Alwan helps printers extend life of offset presses

Alwan Color Expertise has opened its Print Standardizer to popular automatic scanning technologies including X-Rite IntelliTrax, ATS, Komori DCS II and Heidelberg’s Image Control – ensuring international standards are within reach of all printers.

Companies already using the Alwan Print Standardizer are reportedly enjoying a return on their investment in less than six months.

Elie Khoury, Alwan's founder and CEO, said: ‘In these cost-conscious times, it’s refreshing to hear that you don’t need to invest in expensive new presses to significantly boost the quality and productivity of your set-up. Alwan’s policy has always been about helping printers get the most from their existing equipment. Print Standardizer gives offset presses unequaled stability, ensures that they work at maximum capacity, and delivers results that are compliant with applicable international standards such as ISO 12647-2.’

The Print Standardizer now incorporates Alwan’s Dynamic Press Calibation (DPC), an automated dot-gain compensation technology. It tracks dot gain for each press and paper combination and automatically compensates for any drift during the day or over longer periods, ensuring production always remains within given specifications.

In addition to DPC, Alwan Print Standardizer also incorporates the 2008 InterTech award-winning Dynamic DeviceLinks technology. Print Standardizer enables printers to reduce make-ready times, match clients’ standard proofs, and dramatically cut waste paper and ink consumption. The impact of the solution is impressive – overall pressroom productivity and profitability typically increases by an average of 15 percent, claims the company.

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