ColorGATE Announces Productionserver 21 For Digital Textile Printing With ColorEqualizer To Simplify Color Matching

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ColorGATE, a leading provider of high-performance software and hardware solutions for color-critical digital printing applications, has announced the release of three new solutions:

• Productionserver 21 is the latest version of the company’s proven RIP and color management package

• Rapid Spectro Cube LED is a hardware and software solution for ultra-fast color measurement and profiling of industrial print objects

• ColorEqualizer is a lean software for better color communication between textile designers and printers

All three products will be available from mid-April.

Productionserver 21

ColorGATE Productionserver is a leading RIP and color management solution for industrial digital printing and the graphic arts industry.

The company offers special versions of the product for packaging, ceramics, décor and textile printing, where it often forms the backbone of complex printing and production processes.

It has been installed more than 16,000 times and supports over 1,800 different printing systems from well-known manufacturers.

Version 21 now features the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine 5.6, which keeps Productionserver compatible with the latest creative applications and PDF standards used in the printing industry.

Depending on the file type and the hardware used, the processing speed has again been increased by up to 20%. Unicode support has been completed, so that file names, spot color names and other designations can now also include international fonts and special characters.

For users who do not use ColorGATE's Media Device Synchronization (MDS), a new "full gamut" function has been introduced to make even better use of the printing system's color gamut.

There are special enhancements for décor and ceramic printers in the Retouch Module and the Color Correction Loop Module. In addition, many practical improvements have been implemented in the user interface, which make working with Productionserver more practical.

Also, Version 21 includes support for many new digital printing systems; a constantly updated list can be found at www.colorgate.com.

The ColorGATE products Proofgate and Filmgate have also been updated to Version 21.

All users with a Value Pack valid on the release date will receive the new version free of charge.

New customers can purchase Productionserver – depending on the product version – directly from ColorGATE, through one of ColorGATE's OEM partners or through a global network of authorized resellers.

ColorEqualizer

ColorEqualizer is a new, lean software solution that simplifies color communication between textile designers and textile printers.

It comes in two versions, "Design" and "Production". The starting point for color matching is a printout of the design, produced on the creative designer’s home or departmental printer.

ColorEqualizer extracts the key colors from the design and generates a "Color ID", which is passed on to the production partner or the production department together with the design.

The printer uses the counterpart ColorEqualizer Production in order to capture the printed Color ID colorimetrically.

Then the Color ID is printed together with the design on the production printing system. The result is also measured.

The Rapid Spectro Cube LED

The Rapid Spectro Cube LED provides extremely consistent data, both in terms of the long-term stability of the individual instrument and the agreement of different instruments with each other.

A color profiling solution is also included which supports linearization, profiling (CMYK, RGB, aNyColor) and the Media Device Synchronization (MDS) of the Productionserver.

 The color profiles created with the Rapid Spectro Cube LED can be used in all ICC-based color workflows, including those from other manufacturers.

About ColorGATE

For more than 20 years, ColorGATEs software, color and service competence has been driving the digitalization of the printing industry.

The company offers a broad range of proofing and color management solutions for graphic arts and large format printing, but it is also growing strongly in the growing industrial printing market.

ColorGATE offers digital expertise and solutions for printing system manufacturers, as well as print service providers and technology users in décor, ceramics, textile, and packaging printing.

ColorGATE delivers an innovative, tailor-made, and modular portfolio of software and hardware solutions for industrial printing and decoration applications along the entire process chain.

ColorGATE puts a special focus on accurate and consistent color reproduction, combined with highest performance.

ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH is managed by co-founder Thomas Kirschner as CEO since 1997 and is an independent subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd. since 2018