Custom Prime Label Manufacturer Relies on SurePress L-4533AW to Deliver Quality, Consistent Labels and Meet Demanding Turnaround Requirements 

Los Alamitos – Epson today announced GT Labels & Packaging, Georgia customer prime label manufacturer, has installed an Epson SurePress® L-4533AW digital label press to deliver accurate color labels quickly and efficiently. GT Labels & Packaging serves clients across health and beauty, bakery and snack foods and chemical industries, each with specific regulatory and compliance labeling requirements.

A large portion of GT Labels & Packaging’s client base require dynamic labels with intricate artwork and designs, such as shading, oftentimes in small runs. To deliver a variety of high-quality label types for its broad range of clients, GT Labels & Packaging implemented the SurePress L-4533AW. The SurePress L-4533AW features a remarkable color gamut to deliver accurate spot colors and gradients required for brand-quality color prime labels and packaging.

“When researching the best digital label press for our business, color and quality were top of mind,” said Greg Randall, president, GT Labels & Packaging. “After sending a few files to be printed, the Epson SurePress was the only solution with spot-on, accurate colors. This digital label press has suited our business and helped us deliver on our promise of consistently delivering quality products to customers quickly.”

“The SurePress L-4533 is one of the leading selling digital inkjet label presses on the market today and it adds flexibility and efficiency to the print shop,” said Mike Pruitt, senior product manager, Epson America, Inc. “For custom prime label providers like GT Labels & Packaging, the SurePress delivers the technology needed to offer a variety of label printing options and ensure there is a fit for nearly every customer need.”

“Looking ahead, when it comes time to once again expand shop floor machinery to keep up with increased demand, we wouldn’t opt for a bigger or faster machine,” said Randall. “Instead, I would choose to duplicate what we currently have on the floor because the SurePress is a true workhorse.”

Driving the SurePress L-4533AW is the included Wasatch RIP, an advanced workflow automation solution to streamline orders, minimize production errors, help increase productivity, and run print production effectively.

More about the SurePress L-4533AW

–        Delivers High-Quality Labels: MicroPiezo® inkjet technology and a wide color gamut deliver spot colors and gradients required for branded prime labels and packaging

–        Versatile Substrate Support: Prints on a range of standard, off-the-shelf materials including uncoated, gloss, semi-gloss, matte, film, clear, and metallic substrates

–        Ease of Operation: Automated printing means one operator can run several units at one time

–        Industrial Inks: Seven-color, durable, water-based, resin-coated pigment inks provide superior adhesion, plus water and abrasion resistance on most substrates

Epson’s SurePress digital label presses are high-quality label printers that can be tailored to meet various needs and budgets, and provide media flexibility for pressure sensitive, shrink and in-mold label, and flexible packaging. For additional information, visit www.epson.com/surepress. For inquiries in North America, contact:

–        Western Region: Mark Elsbernd, 818-620-2730 or mark.elsbernd@ea.epson.com

–        Central Region: Bob Ochalla, 630-710-6005 or bob.ochalla@ea.epson.com

–        Eastern Region and Canada: Frank Connelly, 615-585-9058 or frank.connelly@ea.epson.com

About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson’s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/

Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, Calif., is Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (facebook.com/Epson), Twitter (twitter.com/EpsonAmerica), YouTube (youtube.com/epsonamerica), and Instagram (instagram.com/EpsonAmerica).

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ProfiLabel GmbH, an ICS Group company based in Wiehl and Wehrheim, Germany, has decided to invest in a Nilpeter FA-Line after intensive market research and tests.

The company, which has been on the market since 1984, is installing the new printing press at its Wiehl site in the Sauerland region and, with the new building and press investment, adding another important building block in the company’s steadily growing history.

“We are very happy to have ProfiLabel as a part of the Nilpeter family, and look forward to working with them in the future. Through intensive tests and user visits, we were able to convince Karsten Jung and his ProfiLabel team that the Nilpeter FA-Line was the right choice,“ says Thorsten Saathoff of Nilpeter GmbH.

