Galloways has invested in GMG proofing and colour management software to offer its clients a high level of colour accuracy from proof to print, while reducing ink costs.
As with most printers in the current economic climate, the way in which Galloways operates has had to change significantly over the last few years.
Print requiring a high level of colour accuracy which can be costly due to the additional time and technology required. A solution that could offer both enhanced quality and produce cost efficiencies in the process was always high on the company’s agenda.
Matt Galloway, sales and business development manager, said, ‘We’re always looking for ways to tailor our colour critical service and we monitor the market carefully for the latest software solutions. Through our meetings and discussions with GMG we felt that they would be an excellent partner for us and their products would help us to achieve our goals.’
‘We were impressed with the results of the press/ink tests and the clarity and detail highlighted in the reports. We produce a lot of colour critical work matching print to a physical product so our expectations were extremely high but so far we have been very happy with the solutions recommended by GMG.’
The software was installed to drive its two 44 inch Epson Stylus Pro 9890 SpectroProofers for the production of high-accuracy digital proofs. Used alongside ColorServer it offers the company the perfect solution for a standardised and simplified proofing and colour management model that delivers consistent colour print results time and again. With ColorServer, data from different sources will behave identically on the press; the result is a marked reduction in make ready times and paper waste.
The company also uses the Ink Optimizer software solution for fully automated ink reduction. Using DeviceLink technology, the CMY colour component is reduced and the black component increased, resulting in significant ink savings for the company without affecting the proof to print balance.
Galloways has also more recently invested in CoZone Collaborate, GMG’S comprehensive web platform that includes a collaborative cloud-based content approval and monitor proofing workflow. This will enable it to manage, review, proof and approve jobs within a secure online hosted soft-proofing environment.
