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pressSIGN automatically emails production reports
Monday 19. April 2010 - pressSIGN the world's leading tool for achieving ISO 12647 updates with some great new features to help both printers and print buyers.
Launching at Ipex 2010 pressSIGN 3.5 includes spot color capability and automatic email function.
The pressSIGN report can be sent by the operator to the production manager, or any one else, at the end of the job. The pressSIGN production report shows not only the overall score but also the time to make-ready and trend information. pressSIGN provides a fast an efficient means of keeping everyone up to date on how well the press is performing.
The new version of pressSIGN also adds spot color capability. Automatically generate a color bar with up to 6 colors directly from pressSIGN for the full width of the press and read the color bar with EasyTrax S, Intellitrax S, the Eye-One, Techkon SpectroDrive, SpectroJet or various closed loop systems.
Other new features in pressSIGN 3.5 include
consistency scoring
inter-instrument calibration features
connectivity to a whole range of spectrophotometers
The new features in pressSIGN maintains it’s position as market leader.
pressSIGN-Pro & Spot Color Capability
pressSIGN-Pro 3.5 offers the most accurate printing for 5 and 6 color jobs. The new pressSIGN-Pro 3.5 will be a significant upgrade to all users who need to print accurate spot colors. Users will be able to select spot colors by entering a Lab value, reading a sample or selecting from a drop down menu.
pressSIGN-Pro will predict the best possible density setting for both spot colors as well as the CMYK primaries. pressSIGN-Pro 3.5 will show you how to achieve the lowest Delta E against the target spot color or printing standard.
Just read the pressSIGN color bar and see immediately what to do with the density settings for up to 6 colors across the sheet. No more guessing the right density settings. pressSIGN-Pro shows you how to adjust the density of each ink key across the sheet to get the most accurate color.
Consistency Score in PressSIGN
Top quality printing is not just about hitting the target once but maintaining it for the whole print run. The current version of pressSIGN gives you a score for the whole job.The new pressSIGN 3.5 gives production managers the ability to asses how well the job has been printed across the sheet. The across the sheet score makes it easy for operators to see how well they are printing and know that all parts of the printed sheet are color accurate.
Instrument Calibration for Multi-Users of pressSIGN-Pro
pressSIGN 3.5 allows you to achieve inter-instrument calibration so that all devices read the same. Select a master instrument and read a set of sample patches. Read the same samples with each instrument and now all instruments match the master device in pressSIGN-Pro.
Connect even more spectrophotometers
pressSIGN 3.5 will allow you to accept data from a whole variety of spectrophotometers. Read the Bodoni color bar with X-Rite FREE utility ColorPort 1.5.4 and import the data into pressSIGN.
Supported Spectrophotometers include:
X-Rite DTP20 (Pulse)
X-Rite DTP70
X-Rite DTP41, DTP45
X-Rite 530
X-Rite SectroScan
X-Rite Eye-One iO
X-Rite Eye-One iSis
X-Rite Eye-One iSis XL
X-Rite iCColor
Use the low cost X-Rite KeyWizard 2.5 to import data from X-Rite SpectroEye.
ALL USERS PURCHASING SINCE APRIL 1ST 2010 WILL RECEIVE A FREE UPGRADE