Innovative Answer to Market Demands
With the latest generation FA-Line, Nilpeter has succeeded in providing an innovative answer to market demands for shorter set-up times, smaller batch sizes, and an easy-to-use press with many possible combinations. The FA-Line was developed to offer customers optimum efficiency combined with the highest possible quality.

Simple Operating Concept
Numerous functions are automated. For example, automatic cleaning functions are stored for the anilox roller and the impression cylinder, which run before they are unlocked. All covers of the printing units can be opened individually or simultaneously with servo control.

The press automatically saves the data of individual jobs, which are available for repeat jobs. With the help of this data, the press automatically prepares settings (e.g. register and print delivery) for the next job. All in all, the intelligent technology of the Nilpeter FA-Line enables an extremely simple operating concept.

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Investment-proof and productive production with used Gallus presses too– this enables Gallus Classics, the division of Gallus serving the preowned machinery market. With refurbished machines as well as a spare parts service for older machine systems and other services, Gallus Classics offers a comprehensive portfolio for second-hand Gallus machines.

Extensive service program for pre-owned machines
The Gallus Classics team helps customers to ensure that they can continue to operate their used Gallus machines successfully. A pool of new and used original spare parts helps as well as a large network of relationships to procure urgently needed parts. The printing experts are also repairing old Gallus printing presses and carrying out upgrades so that they can be serviced again by the Gallus Service and Helpdesk team. An upgrade campaign is currently running for the machines of the Gallus TCS 250 and Gallus EM 260/340/410/510 series.

Gallus pre-owned machines ex works with manufacturer’s warranty
Depending on the model and conditions, a six- or twelve-month manufacturer’s warranty can be given on a revised press. Every retrofit carried out by the Gallus Classics team has successfully passed a 360° machine check before delivery and meets all predefined product standards. This ensures that the pre-used Gallus machine system meets the technical requirements and maximum safety.

The Gallus Classics portfolio includes not only upgrades, retrofits and individual repairs of older machine systems, but also a range of other services such as revisions and repairs of printing units, the rental of offset printing units or the replacement of offset rollers and their refurbishment.

“We know that there is still enormous potential in a pre-owned Gallus machine,” explains Giuseppe Gallelli, Head of the business unit Gallus Classics. “That’s why my team and I are doing everything we can to ensure that our customers are as satisfied with their newly acquired second-hand machine as if they had bought a new Gallus machine.”

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Glendale Heights, IL – All Printing Resources (APR) announced today that it has named Mike Williams as Vice President, Sales.

A long-time senior manager and high performance sales leader in labels and packaging, Mike joins APR from H.S. Crocker Company. Prior to that he held key sales management positions at MacDermid Graphics Solutions, Veritiv Corporation, xpedx and the Pitman Company.

According to Dave Nieman, President and CEO, APR, “We are very pleased to welcome Mike to APR. He brings to us a strong background of sales leadership. His experience at the converter, manufacturer, and distributor levels is a real plus in guiding our technical sales team to deliver proven solutions to customer challenges and long-term business improvement outcomes.”

A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Mike resides in the greater Chicago area.

About All Printing Resources, Inc. (APR)
All Printing Resources, Inc. (APR) is a proven resource for solutions, trusted service, and support to the flexographic printing industry. APR delivers measurable performance enhancements and total cost reductions, including the after sale attention needed to see optimal results. APR represents some of the most innovative product lines worldwide and takes a “team” approach to deliver process improvement and innovative solutions.

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Independent lab certifies films for commercial compostability

Sarasota, FL – S-One Labels & Packaging is pleased to announce that three of its ground-breaking ReEarth films have been certified for commercial compostability by the independent labs at the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI).

Third-party certification from BPI verifies that packaging materials meet the guidelines for commercial compostability. The BPI certification can be carried on packaging that meets these stringent guidelines. The BPI website guides packaging manufacturers and brand owners in choosing compostable packaging materials to achieve sustainability goals.

