SpotOn! Press LLC, a color management software company, today announced the release of its flagship product. SpotOn! is one of the first technologies to institute process control in the pressroom using the G7 methodology and is recognized by IDEAlliance as an official G7 Support Tool. This software tool provides a visual dashboard of press conditions, enabling printers to fully realize the benefits of standardization and process control in the press room. G7-approved printers use SpotOn! to maintain tight tolerance during press runs, thereby producing higher quality products with less re-do’s. For more information, go to www.SpotOnPress.com.

Simplifying the Process
Historically, press operators and print professionals have monitored press conditions by performing time-consuming test runs and gathering data by hand. With SpotOn!, a small target is attached to each job, simplifying the data gathering and evaluation process. The software also trends data over time so that printers can see how different papers, inks, and other print supplies effect print performance.

Feedback from Industry Consultants
“Without a technology like SpotOn!, the process to manage color with G7 is inherently slow. SpotOn! accelerates the process by 400%, enabling printers to quickly measure several patches and receive the information they need,” comments Eric Mangusson, President, Left Dakota, an LA-based color management consulting firm. “I’ve introduced SpotOn! to six different printing operations and five have already adopted it.”

“No longer do I have to manually measure and evaluate Lab values. SpotOn! gives me the numbers in just a fraction of time than previously required,” comments Michael Eichler, Technical Printing Manager, KBA North America Inc. “SpotOn! is very flexible and can be used not only for establishing profiles and baseline criteria, but is valuable for ongoing process control. Everywhere I have used it, the customers are anxious to use the software themselves.”

Bruce Bayne Quote
“SpotOn! is a pivotal tool for instilling process control in the press room. We engineered it to be easily installed and used by printers, color management professionals, and prepress departments,” comments Bruce Bayne, founder and president, SpotOn! Press. “Since its initial test launch in February, the feedback we’ve received is tremendous. The market is rapidly moving towards the implementation of standards in the press room. SpotOn! is the ideal user-friendly tool to achieve this control.”