GMG and Barbieri Form Color Partnership

GMG and Barbieri Electronic, a manufacturer of color measuring solutions (densitometers and spectrophotometers) for the large-format, flatbed and industrial printing markets, announced a strategic partnership, with the intent to provide color management solutions for large-format printing printers.

According to the agreement, GMG will offer a special sales bundle including GMG ColorServer 4.6, the latest version of GMG’s well-known color management solution for fully automatic color space transformations, available at the end of October, and Barbieri’s spectrophotometer, the Spectro LFP RT.

With the assistance of a new easy-to-use, profiling system to calibrate a wide range of print devices, GMG ColorServer and the Barbieri Spectro LFP RT can be used to achieve color quality. This is especially true for mixed environments with various front-end RIPs for different print systems.

All output devices in use at the end user’s production site can be synchronized to a dedicated color standard. This is also applicable in so called ‘hybrid’ production environments melding different printing, such as offset, digital and large format printing.

The Spectro LFP RT is suited for every application where accurate color in digital printing is required. Together with GMG ColorServer, this is the ideal color management solution to meet the demands of industrial digital printing and inkjet printing on every media, including special ones such as cardboard, banners, backlit film, fabrics, silk, plastic plates, wood, stone, and ceramic plates.

“The new partnership between GMG and Barbieri is a great opportunity for both companies to establish high-quality color management solutions for the large-format production market. As expectations on color accuracy and repeatability are increasing in the digital and large-format printing sectors, we, together with Barbieri, are delighted to provide customers the benefits of our common outstanding color management and measuring know-how,” said Paul Willems, CEO of GMG.

Wolfgang Passler, international sales and marketing manager of Barbieri, said, “Within this partnership, the outstanding color management knowledge of GMG and the excellent color measuring technology of Barbieri electronic are combined to create a synergistic force. This results in a new solution that delivers a high level of color accuracy, while the entire color management and printing workflow is simplified.”

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