There are also solutions for a wide range of conventional printing processes.

The Colorsat Match dispenser, for flexo, gravure and screen label printing situations, has enjoyed great popularity in the five years since its launch, with nearly 60 installations worldwide. The system specifically enables clean, fast and waste-free recipe preparation in batches of 1 to 5 kg.

The Match reduces ink usage by dispensing is the exact amount needed for each job. They calculate the volume requirements for the most challenging spot recipes, and dispenses batch to an accuracy of one gram, in less than four minutes.

Furthermore, any excess ink remaining after a print run can be easily reused, located and retrieved from stock. ‘Press return’ inks, normally too complex to be calculated manually into new recipes, are thus included in future print runs.

GSE also introduces new software tools that bring further improvements in colour formulation efficiency, cost-analysis and traceability. GSE’s Ink Management Software IMS allows the printer to store a database of commonly used, complex ink recipe formulations. Standard integration with a Management Information Software package provides the production manager real-time information about recipe availability, enabling quick response printing. The integration with MIS also allows detailed ink cost-analysis of each order, and the ability to trace inks used on every job to the original base ink batch number.