Articles on Color Management

Whether you already have a digital press or are exploring digital options, this set of videos - reproduced from a recent webinar we presented with FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) - will discuss five specific areas of printing that are extremely common before buying your first digital press or expanding your capabilities! The topics covered … Read More...
Rich solids. Smooth vignettes. Intricate details. Design elements like these continue to challenge the Flexo industry to improve. Many of today’s flexo printers continue to rise to those challenges with innovations and processes that advance their Flexo print capabilities. In an effort to showcase the advancements in flat top plates, high-end screening, and UV-LED concurrent … Read More...
Learn how expanded gamut technology raises your productivity and makes printing more profitable. A lot of companies are still not sure whether or not fixed palette printing is a good idea. This document from Esko demystifies a number of common recurring beliefs about extended gamut technology that keep printing companies from reaching their full potential. … Read More...
HandheldColor MeasurementInstruments 1.) A handheld color measurement instrument is only as good as its last calibration/certification. These instruments need to be calibrated regularly. A Spectrophotometer should be calibrated at least once a day to its White reference tile. Most manufacturers recommend having your unit re-certified to factory settings once a year or every other year. … Read More...
We have recently introduced G7 Master Printer certification program for flexographic operations allowing us to assist in profiling flexo presses and confirm for printers that they're printing consistently based on G7 specifications. G7 is a process that helps printers print consistent color, with less preparation and less waste, and reliably produce high quality printing that … Read More...
Gray balance is a top requirement for overall color balance in the reproduction. The three process color inks - yellow, magenta, and cyan - most often will not produce a neutral. Nor will they always produce neutral light, medium, and dark grays in screened values. White light is made up of equal parts of red, … Read More...
G7® Master Program qualifies Quality, Consistency, and ControlIn a world where brand image is everything, many companies require standardized assurances from their print vendors. As the continuity of printed brand images continue to be one of the highest priorities for some of the biggest household brands in the world, the G7¨ Master Program qualification for … Read More...
The promised primary benefit of G7 is that you're getting the very best color management available today. G7 Masters have to prove that they can match proof to press results - so you can show your customers that you run to tighter process controls for color accuracy and predictability. We are often asked questions about … Read More...
Though most of us understand the need to run a characterization to fingerprint our processes, many can improve on what information should be recorded about the characterization and how the information is interpreted. When a press characterization is run, it is important that certain information is recorded and retained for future reference. This information is … Read More...
Revolution Labels Ensures a Common Visual Match To Offset with G7 Master Program By Catherine Haynes (This article orinally appeared in FLEXO Magazine, April 2011 issue. Used with permission.) Like many who have taken detours in business that eventually lead to success, Mike Spillers, president of Revolution Labels in Spartanburg, S.C. didn't get into flexography … Read More...