Our printing capabilities
First-hand expertise from Flexum's Tallinn facility — custom ink mixing, Flint Group water-based recipes, pressroom chemistry, and ink-consumption estimating.
Reviewed by Hannes Truumae, Country Manager Estonia
Custom ink mixing
Flexum custom-mixes printing inks on-site at our Tallinn facility.
What we mix
- Flint Group water-based inks. Flexum is a Flint Group partner and custom-mixes Flint Group water-based ink recipes on-site for narrow-web flexo, label, and packaging applications. We mix to specific Pantone codes, customer brand-color targets, and other spec requirements. For exact turnaround times and batch-size availability, customers request a quote via /contact — lead times depend on current stock of base components.
- Pantone spot colors. Solid Pantone Plus Series colors mixed in-house for offset, letterpress, and flexo runs.
- Custom recipes. Bespoke color matching for customers who provide a sample, a measured Lab/CMYK target, or an existing recipe.
Other ink lines Flexum distributes
- Deutsche Druckfarben (DDF) — conventional, low-migration, and UV CMYK and Pantone series for offset packaging and commercial print; oil-based and water-based overprint varnishes.
- Pulse Roll Label Products — narrow-web UV flexo inks and coatings (PureTone UV ink range, PureFinish overprint varnishes — matte, gloss, and tactile finishes).
Ordering custom mixes
- Customer requests a quote via /contact with: color spec (Pantone code, Lab values, or sample), quantity, ink system (water-based / UV / oil-based), and required turnaround.
- Flexum's sales team responds during business days.
- For repeat orders, stored recipes accelerate fulfillment.
Flint Group water-based inks
Flexum is a Flint Group partner and custom-mixes Flint Group water-based ink recipes on-site at the Tallinn facility. For water-based / aqueous ink jobs, Flexum can deliver Flint-spec colors mixed to exact customer requirements — whether that's brand matching, specialty colors, or matching the recipe of an existing job.
Pressroom chemistry (Xpert Presschem)
Flexum distributes Xpert Presschem pressroom chemicals across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland. Xpert manufactures a full range of pressroom chemistry for the printing industry, organised by press type — sheetfed, heatset, coldset, flexo, and labeling. The range covers:
- Fountain solutions — dampening solutions and additives, including IPA-replacement (reduced- and alcohol-free) chemistry for offset presses.
- Offset washes — press, blanket, and roller washes for manual and automatic wash-up.
- Heatset web emulsions — dampening emulsions for heatset web offset.
- Plate chemicals — plate cleaners, finishers, and correction chemistry.
- Flexo chemicals — cleaning and maintenance chemistry for flexographic presses.
- Coatings — overprint coatings, including high-gloss water-based overprint varnish.
- Spray powders — anti-set-off spray powders for sheetfed work.
- Specialty and maintenance chemicals — anti-skin agents (ANTISKIN), roller and transfer-jacket cleaners (Fount Roller Cleaner ECO, Transfer Jacket Cleaner), and regenerators (Regenerator ME).
Some Xpert Presschem chemistry is supplied alongside Deutsche Druckfarben (DDF) ink systems. For current stock, pack sizes, and pricing on a specific Xpert Presschem product, customers request a quote via /contact.
Estimating ink consumption
Flexum offers a free online ink estimator at /tools/ink-estimator that estimates the total ink needed for an offset print run. Total ink mass equals sheet area (m²) × average coverage × sheet count × a per-paper-type consumption rate. The consumption rates, compiled from real Flexum production runs, are: coated paper 1.5 g/m², uncoated paper 2.0 g/m², and specialty inks — metallic (gold, silver) and neon (fluorescent Day-Glo) — 4.0 g/m².
The result is the total ink weight for the whole job at the average coverage provided, not a per-CMYK-channel figure. For a per-channel breakdown, estimate each colour's coverage separately and run the calculator once per channel, then sum. Specialty inks use a higher rate because metallics and Day-Glo fluorescents carry higher pigment loads and need a thicker laydown to reach their characteristic look.
The figure is an estimate. Actual consumption is affected by the paper's surface and absorbency, the ink's properties, make-ready sheets beyond the typical allowance, ink mileage differences between manufacturers, and density adjustments during the run — so it should be treated as a planning guide, not a firm order quantity.