Color/Quality Control - Software

Just like a boat captain, press operators need to make ongoing adjustments to correct for external forces and stay on course.

One hot area is brand color standards work, including integration of color measurement, color control into supply chains and reporting.

For decades, printers’ approach to color management has been highly subjective. A more methodical approach has become necessary today.

William “Kip” Smythe Jr., 67, died June 9 at his home in Arizona. Kip joined NPES in 1980 and remained at the association for 33 years.

Canon Solutions America’s COLORlynx Color Management Suite has received the G7 Certified System designation from Idealliance.

Vista Color Corporation, a packaging printer in Miami, Florida, recently purchased a Speedmaster XL 106-6+L.

Positioning itself as a “brand guardian” under the slogan “Brand Meets World,” LCP (formerly Lake County Press) of Waukegan, Ill., pledges to support its brand-owning customers across print and non-print channels alike. It is a promise that a business engagement with LCP will always be a relationship, not merely a transaction.

Dover acquired Caldera Graphics SAS (Caldera) for total consideration of approximately EUR 35 million.

SinaLite.com has added InkZone CIP Data, Ink-Presets and Closed Loop technology from CMYK Distributors, on three Heidelbergs.

DISC has achieved Pantone Certified Printer status for offset printing and offset extended gamut printing.