QuadTech and Gallus join hands for automated colour control

“Gallus and QuadTech are perfectly aligned in the drive to create solutions that will maximise customer benefits and profitability. We are delighted to offer a faster way for Gallus customers to achieve and maintain perfect colour, for guaranteed high-quality output, optimal performance, cost savings and fast return on investment,” said Stephan Doppelhammer, marketing manager for packaging at QuadTech.

Doppelhammer added that with a typical ROI of less than two years, QuadTech colour control systems are now an essential consideration for web printers looking to meet changing customer requirements and demands for high colour standards.

The ability to control colour on problematic substrates, such as films, has been a significant objective for the printing industry. QuadTech has been able to solve this, by utilising its web stabiliser to remove common issues of web movement and substrate corrugation. The QuadTech web stabiliser measures substrates over a certified BCRA ceramic tile, for a constant known backing, and momentarily stabilises a small surface area of the substrate with a high pressure vacuum. This enables accurate colour measurement on very thin, transparent and translucent films which is ideal for self-adhesive labels, monofoil labels, wet-glue and laminates.

“We recognised the opportunity to partner with QuadTech to provide our customers with state-of-the-art spectral colour measurement and colour control systems, with the automation to drive further reduction in make-readies and savings in valuable substrate waste,” said Thomas Weber, supplier relationship management at Gallus.

Along with offset, flexo and gravure printers can also benefit from the QuadTech Color Measurement System with SpectralCam, which enables in-line monitoring of all packaging substrates, including challenging translucent, transparent and reflective films. Colour variations are sent to the operator in real-time to change colour specifications, eliminating press stoppages and the manual process of removing sections of the web to measure colour.

QuadTech introduced the technology to the Gallus’s worldwide sales force during the world sales meeting and will showcase the SpectralCam systems at Gallus Innovation Days to be held from 23 to 25 September.