Alwan Color Expertise, Ugra and KEE Consultants team up for drupa

At drupa 2008 Alwan Color Expertise will partner with Ugra, the research and certification organization for the graphic arts industry, to provide drupa visitors with information and demonstrations of the latest ISO 12647 standardization and certification tools and methods.

KEE Consultants, which offers on-line and on-site consultancy, training and services exclusively related to ISO 12647 standards implementation and certification, will also participate in this collaboration. The three industry standards’ advocates will offer a one-stop information center featuring their complementary products and services at Alwan's stand 7.0C in Hall 7.

Ugra control strips and software tools allow users to control the quality of all their devices, from monitor display to press. Ugra’s PSO/ISO 12647 certification is a comprehensive certification method for the graphic industry. It combines ISO 9000, ISO 12647 and related standards to ensure that a certified company is able to provide its clients with high quality prints that correspond to international standards for every job.

Alwan CMYK Optimizer is a PDF color pre-flight and standardization technology that is recommended by Ugra for file standardization. Each one of the four full-featured software solutions within the Alwan CMYK Optimizer product family delivers specialized capabilities that enable all partners along the production line, from design to print, to guarantee the color accuracy, predictability and reproducibility of their work, while ensuring optimum production further down the line.

KEE Consultants is an international network of consultants accredited by Ugra to deliver ISO 12647 Standardization Services in Europe and on an exclusive basis in France and in the UK. KEE Consultants offer end-users, corporations and OEMs a wide range of on-line and on-site services including training, seminars, audits, preparation for certification, methodology and technical services related to color and color reproduction.