Clemson Offers 7-Color Printing Seminar

CLEMSON, S.C.—Clemson University will hold a Seven Color Process Printing seminar June 2-4, 2009 at its Sonoco Institute. This seminar brings together a group of presenters, Clemson faculty, and attendees to discuss aspects of 7-color process printing in presentations and hands-on breakout sessions to provide a foundation of knowledge when evaluating the technology. The seminar will implement live a 7-color process workflow, and test it with a live training job.

The use of an expanded gamut printing system for product packaging is being evaluated by many consumer product companies, color separators and specialists, and converters. Developing, adopting, and implementing a 7-color process system requires a thorough understanding of color management and color reproduction, along with an understanding of opportunities, challenges, and limitations of the system.

Schedule at a Glance

June 2nd: Begin 8:30
Presentations
Why 7-Color Process for Your Packaging
Defining Extended Gamut Inks and Process Limitations
Color Tolerances, Process Control, and Managing Expectations

Hands-on Breakout Sessions
Ink Set Formulation, Analysis, and Evaluation
The 7-Color Process Press Fingeprint

June 3rd: Begin 8:30
Presentations
From Customer File to Color Separation
Proofing Options for Expanded Gamut
Creating the 7-Color Process Data-set and Color Management

Hands-on Breakout Sessions
Digital Inkjet Proofing to Press Characterization Data and Making Proofs
Selective Gamut Expansion and Workflow with "Live" Job

June 4th: End 11:00
Hands-on Session
Running the "Live" Job to Established Production Settings

Presentation
Keys to Successful Commercialization

Optional: Golf

Presenters and Contributors
• Mark Samworth, EskoArtwork
• Jay Sperry, Clemson University
• Kevin Bourquin, Cyber Graphics
• John Fulcoly, Fulcoly Associates