La tecnología digital está revolucionando las operaciones de impresión. Sin embargo, mientras los impresores offset buscan maneras de mejorar la calidad, reducir los costos y aumentar la productividad, la sala de tintas se suele ignorar. Esto es un gran error. Si la tinta no cumple con las especificaciones, se desperdician todos los esfuerzos de estandarización en la sala de impresión. Con las herramientas adecuadas, la formulación de las tintas puede c...
November 07, 2022
As la gama de sustratos, tintas y tecnologías de impresión se ha ampliado, por lo que tiene el desafío de mantener la calidad del color para las marcas e impresoras. Un flujo de trabajo basado en estándares digitales es la forma más fácil de lograr precisión y consistencia en todos los turnos y sitios, independientemente de los requisitos de producción. Agregar una solución de control de calidad como ColorCert® y su flujo de tra...
April 26, 2022
G7® is a proof-to-print process control method that allows you to reliably and efficiently match the visual appearance of the output from multiple printing devices. It works by defining the gray balance and NPDC curves in conjunction with the traditional method of measuring tonal value increase (TVI/dot gain) for each color. G7 can be applied to any type of printing, regardless of the type of ink or printing method, including all types of digital, offset, flexo, gravure printing. It&r...
February 27, 2020
En los últimos años, hemos escuchado mucho sobre la economía circular y el marketing omnicanal. Si bien cada uno es una tendencia por derecho propio, están convergiendo rápidamente en la industria de la impresión. Para tener éxito en 2020, impresores comerciales deberán ofrecer una amplia gama de capacidades de impresión al tiempo que demuestran un compromiso con la sostenibilidad y la reducción de residuos. La i...
December 19, 2019
The Pantone Color Institute just announced PANTONE® 18-3838 Ultra Violet as the Pantone Color of the Year 2018! This news is always exciting because it sets the stage for upcoming trends for everything from housewares to fashion to packaging design. In fact, we have already seen shades of Color of the Year used in packaging and graphic design by forward-looking brands in the CPG, luxury, and beauty worlds as well as by personalities and artists seeking to stand out. Part of butt...
December 11, 2017
The Color Management Group is a blend of certified consultants and resellers who provide products and services to many industries around the world, including graphic arts, photography, textile, and printing and packaging. CMG members have years of experience and a long list of industry certifications. They also have a reputation for providing fast and effective solutions to help businesses of any size implement color management, process control, and standardization. The Color Management Group wa...
February 03, 2016
January is a popular time for “Top” lists. The Top 100 Songs. The Top 20 News Stories. The Top 50 Travel Destinations. We’re looking back too, and blog readership is one area we find very interesting. Today we’ll share the Top 5 Posts of 2015, what we think they say about you – our blog readers – and how we plan to continue these popular conversations in 2016. New in 2015: The X-Rite Pantone Customer Center at our corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a great place to see our produ...
January 11, 2016
If you use eXact with BestMatch™, the answer might be yes. BestMatch helps you determine if you can achieve a closer match to a specified color by adjusting ink on press. Formulating ink for a press run can be tricky because there are many things that go into it. The vehicle, colorants, and solvents are just a few of the things that impact ink quality, and whether it comes from your ink supplier or you mix it yourself, ink can vary in thickness or concentration. With BestMatch, you can confirm t...
November 03, 2015
The X-Rite eXactTM is a portable spectrophotometer designed for pressroom use. Two big reasons for its success are it’s cordless operation and innovative color touch screen, which it make it very easy for printers and packaging converters to understand, control, manage, and communicate color from anywhere on the pressroom floor. Today we’ll take a look at the top five features that make the eXact an invaluable tool for offset litho, flexo, and digital printers. Wireless operation, plus unteth...
August 24, 2015
