X-Rite's new EasyTrax sets new standards for press side scanning

The new EasyTrax semi-automatic scanning spectrophotometer from X-Rite looks set to become the industry standard for high quality scanning systems. The new innovative technology makes the scanning of press sheets a fast and efficient process wherever the color bar is located on the sheet.

pressSIGN-Pro v 3 makes hitting ISO 12647 or any other press standard extremely easy using EasyTrax. Simply scan the pressSIGN-Pro color bar and the all the ink and dot gain adjustments are immediately shown in pressSIGN-Pro. 

EaasyTrax gives consistently accurate readings and pressSIGN displays the data in a clear and precise way. All aspects of the press sheet are scored separately and pressSIGN has a traffic light system to give you an overall score. This makes it easy to understand how well each sheet has been printed and how close it is to the standard that has been set.

pressSIGN-Pro directly drives the X-Rite EasyTrax. pressSIGN-Pro and EasyTrax work together seamlessly making it the most productive way of achieving ISO printing standards. pressSIGN-Pro provides all the information necessary to achieve the highest possible print quality from even the oldest presses. See how to adjust each ink key across the press to achieve the lowest possible delta e for each of the primary colors. pressSIGN-Pro produces a dot gain adjustment curve for importing into the RIP workflow.

pressSIGN-Pro delivers full range of management information.

pressSIGN-Pro can also work in conjunction with X-Rites EasyTrax software. operates by picking up the the data file created by EasyTrax each time a press sheet is read and then displays it within the pressSIGN interface. Users get the benefit of both. pressSIGN show the operator how to adjust each key across the press, copes with the color shift as the ink dries and produces a dot gain adjustment for the most common RIP formats.

pressSIGN is used by top quality printers around the world whatever their size. For more details on pressSIGN-Pro see our web page

For more information on X-Rite's EasyTrax visit www.xrite.com