At drupa 2024, visitors had the opportunity to explore the benefits of the combined expertise and technology of Esko, X-Rite, Pantone, and Enfocus. This collaboration delivered unparalleled value and operational efficiency, accelerating the go-to-market process for brands and their packaging supply chains. The event also showcased the full suite of the companies’ latest hardware and software innovations.
As part of Veralto’s Product Quality and Innovation segment, these four operating companies, Esko, X-Rite, Pantone and Enfocus, play a crucial role in helping customers safeguard everyday essentials. Their collective efforts include protecting the food supply chain, enabling the delivery of pharmaceuticals, and ensuring product quality, freshness, and consistency.
“Our ecosystem of automation and colour management solutions not only expedites the go-to-market process but also aligns with the sustainability objectives crucial for businesses today,” said X-Rite President Jeff McKee.
X-Rite unveiled Autura Ink at drupa, a cloud-based ink formulation software that is simple and easy to use for seasoned and new ink technicians alike. Leveraging the proven technology of X-Rite’s Ink Formulation software, this platform streamlines all aspects of formulation, storage, approval, retrieval, and quality control for offset, flexo, gravure, and screen-printing inks. With integrated BestMatch technology and the ability to better manage assortments, Autura Ink helps drive efficiency and reduce waste.
Alongside this launch, X-Rite also announced expanded capabilities for PantoneLIVE. This latest addition to the PantoneLIVE digital colour library suite, Private Library Manager, targets packaging brands striving for meticulous colour uniformity across their products and communications. With this new ability to add custom brand colours to the PantoneLIVE ecosystem, brands can leverage pure spectral values throughout the production process to reproduce brand colours on a variety of substrates using various printing technologies and ink types. Together with existing X-Rite solutions, packaging brands and their suppliers can easily and securely share colour data between formulation and quality control software, PantoneLIVE, and colour measurement devices for a truly connected workflow.
Jeff McKee emphasised the significance of Autura Ink and PantoneLIVE Private Library Manager as pivotal cloud-based enhancements for customers. “Autura Ink streamlines the entire ink management process, ensuring efficiency and precision across various printing technologies. Meanwhile, PantoneLIVE Private Library Manager offers packaging brands unparalleled colour consistency, regardless of substrate or printing method. By leveraging these cutting-edge cloud-based solutions alongside our existing offerings, we’re empowering our customers to foster greater collaboration and efficiency throughout their workflows, ultimately delivering superior results and driving success in the marketplace.”
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X-Rite collaborated with Esko, Pantone and Enfocus to showcase the companies’ latest hardware and software innovations
For more information on X-Rite contact Frank Brokken at Nekkorb on +64 27 7138987