“This is truly a game-changer for S-OneLP and the flexible packaging industry,” says Dan Halkyard, Director of New Product Development at S-OneLP. Brand owners and packaging manufacturers can now source a certified, highly functional laminated structure that performs, and meets their compostable packaging production requirements, while still taking advantage of S-OneLP’s low minimum order requirements and short lead times.

“Packaging producers can utilize our roll stock certifications to minimize the amount of testing and certification time and the financial investment required to have their finished package certified,” Halkyard says. “This certification provides a sense of confidence that pouches made with our ReEarth films can also pass BPI certification for commercial composting.”

The ReEarth compostable products certified by BPI were a 3.4 mil laminated stand-up pouch, 3.4 mil roll stock, and 2.2 mil metalized film. The stand-up pouch was primed with Michelman DigiPrime® 050, finished with S-OneLP’s CatPak™ matte eBeam overprint varnish, and formed into a stand-up pouch.

S-OneLP previously had announced that these films passed ASTM D6400 testing for municipal or industrial composting. BPI certification is the next step to verify the film’s compostability.

In addition to the independent lab certification, certain ReEarth films were successful in real-world composting environments. S-OneLP partnered with the Compost Manufacturers Alliance to test certain ReEarth films at a CMA member site, a fully operational commercial compost facility in Cedar Grove, Washington. After 47 days in a real-world commercial composting environment, the material successfully turned into compost.

ReEarth is S-OneLP’s line of bio-based prelaminated flexible packaging films. ReEarth is made from raw materials that allow for the quickest municipal or industrial compostability. All components of ReEarth laminated films are either BPI certified or have passed ASTM D6400 testing as commercially compostable materials.

ReEarth films mimic the performance of traditional structures without sacrificing functionality and quality. Narrow and mid-web flexible packaging converters have found success with ReEarth in applications including bar wrap and flow wrap, snack webs, sachets, stick packs, and stand-up pouches.

S-OneLP created a Sustainability Resource Guide to answer any questions customers or brands may have on these products.

Visit https://info.sonelp.com/sustainability-resource-guide for more information or contact S-OneLP at 941-256-7900.

About S-One Labels & Packaging
S-One Labels & Packaging, a division of S-One Holdings Corporation, provides essential products, unparalleled service, technical know-how, and integrated solutions to digital and conventional printers in label and flexible packaging markets. S-OneLP is committed to helping the industry develop sustainable materials and processes for labeling and packaging. Headquartered in Sarasota, Fla., with a satellite office in Barcelona, S-OneLP provides innovative product research, development, manufacturing, and worldwide distribution to label and flexible packaging manufacturers. Visit S-One Labels & Packaging at www.SOneLP.com.

Stow, OH – Mactac®, a LINTEC Company, announces it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Spinnaker Coating, LLC, representing $130 million of specialty revenue at a price of $40 million. The acquisition is expected to close on Feb. 1, 2022, and consists of Spinnaker’s manufacturing facility and headquarters based in Troy, Ohio, and North American distribution centers located in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and, Vails Gate, New York. Spinnaker will operate as a standalone subsidiary of Mactac.

As part of LINTEC, Mactac is one of the largest, most diversified global pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) suppliers. Mactac’s acquisition of Spinnaker, which specializes in the customized production and distribution of pressure-sensitive roll label and sheet base materials in North America, creates a one-of-a-kind, world-class specialty labeling company.

With Spinnaker, LINTEC, and Duramark Products (formally Ritrama USA and acquired by Mactac earlier in 2021) serving the industry together, Mactac delivers customers unmatched technology, capability, service, and value. These combined pressure-sensitive adhesive technologies provide the North American market with necessary support and capacity.

“Mactac built upon our solid foundation adding enhanced service, capabilities, and breadth of product offering,” said Ed LaForge, Mactac President, and CEO. “Our combined product offering now encompasses all adhesive technologies, including hot-melt, solvent, silicone, and emulsion. We offer a wide range of high-quality PSA materials for any application need, such as film, cast vinyl, and specialty solutions. And, with Spinnaker’s unique business model, we will expand Mactac and Spinnaker specialty labelstock offerings to create a model unlike any other.”

