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Maintain deltas of
< 1.0 easily in any
well-run plant. If required,
0.5 can be achieved.

Clean Proofing Head
or Hand Proofers in
10 Seconds

For many Flexographic printers…

a Perfect Proofing System opens the door to major cost reductions. Especially in plants where color management is an important issue, the proper implementation of this ink proofing equipment makes deltas that are consistantly 1.0 or less simple to maintain. If your situation requires, deltas of 0.5 can be achieved.  (You must have javascript enabled for the following functions to work.)

Yes, the Perfect Proofing System Works;
but How Much Will It Lower Your Costs?
Answer these 5 questions and get an answer instantly. Enter values below as positive numbers.

 A properly implemented Perfect Proofing System should impact your materials costs as follows:
How much did you pay your ink vendors last year?
Annual Ink cost		 $ SAVINGS from Ink Not Used while inks are being adjusted. $
How much did you spend on stock last year?
Annual Stock Cost		 $ SAVINGS from Stock Not Used while inks are being adjusted. $
What is the AVERAGE billing rate for your presses?
Press Billing Rate (Average)		 $ Total Ink & Stock Savings $
During an AVERAGE shift, how many times do you have to modify an ink formula (either on press or in the ink room)?
Avg. Times Down for Color Per Shift		 Est. Value of Recovered Press Time (per year) $
Throughout the year, how many shifts do you average per day?
Avg. Number of Shifts per day		 Total Annual Savings for this plant $


Note: Calculations made above are based on 4 general assumptions:
  1. If a color is wrong on press, it takes 15 minutes to correct the formula and re-ink.
  2. Press speed is 25% during time spent reformulating Ink.
  3. 2000 hours annually per shift.
  4. Your plant has only one press & it does not have a Sunday drive.

If experience in your plant suggests different assumptions, the Economics page of this site lets you rerun the calculations based on your revised input.

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