It is possible that part of your design may have to be made up in CMYK or additional Pantone PMS colors. If this is the case, then please be advised that full color CMYK process printing results in a matte, pixelated print that can deviate from the final artwork. As a reference, our raster size is 34dpi.

The following summarizes the file type specifications for sending artwork to TacxCUSTOM. These specifications are for final artwork and approval files, and the files used in printing your Tacx® custom printed water bottles. Please note that due to the high number of issues we have with Adobe Illustrator Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) and Adobe Photoshop (.psd) file types, these formats may not be accepted. All files must be in vector format, we do not accept pixel files, and we suggest using Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files only for all artwork.

Adobe Illustrator 8,0 or Higher (for .eps or .ai Files)
Adobe Photoshop 5,0 or Higher (including Adobe InDesign)

The following summarizes the font specifications for sending artwork to TacxCUSTOM. These specifications are for final artwork approval files, and the files used in printing your Tacx® custom printed water bottles.

Mac Users: Change Letter Type into Outline AND Send Us the Font Files
PC Users: Change Letter Type into Outline

The following summarizes the print area specifications for all Tacx® Daiya™ 550ml, Fuse™ 450ml, Shanti™ 500ml and 750ml, and Shiva™ 500ml and 750ml water bottles. Please note that the distance between the Lower and Upper print areas of the 750ml water bottles is 95mm, heart to heart.

450ml 198x147mm
500ml 235,5x100mm
550ml 235,5x100mm
750ml 235,5x100mm Lower and 235,5x29mm Upper

TacxCUSTOM can print up to 12 colors onto a single water bottle, but this requires a second production run. In other words, our state-of-the-art printer can print up to six (6) colors during a single phase production, or up to 12 colors with double-phase printing.

We print exclusively using screen print, also known as silk screen or serigraph printing. Screen print is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate, in this case the water bottle. Screen printing is the preferred method of custom printing water bottles as the print is applied thicker, lasts longer, and has a higher level of vibrancy when compared to digital printing, for example.

Different from the raster size when printing using CMYK technology, the minimum thickness of a print line when using our screen printing process is 0,175mm, or 0,5pt. Part of the reason for requiring a vector file for all artwork is that we can increase the line size if it is below the minimum thickness. In order to ensure that a QR code is readable when printed on water bottles, the maximum print size of a QR code is 25x25mm.

We need to print a white underlay onto all colored water bottles when printing in a primary color (e.g., blue, celeste, green, orange, pink, etc.). No white underlay is required when printing in a non-primary color, however, called achromatic colors, and such colors include black, gold, grey, silver and white. Please note that if white is not part of your custom design and you are printing on a colored water bottle, then the white underlay is considered a screen print (i.e., set-up fee) and print color.