Trainees achieve G7 Expert and Professional certification through live, practical hands-on training covering multiple print applications.

Alexandria, Va. – Idealliance, a global thought leader in the graphic communications industry and a non-profit organization with 11 strategically located offices around the world, is pleased to announce that 15 new G7 Experts and G7 Professionals achieved certification following three days of training by Idealliance Mexico at Grupo Gama Impresores in Mexico City, Mexico, and through online live streaming.

Idealliance Mexico conducted G7 Expert and G7 Professional Training for sheetfed offset and flexography. Led by Don Hutcheson, G7 Expert Trainer, participants took part in an intensive hands-on training session featuring live practical training utilizing G7 in both prepress and press environments, including calibration for proofing and print production, color management, quality, and process control with the G7 methodology. Trainees then demonstrated their expertise by completing the required examination in color theory, the G7 methodology, color management, and process control.

“Idealliance Mexico partnered with Grupo Gama to offer this in-depth training covering both flexo and sheetfed offset print applications to give participants from across the Americas an exclusive opportunity for training and certification,” says Jordan Gorski, Idealliance Director of Certification Programs. “We are proud to have 15 more G7 Experts and G7 Professionals join the global G7 community, most coming from massive global brands and the largest packaging companies in the world. These G7 Experts and G7 Professionals are able to serve their customers and their organizations as leaders in color management, print process control, and the G7 methodology.”

G7 Experts and G7 Professionals are certified by Idealliance as proven leaders in print production and global standards to align all proof and print applications regardless of process, ink, or substrate. G7 Experts and G7 Professionals are also committed to reducing costs, speeding product to market, and improving and maintaining their client’s brand image and print production requirements.

Idealliance is recognized by ISO as the largest certifying body in the graphic and visual communications industry. G7 Certification is the most recognized international specification for color management, and not only achieves consistent color reproduction across any print medium, or substrate, but also provides a tremendous savings to an operation’s bottom line. Utilizing G7 within a print production workflow improves output consistency across multiple print services, platforms, and distribution outlets.