Feast for the Eye

Lowden estimates 60 percent to 70 percent of package printing mandates custom colors. In response, DuPont's continuous flow inkjet Digital WaterProof features WaterProof Color Versatility, which uses a Pantone color matching book and mixes colors by ink weight.

Back on the hardware side of packaging needs, Kodak Polychrome Graphics has just begun shipping a large format model of its digital halftone Approval, which outputs one 20.9˝ x 26.6˝ four-page proof in under 15 minutes. The company also expects to solidify an interface with BARCO's front-end prepress system by January '99.