Code” is inserted, and all the bases selected and percentages are set; click on close and a message will pop up asking to save, click “Yes” to save the current changes

   §  If the formula does not equal 100, there will be another dialog box that pops up asking if Evolve Pro should normalized to make the formula 100%.

   §  When a formula is normalized by Evolve Pro, the software will look at the ratios of the components and keep them the same, and equally adjust each component percentage to make a complete formula.

   §  Also make a note of what the drier combo percentage is set at for all other formulas already in the database and set all custom formulas with this percentage as well. This percentage is the recommended amount to be used with your specific ink manufacture for proper drying. 

Formula Modification

 1.        In Evolve Pro open “Colors”

 2.        Click on the “Formulas” tab located down the middle of the screen

 3.        Locate the formula to be modified and click on it one time to highlight it in blue

 4.        In the upper left corner of the “List of Colors” window click “Modify selected color”

 5.        This will open the formula recipe for that particular formula

 6.        The lower portion of this screen will contain the components on the left and percentages on the right.

   §  Here you can change the components or the percentages of each component individually