Color: It’s All in the Process

Platemaking also needs to be consistent. “Plate exposures, proper plate processor cleaning and maintenance, and quality control tracking of the prepress process are vital,” says Welch, adding that once the pressroom and the prepress are operating in a repeatable process, it is possible to integrate the “fingerprint” of the printing press into the prepress stage and to calibrate and manage the proofing technology to assure repeatability of the results. With careful attention to these three areas, Welch says, the ability to achieve a reliable proof to press match is available to any package printing company, regardless of size or printing method.