M&H develops Braille process

Published: 7-May-2014
Packaging

British packaging firm develops a process for printing Braille characters directly onto plastic packaging

British packaging firm M&H Plastics (RPC Group) has developed a process for printing Braille characters directly onto plastic packaging, using a high- build varnish to print the Braille dots directly onto the product. The company said the process requires extremely accurate control measures in order to ensure the height of the Braille alphabet remains uniform throughout the packaging run. The UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) analysed samples of the Braille printing and measured them against the Marburg and RNIB standards.

It validated the samples, rating the readability good as the 0.30mm dot height was above average. The technique also complies with BS EN 15823 as an approved Braille labelling system. M&H said that Braille printing directly onto the product has significant benefits over labels, which can be easily damaged or peel off. It added that the process can also be used in traditional screen printing to highlight specific design features with an embossed effect.

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