The purchase of Spinnaker delivers Mactac customers an abundance of new opportunities in specialty labeling. Spinnaker customers benefit from Mactac’s advanced technologies, innovative solutions, modern production capabilities, and depth of technical expertise. 

“Joining together gives Spinnaker access to Mactac’s state-of-the-art engineering and technology and offers our customers new and expanded product offerings and adhesive capabilities,” says Lou Guzzetti, Spinnaker’s Chairman of the Board. “And, like Spinnaker, Mactac is an employee-centric organization with a service-first culture. We look forward to realizing the possibilities this acquisition brings to our employees and to the market.”

In response to customer and market request for enhanced products and services, supply chain continuity, and added reliability, Mactac is focused on market growth and operational expansion. The Duramark acquisition expanded Mactac’s technology, adhesive capabilities, and production capacity with more facilities and locations, new world-class coaters, and advanced automation technologies. In 2022, Mactac will add five new world-class slitting assets and further grow its adhesive formulation and manufacturing capabilities.

Mactac and its parent company, LINTEC, a global leader in the field of adhesive materials, will continue to invest heavily in R&D and operational enhancements as part of its strategic plan. Mactac’s acquisition of Spinnaker further solidifies LINTEC’s commitment to bring its comprehensive global capabilities to the North American market. For more information on Mactac, its products, and growth strategies, visit www.mactac.com.

About Mactac
For more than 60 years, Mactac has served the PSA material market supplying label printing, graphic design, packaging, retail display, fleet graphics, automotive assembly, and medical device assembly customers, among others. It is known for providing exceptional support to customers to help them grow their businesses and diversify their product offerings. 

About Spinnaker Coating, LLC
Founded in 1928, Spinnaker is a customer-focused company that develops, manufactures, and markets adhesive-coated paper and film constructions for conversion by printers and industrial users into marketing, identifying, promoting, labeling, and decorating applications.

ADHESIVAS IBI, the family business that has been supplying labels to the Spanish market since 1980, has installed a Mark Andy Evolution flexo press

The new Evolution line, which was unveiled at Labelexpo Brussels 2019, is a perfect complement to Mark Andy’s award-winning Performance Series. Built around the fully servo driven P7 platform, the Evolution is a modular press that can adapt its configuration to current working circumstances and be modified later if necessary.

The Evolution installed in ADHESIVAS IBI has a 330mm (13”) web width, eight flexo printing stations and is equipped with UV curing. It incorporates Mark Andy’s QCDC (quick change die cassette), automatic registration and pre-registration functions and, with no drive shaft, servo control of unwind and rewind tension. The new E5 press joins the Company’s existing Mark Andy P5 at its production facility in Ibi, near Alicante

José Luis Iváñez, founder and president of the company, who has led the business for the last 42 years, commented: “We chose the Evolution because we believe it is the ideal press to satisfy our existing demand and offers the necessary flexibility to explore new markets. We have a responsibility to our customers, so it is vital that the new equipment complements our current technical skills and knowledge. The new E5 will help us develop products for specific markets and, as it is our second 330mm press, it also offers additional capacity.”

Recognised for its high level of customer service, ADHESIVAS IBI undertakes jobs that require detailed attention. Special designs, short and medium runs are part of daily life for the company, which is neither established nor interested in competing in the volume label markets. Mr Iváñez believes that Mark Andy’s technology gives his company a distinct advantage over its competitors: “We are seen as a flexible company and our clients appreciate the fact that our size makes us accessible. They like to deal directly with people who have the knowledge and experience,” he said, adding “there is no typical job here – every day and every shift are different and that is our strong point.”

ADHESIVAS IBI currently employs 42 people, occupies facilities of 4,300 square metres and has made a name for itself in the Spanish market, based on professionalism and customer service.

