X-Rite, with subsidiary Pantone, announced that it will showcase its color management solutions at GRAPH EXPO in Chicago in September.
Color/Quality Control - Hardware
Detecting defects in a print run is an important element of installing an inspection system, says Brian Heil, president of ISRA Surface Vision. But, he says, that’s only one piece of the puzzle.
Erhardt+Leimer and AVT (Advanced Vision Technology) have closed an alliance agreement that will broaden product portfolios and strengthen services for customers of both companies.
AVT has partnered with Quality By Vision to develop CoatScan, a first-of-its-kind inspection solution for sheet coating presses.
SICK, a manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders and automatic identification solutions for factory and logistics automation, has announced the launch of the Glare sensor for reliable detection of glossy objects.
Graphic Arts Alliance and Image Test Labs announced that Image Test Labs Image Grader will be available to members at a reduced cost.
Learn how to offer a wider color gamut,and why it’s especially important for package printers, for flexographic applications.
The FTA has launched an online course providing an overview of G7 methodology and implementation in a flexographic workflow.
The Printing Plant is a privately-held narrow-web flexographic printer in Cincinnati that has been in operation since 1979. The company has grown considerably over the years, adding experienced staff and state-of-the-art equipment. Yet as with most every part of printing these days, there is always room for improvement. Especially with color.
Gray Balance and G7® are two terms that are hardly new to the printing industry. Gray balancing your process is a concept we have accepted for decades as a logical step towards process control and color management, and yet still today it is not widely practiced. In essence, gray balance on press is simply calibrating the printing process similar to what we did for scanners and analog film photography in days past.













