Screen from ChromaQA, Color Quality QC software, showing ink Delta E, as well as recommended adjustments to improve Delta E. For printers, being able to see if the print is good during makeready and production is important. Most press consoles do not have any easy way to see if a print is measuring to the print standard. Press consoles typically show metrics such as dot gain, density and even solid ink LAB values but they…
It’s February 2021 and the year is already off to a very busy start over here at Techkon USA. As you probably remember, just a few short weeks ago, we issued a press release announcing our partnership with Konica Minolta to launch, promote, and distribute MYIRO-1 solutions in North America. This was indeed exciting news for us and we are thrilled to partner with Konica Minolta on this innovative product. In case you missed our…
Closed loop color management is becoming an important trend in offset printing environments, and for good reason. Press runs continue to get shorter which means more makereadies and reduced profits for printers. For those of you that have already invested in an automated color bar scanner to shorten your makereadies, you are half way there. So now let’s talk about “closing the loop” on color, examine the benefits, and see just why this trend is…
