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InkFormulation Software

Professional Color Formulation
for Printers, Converters
and Ink Manufacturers
X-Rite’s InkFormulation Software provides a fast,
accurate and consistent ink formulation, formula
creation, storage, approval and retrieval solution for
offset, flexographic, gravure and screen-printing inks.
The market expects color consistency in print, independent
from ink and printing conditions, and color-accurate inks are
important to meeting that demand. X-Rite’s InkFormulation
software presents a solution that ensures ink forumulations of
the highest quality.
And it’s not just for new formulations, but also for work off of ink
leftovers. New InkFormulation 6 gives ink suppliers and printers
more flexibility over recipes and assortments, improves basic
materials handling, simplifies definition of the right ink film
thickness, and helps to provides hazardous waste.
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internet communication features, allowing ink suppliers and
printers to efficiently share color data with other locations.
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flexible sorting criteria for recipes, simplified substrate database
access, easy creation and selection of customized print layouts
and much more.

Compliance with standards, including CxF3 and
X-Rite Graphic Arts Standard [XRGA]
InkFormulation 6 and ColorQuality 6 databases works to XRGA
standards. InkFormulation 6 works to XRGA standards. This means
that your non-XRGA X-Rite spectrophotometers can send data
to InkFormulation where it will automatically be converted to the
XRGA standard. The XRGA common language provides a common
measurement language helping bring older technology to a higher
consistency to meet todays quality control requirements.

Improved Basic Material Module
With Version 6’s newly improved Basic Material Module, users can
work with a variety of additives within one assortment, allowing
them to change a single additive in a recipe without having to redo the draw down or create a completely new assortment. This
significantly simplifies the handling of ink assortments and recipes,
giving users more control over their ink database.
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Grow your business with PantoneLIVE
InkFormulation 6 is PantoneLIVE compatible. When it is time for
production, connect to PantoneLIVE, a secure cloud based spectral
color database that ensures precise color at the point of production.
Spectral definitions for each color are organized in a secure, cloudbased ecosystem, providing the right formulation for production
and ensuring consistent color on a multitude of substrates and print
technologies. Right the first time. Right every time.

Film Thickness Calibration Module
The new Film Thickness Calibration Module allows users to quickly
and precisely determine the right ink film thickness for flexo, gravure
and screen-printing. Users no longer need to re-measure known
recipes for different line screens or rollers to adjust the film thickness
manually; they simply enter the roller or screen as a parameter and
the software automatically determines the required film thickness.
This leads to faster make ready and reduces the number of
assortments needed, resulting in a streamlined formulation process.

Leftover Ink Management
Provides necessary tools to aid in achieving color. When used with
X-Rite’s renowned Leftover Management feature, also included
in InkFormulation 6, allows leftover inks to be reused in new
recipes during the formulation process. InkFormulation provides
recommendations about how to reduce the amount of leftover inks
and allows for any leftovers to be reworked into new formulations,
reducing inventory and waste, lowering disposal costs and providing
a rapid return on users’ InkFormulation investment.