About Mark Andy Inc.
Mark Andy is a pioneer of the graphic arts and printing industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of narrow- and mid-web printing and finishing equipment, it supplies leading global brands, including Mark Andy and Presstek printing presses, Rotoflex finishing solutions, as well as a complete line of Mark Andy Print Products consumables and pressroom supplies. All products are backed by the largest customer support team in the industry, minimizing downtime and helping customers be profitable, efficient and at the forefront of innovation. Mark Andy does what it takes to understand each customer’s unique business, the challenges they face and the pressures they feel. It strives to provide products and services that help customers solve their problems and solutions that go a step further, allowing them to excel in their day-to-day operations, ultimately increasing productivity and reaching their full potential.

For more information, visit www.markandy.com.

Las Vegas, NV – This week, during the 22nd annual Connect conference at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is highlighting state-of-the art digital print innovations that give print businesses more capability and profit potential in a range of market applications. Display graphics inkjet offerings at Connect from the company’s leading-edge product portfolio include the new EFI™ Pro 30h production printer. Plus, Connect features the first-ever live demonstration of the new EFI Fiery® FS500 Pro digital front end (DFE) – the most-advanced print server in EFI’s 30+ year history – and the debut of the EFI Fiery Impress™ DFE, a scalable, flexible server and color management solution for inkjet label and packaging applications as well as for inline manufacturing lines that need variable print.

EFI Connect has more than 130 break-out sessions presenting the latest tips and trends across all the industry segments EFI supports. This includes sessions addressing the growing analog-to-digital transformation opportunities using EFI’s industrial Corrugated & Packaging, Textile, and Building Materials/Décor solutions.

EFI Connect also marks the debut of an innovative prepress product for display graphics businesses, EFI Fiery Prep-it™ software for the preparation, layout, and automated production of print-for-cut jobs. Designed to address productivity needs amid continued labor shortages, this powerful and cost-saving true-shape nesting solution reduces the time needed to nest complex objects for wide-format printing by up to 90%. Compared with competing products, Fiery Prep-it software also reduces media usage by 10% or more, helping to alleviate media supply constraints. With the media savings it generates, this affordable, effective software can pay for itself in four months or less, helping print shops become more competitive.

An early user of the software, Hossein Rasoulian, technical specialist at Irvine, California-based Super Color Digital, found that it reduced the time spent nesting jobs by 50%. “Fiery Prep-it is a very powerful and easy-to-use solution,” said Rasoulian. “It can nest irregular-shaped jobs very quickly and uses media extremely efficiently. We can also fully automate our print-and-cut process using Prep-it’s integration capabilities to get a high quantity of jobs produced accurately, without errors.”

The EFI Pro 30h: Versatility drives improved profit potential

The newly launched, 126-inch-wide EFI Pro 30h UV LED printer at Connect prints up to 2,477 square feet per hour, offering a combination of speed and efficiency that makes it an ideal hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll superwide-format solution for businesses targeting production display graphics as a growth opportunity.

Designed to provide broader application capability, versatility, and profit potential, the printer maximizes productivity by printing large boards or multiple small boards continuously. Switching from rigid to flexible media with the printer is easy, and the Pro 30h can print on dual rolls, giving users high throughput and the ability to run multiple jobs simultaneously.

Catch up to Super High Speed productivity

Connect attendees are also learning about the accelerating signage production opportunities empowered by EFI’s advanced Super High Speed class of superwide-format inkjet printers. Conference sessions exploring the faster, better, state-of-art possibilities in high-quality display graphics showed how these solutions can drive digital production to new, higher levels.

This power trio of printers includes:

• The EFI VUTEk® XT, a robust, 126-inch-wide hybrid solution with available media handling automation that prints at speeds above 375 boards per hour. A new and unique CP5G system for the XT model delivers complete ink circulation, superior dot placement, 5-picoliter drops and grayscale imaging for near-lithographic quality without expanding beyond four-color CMYK ink sets.

• The EFI VUTEk Q5r, a 208-inch-wide UV LED inkjet production workhorse that is the fastest roll-to-roll printer in its class, thanks to throughput speeds that reach 7,233 square feet per hour. Users can establish a complete print-to-finished-graphic workflow on the VUTEk Q5r with in-line slitting, trimming and other value-enhancing options, including a new in-line visual inspection system available this year.

