COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS -- Color Me Successful

For those who have taken the plunge successfully, however, the benefits range from material savings, faster makereadies, the ability to venture into remote proofing, providing a color-consistent product and improved customer satisfaction.

Still, getting to that point isn't half the battle; it's the entire war. "You don't come in one weekend and set up a color management system," notes Gregory Hill, manager of electronic systems for Sandy Alexander in Clifton, NJ. "It's an evolving process. You are always going to be tweaking and maintaining the system."