Countdown to Drupa: PantoneLIVE Private Cloud for converters

X-Rite, a global leader in colour science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone, on 16 March announced the PantoneLIVE Private Cloud, a secure, cloud-based repository that allows packaging converters and commercial printers to easily store and share existing proprietary colour libraries across the colour supply chain.

18 Mar 2016 | By Dibyajyoti Sarma

The new offering is part of the PantoneLIVE ecosystem designed to communicate colour digitally, accurately between brand owners, designers, pre-media, ink suppliers and printers. It removes any ambiguity when communicating colour specifications across the workflow process. This enables converters to deliver consistent colour and meet customer expectations every time.

The company will demonstrate PantoneLIVE Private Cloud and related professional services at Drupa 2016 in Hall 8B/ A23. At Drupa, converters can also learn from X-Rite colour experts how PantoneLIVE can improve efficiencies regardless of their role in the packaging supply chain, to deliver fast ROI and increase customer satisfaction.

“In addition to the Pantone Matching System (PMS), many converters have invested time and resources developing their own colour libraries and standards for specific customers,” said Adrián Fernández, vice-president, PantoneLIVE, X-Rite Pantone. “Leveraging the benefits of the PantoneLIVE model to streamline colour specification and communication, we are now enabling printers to publish proprietary colours in a private cloud infrastructure. This makes colour data easily available at all phases of production and across multiple locations. No matter the colour standard used, converters can be sure that everyone is using the same reference data.”

All colours published in PantoneLIVE Private Cloud are available for selection within PantoneLIVE-enabled pre-press systems such as GMG and Esko. The ability to digitally communicate and share colour means accurate proof. Having colour references stored in a secure online repository significantly reduces press side approvals times. Now, everyone in the colour supply chain or across different production locations can work with the same specified, pre-validated and achievable brand colour. Press operators no longer have to spend extra time and materials trying to reach unachievable colour.

To help customers move to the PantoneLIVE Private Cloud, X-Rite has developed tools and professional services designed to manage colour libraries and workflows. The new PantoneLIVE Rationalization Service analyses and consolidates a printer’s existing colour library to improve colour accuracy, increase production efficiencies, reduce ink stocks and avoid wasteful duplication of colour.

Drupa 2016 will take place from 31 May to 10 June 2016 at Dusseldorf, Germany. PrintWeek India is a cooperating media partner at the show. The team led by Noel D’cunha, Rushikesh Aravkar and Monica Rohra will be present on all days of the show.