Process Control Is Key to Effective Ink Optimization

There's more to ink optimization than reducing the amount of ink that is used, Welch insists. "Color management on the back end is a prerequisite to deriving the full benefit of ink optimization. You need to characterize the press, set up a standard, and understand what the press wants to do."

"Consumer product companies would love to have more and better process controls," Welch says, "but, in order to achieve it, more education, adjustment, and measurement need to take place—and everybody needs to sign up." pP