True Colors

X-Rite offers an array of instruments and software solutions to enhance color management and process control in package printing. Software includes the XML-based CxF Color Exchange Format for accurate communication of color across devices and processes; ProfileMaker Packaging software for the creation of profiles; and InkFormulation and ColorQuality software for ink consistency and control. The company’s line of i1 solutions combine hardware and software for calibration of monitors, scanners, and printers. It includes the i1iSis automatic chart reader with Optical Brightener Compensation and the i1iO automated chart reader that measures substrates up to 10 mm thick, including corrugated cardboard, ceramics, and polybag. Other packaging-specific instrumentation includes X-Rite’s 500 Series, SpectroEye, and 939 spectro/photo/densitometers for print quality verification; vipFLEX2 plate reader for flexographic plates; and vipPAQ multi-channel inline densitometer for flexo and gravure presses.