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ink mixing system (In French station de mélange/dosage) system for mixing special inks or blended printing ink supplies, incl. ink residues. An ink mixing system for sheet-fed offset inks consists of a basic ink supply (8 to 12 basic colors), precision scales, a spectrophotometer, reception software and possibly a mixing and metering system (similar to that in DIY stores). In flexo printing, when pigment concentrate systems are in use, scale as well as special inks are calculated on site and the required quantity is mixed; solvents, blends, white inks and paints are kept in stock for this; the mixing and metering system is suitably dimensioned and is fed from tanks through a system of pipelines.