• The EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer for display graphics, a groundbreaking 71-inch-wide signage solution. Available with up to six colors, plus white ink, it prints on synthetic and paper-based media at up to 1,000 sheets or boards per hour – a speed that is three or four times faster than the most productive shuttle-based/multi-pass display graphics printers.

Faster printing – and faster printer development – with Fiery innovation

Connect is also where print professionals are witnessing, for the first time, the FS500 Pro platform scheduled for release this quarter with new office and cut-sheet production systems from many of the world’s leading digital printer manufacturers.

The advanced, new DFE platform for commercial and cut-sheet digital printing RIPs graphics-intensive jobs up to 50% faster than previous EFI Fiery DFEs. And, a Fiery JobExpert feature for the DFE can streamline job prep tasks, saving valuable time by automatically choosing correct color and imaging settings. Fiery FS500 Pro also provides an extensive collection of additional, innovative new features that address top challenges print businesses face, such as shorter runs, faster turnaround times, less experienced staff, increased security standards and the need to reduce costs.

EFI is also expanding its leading DFE technology offerings at Connect with the worldwide debut of the Fiery Impress DFE, a scalable, flexible off-the-shelf server and color management solution. The Fiery Impress DFE helps equipment manufacturers achieve outstanding productivity and image quality. Specialty inkjet equipment vendors with low unit volumes, as well as single manufacturing lines that want to add in variable or personalized print with a print bar, can expand their digital offerings with this innovative new technology.

The Fiery Impress DFE can drive entry-level, mid-range or high-volume inkjet equipment on a range of hardware platforms. For example, users can output TIFFs to a storage location for entry-level CMYK digital presses, or produce rapid, RIP-while-printing output of variable-data content to high-volume, continuous-feed 7-color digital presses. Fiery Command WorkStation® – the industry’s #1 operator interface for job management – is standard with the Fiery Impress DFE. A wide range of integrated software options are also available, including prepress, color management, workflow automation, and EFI IQ™ cloud analytics.

Technology, training and remarkable guest speakers

Connect 2022, a joint conference for customers of print and packaging technology companies Electronics For Imaging and eProductivity Software, features one of the most dynamic speaker lineups in the event’s 22-year history. The conference’s in-depth educational agenda gives customers a broader range of knowledge to strengthen their position and capture new market opportunities.

“As the industry works to regain its footing after a very difficult couple of years, EFI customers and partners are coming to Connect to learn about the actionable strategies and important tech developments that could be essential to their future success,” said Ken Hanulec, vice president of worldwide marketing, EFI. “And, more than anything, this year’s conference reflects the community, collaboration and innovation that print businesses can use to capture the growing opportunities of the industry’s analog-to-digital transformation.”

Conference offerings include a two-day, accelerated Expert/Professional training for certification on Idealliance® G7® print specifications. Connect 2022 also features top executive presentations and breakout sessions on printing, packaging, business management, marketing and more. In addition, the conference featured special keynotes from UPS Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Warren and Hall of Fame Pitcher and MLB All-Time Saves Leader Mariano Rivera.

Along with the latest EFI and eProductivity Software offerings on display, this year’s conference also features exhibits and technologies from many participating partners, including: Aberdeen Fabrics; the Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department; the Clemson University Department of Graphic Communications; Duplo; Esko; ISCorp; LoyaltyLoop®; the Mariano Rivera Foundation; Plan Prophet; the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation; Print Speak; PRINTING United Alliance; Progress® Software Corp.; Ricoh® USA; and Zünd®.

About EFI
EFI™ is a global technology company, based in Silicon Valley, and is leading the worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. We are passionate about fueling customer success with products that increase competitiveness and boost productivity. To do that, we develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, building materials and personalized documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, and digital front ends.

