X-Rite and Pantone showcase innovation in colour communication
X-Rite, a global leader in
colour technology, and its
wholly owned subsidiary
Pantone Inc, the global color
authority, unveiled a complete
range of colour solutions and new
initiatives at drupa 2008. X-Rite
showcased its complete product
range on stand DO2 in Hall 5,
and its Pantone products on stand
E04 in Hall 9.
X-Rite’s recent acquisition of
Pantone enriches the X-Rite
product portfolio and positions
the company as the leading
provider of innovative,
integrated, full spectrum
solutions for colour specification,
colour management and colour
communication. Its solutions
now serve every stage of the
print production value supply
chain across all media, from
concept to consumer, from
inspiration to production.
“We have participated in every
drupa event for the past 25 years.
This year is particularly significant
as we have demonstrated some
of the company’s greatest
achievements to date, and
showcased key developments
resulting from the merging of the
GretagMacbeth and Pantone
teams into the X-Rite family” said
Tom Vacchiano, X-Rite’s chief
executive officer.
Other highlights included, live
output of a unique drupa
tradeshow keepsake product
showcasing X-Rite’s real-world
colour design, colour
management and colour
communication solutions, as well
as the most current versions of
the Pantone Goe System.
Throughout the show, X-Rite and
Pantone colour experts
demonstrated real world colour
scenarios from design and
prepress to commercial and digital
printing and packaging. Colour and
colour QC professionals from all
points of the production supply
chain saw how X-Rite
communicated colour across
every stage of the workflow
process. Demonstrations of each
solution in the company’s
portfolio, including design,
profiling, prepress, proofing, ink
formulation, QC and print,
addressed specific needs for
delivering globally consistent,
accurate, reproducible and
predictable colour output across
all media types throughout the
production value chain.
Reflecting the company’s
ubiquitous industry presence, XRite’s
colour standards, devices,
software and services were also
showcased on a number of other
manufacturers’ and partners’
stands including Canon, EFI,
Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Komori,
W&H and Xerox.
X-Rite unveils ColorMunki
X-Rite, Incorporated, the world leader in colour management and measurement technologies, along
with recently acquired Pantone, Inc. the global authority on colour and provider of professional colour
standards for the design industries, recently introduced ColorMunki, a breakthrough in both price and
performance.
Based on X-Rite and Pantone’s deep understanding of the photo and design communities, ColorMunki
solutions are the industry’s first easy-to-use, convergent technologies developed specifically to feed
the artistic imagination of creative professionals – at an affordable price. Designed to meet the
requirements of creatives working in a digital environment across industries, the revolutionary
ColorMunki family (
www.colormunki.com) ensures accurate colour from inspiration to final output in
ways never before possible.