X-Rite Pantone adds new portable spectro
18 August 2026
The eXact 2 Basic spectrophotometer gives "fast, objective colour verification", and will be showcased by the company at LOUPE Americas in September.
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Sun Chemical and MAPP seal North America partnership
17 August 2026
The strategic agreement will see Mark Andy Print Products distribute Sun Chemical's narrow web inks, coatings, adhesives and colour management solutions in the region.
Siegwerk and X-Rite combine for cloud-based FastMatch
31 July 2026
Colorwerk FastMatch Cloud is a colour management solution for label and packaging printing, combining ink formulation, colour correction and QC. The product combines Siegwerk’s ink…
Soma demo day focused on sustainable flexo printing
23 June 2026
The event brought together converters, printers and industry partners from across Italy to examine developments in water-based printing, coating, colour management and press automation.
Techkon launches new ChromaQA software
8 August 2025
Version 6.5 of colour measurement software adds new features to its ink toning engine and enhances GMG OpenColor compatibility.
Flexo colour by numbers
21 April 2025
Matching brand colours is a fundamental task for most flexo printers, and there are tools and approaches that can take the subjectivity out of colour…
Fogra ECG certification is a ‘world first’ for Esko Pack Proof
18 December 2024
The image processing software has gained Fogra55 certification for Extended Colour Gamut (ECG) printing, adding to existing accreditations related to offset print standards.
X-Rite acquires Colorware to broaden colour management options
20 November 2024
X-Rite has acquired Colorware extending X-Rite’s ability to provide real-time colour management for converters, printers, and packaging specialists.
Amsterdam to host inaugural Hybrid Fusion conference
1 October 2024
Hybrid Software's first worldwide conference is scheduled for April 2025 and will bring together packaging customers, industry experts, key OEM partners, and brands.
Drupa 2024: prepress and software advances trailed
3 June 2024
Technology news from drupa 2024, focusing on flexo plates and platemounting and software.
‘Powerful’ new upgrades to GMG proofing tools
16 February 2023
GMG OpenColor and ColorProof are now 'more powerful than ever'.
Brand colour communication framework launched
3 November 2022
Belgium-based Insight4Print has launched a free framework and methodology for correct and unambiguous colour definition in packaging and retail print production.
Esko and GMG announce technology partnership
17 October 2022
Esko and GMG have partnered up to deliver a new connection between GMG OpenColor, and Esko’s native prepress editing software, ArtPro+.
What’s going on in colour management?
27 June 2022
Colour management tools have been around for many years and have evolved over time to become more integrated into the print process.
Very Peri is Pantone Color of the Year 2022
9 December 2021
Brand-new colour said to encourage personal inventiveness and creativity.