Danvers, MA — TECHKON is introducing the first-to-market, ChromaQA5 with SmartInk, a groundbreaking AI driven, new feature, that allows anyone to make precise ink toning adjustments, either on press or in the ink room, without the guesswork or inherent experience that has been required until now.

ChromaQA with SmartINK allows anyone to tone ink quickly and efficiently with just a few clicks. First, users define their specific base ink sets and substrates, a one time-setup to make sure that the AI driven algorithms are correctly tailored to the specific environment. From there, whenever ink corrections are necessary to get below a certain deltaE tolerance (and when simple density adjustments don’t suffice), things get really simple:

Select the correct base ink set and substrate combination

Set the starting amount of ink in the bucket or on press

Set the maximum desired amount of ink to add

Click button to run correction calculations

Make the required ink recipe corrections

It’s really that simple! You can even change the max addition amount and restrict which inks to use. But rest assured, SmartInk will provide the best recipe correction every time.

ChromaQA with SmartInk provides substantial benefits and cost savings for a variety of applications:

Significantly reduces make ready times, allowing for increased billable press-time

Substantially reduces wasted materials, both in shortening make-readies and in increasing the work-off of waste ink, thereby reducing cost while at the same time improving the sustainability footprint

Is a viable substitute for full blown ink formulation software at a fraction of the cost, while being much easier to learn and use

Can help address skilled labor shortages in the industry as it empowers anyone to perform ink toning on press efficiently and without prior experience

Makes it easier to deliver consistent high-quality color on target, on time and on budget for customers

Jon Whalen, Assistant Production Manager at Interflex: “In the past, if you didn’t have an extremely skilled laborer, you would have long color match times and a lot of difficulty in keeping the press running. Now, with ChromaQA & SmartInk, we have a lot of young guys that are starting out fresh and it’s helping them to understand how that base and pigment impact the overall color of the product. Overall, that's equaled up to $20,000 savings just in press time alone (in only 4 months). That’s not even counting up my ink room’s time. Plus, our workoff program has become a lot easier, too. Our workoff numbers are over $50,000 a month now.”

More details about ChromaQA with SmartInk are available on our website at www.chromaQA.com