Spanish printer Calprint will be the first in the country to install closed-loop colour controls on a coldset press.
The company will install a package of automation and control elements from QI Press Controls and its partner EAE, including IDS- colour and register control, at its plant in Medina del Campo, near Valladolid in central Spain.
The site prints national dailies El Mundo, El Norte de Castilla, Gaceta de Salamanca, Diario de Leon and other work. Production manager José Luis Peregrina hopes the investment will yield significant savings in terms of waste and time: "Improving the quality of our end-product and increasing levels of colour consistency in our print versions results in greater customer satisfaction."
Some 12 IDS-3D cameras will be installed in Medina del Campo, together with an IQM data-processor. Additionally Calprint has said it intends to install similar QI systems on KBA Comet press at the plant, while EAE will update control systems.