Color/Quality Control - Hardware

For package printers and their customers, achieving the desired color on the final printed product is always a top priority. But when a package is viewed under different lighting conditions, the perception of color can change. Here are some tips for package printers to ensure they and their customers are viewing color consistently.

All Printing Resources will hold a seminar June 19-21 in Glendale Heights, Ill. The seminar is open to all printers and converters and will present the continued developments of expanded color gamut flexo printing.

Flint Group’s Paper & Board business has entered into a partnership with X-Rite. As part of the VIVO Colour Solutions platform, VIVO ColourCloud will utilize the X-Rite eXact device to provide a central web-based self-service digital color repository.

Brands and their associated colors are often so closely connected that consumers can quickly recognize a brand based solely off color - think Coca-Cola and red. In packaging, color differentiation is often measured in terms of "Delta E," with the goal to keep that number as low as possible. But what exactly is Delta E, and how can printers better understand this essential measurement?

To stay competitive in today’s increasingly fast-paced digital world, packaging converters need to re-evaluate their color workflows. It’s time to debunk three of the most common myths in the packaging color workflow to build a more technically viable color measurement and management process for packaging converters.

Domino announced it will launch its new K600i White digital print module at Labelexpo Europe 2017 as an alternative to screen printing.

Delivering consistent results is essential in the package printing business. To capitalize on these customer demands, converters should be prioritizing their automation and color control. packagePRINTING recently hosted a webinar to discuss these important aspects of printing.

Tomorrow, packagePRINTING will host a webinar that will discuss what package printers need to know about improving their automation, color control and implementing UV-LED inks. The webinar will feature industry experts including Dr. Bruce Myers of Rochester Institute of Technology and Niklas Olsson of Flint Group.

Tune in for improvements that package printers and converters can make in order to streamline workflow and improve color management.

Lake Image Systems will highlight two digital print solutions delivering document integrity and variable print quality confidence at Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations 2017, which will be held March 28-31.