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KBA has received an early Christmas present in the form of PSO (Process Standards for Offset) accreditation for its customer showroom in Radebeul. Issued jointly by Fogra and the competent state authority, the Print and Media Association for Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, the certificate confirms compliance with ISO 12647-2 process control standards for the production of half-tone colour separations, proof and production prints in offset lithographic processes. KBA is one of the first press manufacturers to achieve PSO accreditation for a demonstration centre.
While the primary purpose of the customer showroom is print demonstrations, accreditation has a special significance since many printers who carry out print tests there as part of their investment planning are themselves PSO-approved or are looking for new kit with which to achieve accreditation. Print tests in the showroom can now be conducted in a real production environment as part of a complete PSO-compliant workflow. Prospects thus gain an initial insight into the accreditation procedures necessary for their own organisation. But the biggest benefit is that the quality parameters of an image printed in the showroom are precisely defined, allowing a usable comparison with the same image printed at the customer’s own premises or those of another press manufacturer. In association with IPM, KBA offers PSO-compliant process adaptation for new press installations anywhere in Europe.
The accreditation procedure at KBA encompassed the entire production flow from image processing to proofing, platemaking and print production. Tasks included creating the correct colour profiles during image processing, and generating proofs for two different types of substrate. In the printed image it was shown that tonal ranges and chromaticity coordinates were within the specified tolerances. Tight schedules at KBA’s customer showroom meant that the accreditation procedure had to be completed within one working day, so time pressures were very much as they are in a real pressroom environment.
While the primary purpose of the customer showroom is print demonstrations, accreditation has a special significance since many printers who carry out print tests there as part of their investment planning are themselves PSO-approved or are looking for new kit with which to achieve accreditation. Print tests in the showroom can now be conducted in a real production environment as part of a complete PSO-compliant workflow. Prospects thus gain an initial insight into the accreditation procedures necessary for their own organisation. But the biggest benefit is that the quality parameters of an image printed in the showroom are precisely defined, allowing a usable comparison with the same image printed at the customer’s own premises or those of another press manufacturer. In association with IPM, KBA offers PSO-compliant process adaptation for new press installations anywhere in Europe.
The accreditation procedure at KBA encompassed the entire production flow from image processing to proofing, platemaking and print production. Tasks included creating the correct colour profiles during image processing, and generating proofs for two different types of substrate. In the printed image it was shown that tonal ranges and chromaticity coordinates were within the specified tolerances. Tight schedules at KBA’s customer showroom meant that the accreditation procedure had to be completed within one working day, so time pressures were very much as they are in a real pressroom environment.
