Vision Inspection Systems Drive Profits

Closed-loop color measurement enables feedback to seamlessly affect the output of other systems in the print workflow. Industry players are collaborating to allow data to be easily exported between compatible software systems, to extend the closed loop from color measurement to color formulation. Customer-defined targets (e.g., supplied by a color standard library, a Color Exchange format (.CxF), or color samples), are evaluated. Spectral curve data is obtained and loaded into an ink formulation software, to create the spot-color formulae, which are used by an in-house dispensing system to dose the ink stations. The color targets are loaded into the color measurement system software. The color target data is referenced with live color measurements that can be taken at full press speeds. Any color deviations are automatically captured and reported in ∆E values. This measurement data can be sent back automatically to the ink formulation software, via .CxF file, where any ink recipe changes can be generated.