Closing the Loop on Color Management in Offset Printing Environments

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…

Creating Colorbars for the SpectroVision Inline Quality Inspection System

A question we get asked a lot when talking to print shops is regarding color bar requirements for our SpectroVision inline spectrophotometer.   It seems like a simple question, but when you take into account all of the little nuances it can be a little tricky.  Below you will find answers for many of those questions we get that will hopefully help you understand how the system works and the efficiencies that can be garnered if…

Troubleshooting Connection Issues

If you are trying to connect a Techkon device to Chroma QA, Printflow, or Colibri, follow these steps: If you encounter problems connecting to the Techkon Device, please check that the Windows Service is running. Open the Microsoft Windows Control Panel Select the Administrative Tools Open the Services Make sure that the TECHKON Device Service is listed as shown above and that the status is set to “Started” and the startup type is set to…

Inline at Insane Speeds

  Here at Techkon we often get the question, “How fast can your inline spectrophotometer measure?”  While in the end the answer is simple, sometimes it takes a little bit of mental dexterity to grasp it.  Today we will answer the simple question and then give you the details behind it. QUESTION:  How fast can your inline measure? ANSWER:  How fast can your press print! I know that seems like an outrageous answer, and well…