ColorGATE’s booth: A6.626

ColorGATE, a leading supplier of high-performance software and hardware for color-critical digital printing applications, is presenting its broad portfolio for standardizing and automatizing of the entire process chain in inkjet printing at InPrint 2019 in Munich.

For the first time, ColorGATE is showing its current project with the Austrian IPAC: a new system for inline quality assurance and color correction in digital printing, for example in the production of furniture surfaces, laminates and floors.

Inline Color Measurement and Automatic Color Matching: IPAC

The Inline Colour Measurement System (ICMS) is the latest development from IPAC, a technology leader for colorimetric quality control of decorative surfaces.

The ICMS enables fully automated production monitoring tailored to the respective print image. Color drifts are detected in real time. Profiling also takes place in the production process, without targets, directly on the sample. The previously common offline workflow with the measuring of test forms is no longer necessary

The multi-spectral inline scanner can be used for different materials (e.g. paper or wood) and printing processes, and supports the definition, evaluation and reproduction of the color impression of decorative surfaces.

IPAC and ColorGATE are working together on a project for Closed Loop Color Correction. The result is a joint solution for correcting measured color drifts during ongoing production.

The ICMS splits a decorative surface into spots that are spectrally measured.

Spot Colors in Digital Packaging Printing

Another highlight at ColorGATE’s booth will be the upcoming version of Packaging Productionserver, the modular RIP, workflow and color management solution for packaging production.

The new Spectral Spot Module from ColorGATE supports the spectral characterization of spot colors based on the latest CxF/X4 standard. While conventional CIELAB-based color definitions are only binding for certain illuminants and viewing conditions, spectrally defined spot colors can be used very flexibly and with maximum color accuracy.

Starting with the upcoming major release, ColorGATE's Productionserver will also support the color palettes from PantoneLIVE and the HLC color atlas from freieFarbe e.V. With the Spectral Spot Module, users can create and communicate their own color tables and achieve color-accurate print results.

3D Surface Director: Complete surface capture with SuperScan

Also on display at the ColorGATE booth will be the 3D Surface Director, a comprehensive scan-to-print solution consisting of the ultra-fast Surf 3D scanner from Metis srl. and ColorGATE's Productionserver.

With the SuperScan of the Surf 3D light direction and intensity can be controlled. In addition to color, structure and gloss properties of an object can also be captured. With this data, original designs can be reproduced accurately or completely new designs can be created.

ColorGATE's color management systems enable color-accurate printing on a wide variety of output systems. In combination with a 3D printer, test prints of newly designed objects can be created directly on site.