CLOSED-LOOP COLOR CONTROL — SMALL CHALLENGES, BIG REWARDS

Generally speaking, CLC is a process where the control system analyzes printed color bars at full web press speeds and makes on-the-fly adjustments to maintain accurate color control.

“The biggest challenge is getting our internal and external sales teams on board with the fact that closed-loop color control systems are a tool, not a cure-all,” notes Russ Welch, pressroom manager for Ripon Printers of Ripon, WI. “Just because you have these systems does not mean you have perfect color on every job with any type of color or format. It helps you to get to pleasing color much faster, which gets product on the skid faster.”