ChromaQA
Color quality control, simplified.
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ChromaQA
Color quality control, simplified.
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Trusted by Industry Leaders
The Features of ChromaQA
Powerful features that help you achieve unbelievable color accuracy,
all built into one, easy to use software.
Feedback for Press Operators
Remove the guesswork and cut make-ready times in half. Easily store jobs, match color targets, and adjust ink recipes in no-time.
Centralized Ink Management
Store, organize, rationalize, and share inks across your print locations. Perform quality checks in the Inkroom to prevent problems on press.
Powerful Reporting Tools
Create job reports with a click, show trends, and create custom dashboards with on-the-go accessibility. Filter, export, and drill-down on the data that matters most.
Accessible Cloud-Based Data
Cloud based data & reporting connects key color information across the globe. Keep track of job data remotely, anywhere, at anytime.
Easy to Use Interface
Not familiar with color QC software? No problem. ChromaQA is tailor-made for Press Operators, Ink Technicians, and QC managers–not Software Engineers.
Unbeatable Customer Satisfaction
Reduce press down-time, nail color targets, and increase production efficiency with zero sacrifices. That’s the power of ChromaQA.
The Future of Color Quality Software
Watch the ChromaQA 5 launch video below to see some of the amazing features in action.
Color Standards & Ink Management
Create dependent color standards for your specific substrate and print conditions. Store in book & library hierarchy and share across your organization.
Measures drawdowns and see PASS/FAIL indication for ∆E, Ink Strength, Metamerism Index, & Opacity. SmartInk’s ink formulation engine provides ink recipe corrections.
Search and locate colors by Name, Custom Tags, and even ∆E matching tolerances.
Pressroom Quality Control
Press operators instantly see key color metrics like ∆Density, ∆E, ∆TVI, G7, and more.
Create jobs and measure against ISO, G7, Fogra, or your own custom color standards.
ChromaQA distills color measurements into clear, precise, and actionable feedback for press operators. SmartInk can even provide ink recipe corrections removing the guesswork when toning inks on press.
See trends over long press runs to monitor performance. Create customized ScoreCards to ensure job compliance with brand customers tolerances.
SmartInk Recipe Correction
SmartInk’s ink formulation engine instantly provides ink recipe corrections to press operators.
Get ink recipe corrections in the ink department to match colors faster or re-purpose your work-off ink.
Simplified formulation engine is easy use and works with your base inks and substrates.
Next-Level Analytics & Reporting
See the latest job scores, ∆E results, and more right from your laptop, tablet, or phone.
Powerful queries let you customize and create exactly the charts and graphs you need to analyze your color production data.
Create customized job reports for internal stake-holders or brand customers and export as PQX or PDF.
What Our Customers Think
“The ChromaQA software is very user friendly and it seems to be designed for the printer. We were able to quickly get the system installed, our staff trained, and have already noticed shorter color match times on press.”
Bart Wright
Director of NA Graphics
“We found that Techkon was very responsive to our needs and was able to provide us with quality instruments and color validation software that met our needs.”
Chuck Fuerbacher
GM of Printing Operations
“Techkon provides reliable, high quality products at an affordable price. Their equipment is setup with the press operators in mind so they can easily carry out scan measurements and get back to printing as fast as possible.”
Patrick Kitz
Operations Manager
Available in
3 Powerful Configurations
ChromaQA Ink
Ink Management and Color Standards for quality control in the Inkroom.
Cloud-based Ink Management
QC for the Inkroom
Advanced Pressroom Color Matching
Customer Job Reports
Powerful Query & Analysis Tools
Scorecard System
ChromaQA Lite
Get all the perks of Chroma-Ink, plus a few features used in the Pressroom.