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Hingham, MA – GMG (www.gmgcolor.com), the leading developer of high-end color management solutions, announces that it is a Gold Sponsor, exhibiting at the Printing United Alliance COLOR22 conference, January 22-25 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines near San Diego Airport, CA. Attendees will have the opportunity to have face-to-face opportunities to discuss all facets of color management with GMG color experts.

COLOR22 features 25+ dynamic sessions presented by top color experts that will help attendees take their color skills and knowledge to a new level. GMG will actively participate in the conference’s program. Birgit Plautz, Manager of Technical Services for GMG Americas, will be participating in Standards Today and Tomorrow a panel on Monday, January 24, from 3:30 to 4:20pm. Much work goes into the development of color standards for the industry. However, not everyone agrees on which are most important, how they are best implemented, or when they need to be implemented. In this panel discussion, panelists will discuss today’s trends, technologies, standards development, and how it will affect color management in the future.

Marc Levine, GMG Americas Director of Business Development, will be presenting How to Accurately Communicate Brand Color Specifications and Tolerances Visually Across All Types of Print with GMG Color, Sunday, January 23, on the main stage during the COLOR Tools Breakout Track.

During break-out one-on-one conversations, GMG will focus on products that assure that the color specified is the color that is reproduced no matter the print process. For example, GMG ColorServer allows printers to both optimize color for different kinds of print, and match color across different print technologies. The suite of GMG ColorServer bundles are tailored specifically for different customer applications: GMG ColorServer Digital, GMG ColorServer Conventional, GMG ColorServer Hybrid and GMG ColorServer Multicolor. The different solutions offer focused features and benefits for digital printing with both CMYK and multicolor presses, conventional printing, and people who print cross-process using spot colors – especially for packaging.

In addition, GMG will demonstrate a number of newer and time-proven technologies, including:

• GMG ColorBook: It’s easier to specify the right color when you can see an accurate sample directly from the press. GMG ColorBook allows print providers to create digitally printed color simulations in a familiar color guide format. GMG ColorBook is a solution for creating color simulations and custom brand colors based on a precise set of real print conditions. It delivers the real expected color of a printer’s own press, in its production print condition, using production inks on the production substrate. It can be used internal for quality checks, shared with the print buyer to set color expectations, and can even be used upstream in the design process to aid color selection.

• GMG ColorCard produces ‘digital ink drawdowns’, which offer an accurate visualization of a spot ink on a production substrate. Unlike traditional analog drawdowns, color cards are printed digitally, making them fast, accurate, and repeatable. GMG ColorCard allows users to create digital drawdowns in less than three minutes, saving up to 90% of the time that is currently required by conventional drawdown production. It is an InterTech Technology Award recipient and a Label Industry Global Award for Innovation winner.

• GMG ColorProof has been the preferred solution for efficient and safe contract proofing for years. GMG OpenColor is also a past InterTech Technology award recipient. With the increasing use of multi-color printing and different combinations of inks, substrates, screening and other variables, GMG OpenColor can precisely predict the interplay between them.

“Color specification is the cornerstone of accurate color management. To be successful, print providers must accurately predict and reproduce the colors that brands specify,: comments Marc Levine, GMG Americas Director of Business Development. “Color22 is the color management event of the year, attended by those who regard color production extremely crucial. It gives GMG an excellent opportunity to discuss color reproduction in a group environment and assist during one-one-one conversations. We look forward to helping printers and print buyers assure that every requested color is printed to specification.”

For more information about GMG, please visit www.gmgcolor.com. Those interested in registering to attend COLOR22 can visit https://color.printing.org/.

About GMG: GMG is the leading developer of high-end color management solutions. The company was founded 1984 in Tübingen, near Stuttgart, Germany, where its headquarter is still located today. With more than 35 years of experience in managing color, GMG is a pioneer in its field and literally setting the standard in color management. GMG’s focus is on delivering complete solutions to standardize color management workflows across various printing methods and varying substrates. GMG has more than 12,000 color management system installations globally. GMG’s clients range from creative agencies, prepress companies, offset-, flexo- packaging and digital- as well as gravure- and large format-printers to name just a few. GMG is available globally through its subsidiaries and a network of partners.

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