AVT announces agreement with X-Rite

Print Solutions

AVT has announced a licensing agreement with colour technology specialist X-Rite. The new partnership certifies that AVT’s SpectraLab II colour measurement system is compliant with X-Rite’s Xrga Standard.

Developed as an ISO compliant metrology standard for the graphic arts industry, the Xrga standard utilises both advances in colour science and new international standards to reduce colour measurement discrepancies, and to optimise colour measurement across multi-vendor colour networks.

Working in a production environment with multiple departments or different sites, the problem of colour inconsistency is well known. Often, this inconsistency is a direct result of using different devices to monitor colour. SpectraLab II, which was introduced at drupa 2016 for the first time, is AVT’s latest generation of in line spectral measurement for nearly any application – including various label substrates, paper, cartons, and transparent flexible packaging. The solution’s standardised design is widely compatible with typical industry devices, including X-Rite’s handheld monitoring instruments.

SpectraLab II offers in line continuous colour measurements at high speeds, and shows results and trends throughout runs. Providing advanced colour workflow management and exemplary in line to off line measurement correlation, SpectraLab II features enhanced colour reporting capabilities including real time alerts to third party reporting systems when colours shift out of tolerance. The system allows for seamless connectivity to existing workflows and colour databases, and eliminates the need for press stops and manual measurements.

‘X-Rite’s highly respected Xrga standard provides an invaluable third party endorsement to printers considering AVT’s SpectraLab II advanced colour measurement system,’ said Alan Then, general manager, Color Solutions. ‘Solutions that meet X-Rite’s rigorous requirements are rewarded with the prestige its Xrga Standard instantly communicates to customers.’