Saturday, February 28, 2009

Why measurements on printing plates?


Today in the age of Computer-to-Plate it is obvious: Without quality control in pre-press, there is no guarantee for quality in print. Thus the measurement of the right dot transfer on offset printing plates is a key segment of comprehensive process control in the printing industry. However, measurement is only useful if the appropriate measurement technology is applied. Some years ago using densitometers on printing plates was common practice. But densitometers are designed for measuring on printed papers leading to limits when reading on plates. At present, plate measurement devices based on microscopic image capture and processing are the established standard. TECHKON SpectroPlate http://www.colormanagement.com/store/PID899 unifies all advantages of this modern measurement technology in a compact, hand-held instrument.

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