FTA Names Technical Innovation Award Winners

GMG’s OpenColor
Proofs that accurately simulate a printed result—flexographers and their consumer product company customers have been asking for them, if not insisting on their development for years.

With that objective in mind, GMG color specialists set out to develop a computer-based tool that precisely predicts the color appearance of printed inks, particularly “overprints”– inks printed on top of each other. The resultant technology, OpenColor, allows the previously unattainable ability to let a proof accurately simulate a printed result. The benefits are numerous: it reduces time to market, cuts make-ready preparation and expenses, and eliminates unnecessary fingerprints. At the same time, it improves the color communication and approval process between all supply chain partners and verifies color expectations.