COLOR ACCURACY

ON DIFFERENT MATERIALS, GLAZES AND FORMATS

SAVE COSTS

REDUCE PRINTING COSTS

COMPATIBILITY

WORK WITH ALL PRINTERS AND MACHINE IN THE INDUSTRY, REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURER OR MODEL

OPTIMIZATION OF CERAMIC PRODUCTION

Are you looking for an efficient solution for the production of ceramic products? Then ColorGATE's Ceramic Productionserver is exactly what you need! From design to finished product, our production server offers numerous advantages for the ceramic industry.

With Ceramic Productionserver, you not only maximize machine utilization, but also achieve the highest color accuracy and precision. Do you have a specific color specification for your design? No problem! With our Productionserver, you can achieve perfect color match and manage differences between media, inks and coatings, as well as pre- and post-processes. So you not only reduce your printing costs, but also achieve consistent print results under different conditions. Even last-minute color corrections can be made quickly and easily to achieve perfect results.

Increase the efficiency of your ceramic production while maintaining the highest quality standards. Contact us now to learn more about our Ceramic Productionserver!

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Application Areas

  • Floor tiles and wall tiles
  • Clinker and roof tiles
  • Dishes and tableware
  • Ceramic pots and tubes
  • Sanitary

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

COLOR ACCURACY

With the Ceramic Productionserver from ColorGATE, you can achieve precise color reproduction for ceramic print jobs. This is particularly important to ensure that tiles and other ceramic products look uniform and harmonious. Customer satisfaction is increased and confidence in your products is strengthened. Rely on Ceramic Productionserver to ensure the highest color quality and consistency in your ceramic products. For fast and accurate color reproduction, we offer Fingerprint technology (will be linked here then). This innovative solution allows you to accurately reproduce color. Combined with the Color Correction Loop Module, you even get automated color correction, saving you the time-consuming trial-and-error process. Would you like to learn more about these technologies? Don't hesitate to contact us!

REDUCE COSTS

Save money and time with ColorGATE's Ceramic Productionserver. Through optimized press control and color management technologies, you minimize losses and increase your efficiency. You have fewer misprints and machine downtimes, which also means lower costs for maintenance and troubleshooting!
You want to save ink on top of that? With ColorGATE's InkSaver, your ink consumption will drop. Does this sound interesting to you? Get in touch with us! 

COMPATIBILITY

ColorGATE's Ceramic Productionserver gives you a big advantage: It works seamlessly with common printers and machines, regardless of manufacturer and model. You can continue to use your existing equipment, buy additional printers or measuring devices - ColorGATE will support you! 
With our maintenance contract, the Value Pack, you can also exchange drivers within your category free of charge if you want to use a new device or try out a new module. And our software is flexible, too. With the modular design, you only pay for the features you really need. Take advantage of ColorGATE Ceramic Productionserver and enjoy precise, efficient and flexible color production in the ceramics industry.

Reference

Digital Tile Production with ColorGATE

Have a look at our innovative workflow and color management solutions for digital ceramic printing across the entire production chain.
Together with Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG, one of the leading suppliers of ceramic covering materials, we provide you with a unique insight into the advantages of our products in digital tile production. Watch our user success story with Deutsche Steinzeug.

 

Technical Details

Basic functions

Media-Ink-Metamode (MIM)


  • ColorGATE development to create production-influencing parameters such as medium (M), ink (I) and metamode (M); every MIM combination links profile, linearization and print mode settings into a single logical unit
  • MIM administration: import, export, administration and processing of MIM combinations

ICC color management with CrossXColor Technology


  • Use of rendering intents (options: Photographic; Perceptual; Absolute perceptual; Relative colorimetric; Absolute colorimetric; Saturation; Absolute compression; Blackpoint compensation; Lightener compensation; Minimal white compensation)
  • Use of embedded ICC profiles in JPEG, TIFF, PDF, PSB and PSD files for use as input color space; embedded Output Intents can be used
  • Multicolor ICC Engine: Support of multicolor ICC profiles with up to 15 color channels
  • ColorGATE GamutPlus: Enhanced CMYK input color space, based on ISOcoated_V2 for a more color intensive output

16-Bit Color Rendering

For a higher color accuracy and smooth gradients

Preservation of pure colors

Preservation of black, CMYK or single CMYK channels as pure colors

Various options for color correction


  • Correction of brightness, contrast and gamma
  • Gradation curves
  • Separate or simultaneous channel processing possible

Saturation enhancement

To increase the saturation of output colors

Gamut Viewer

Two- and three-dimensional (2D/3D) visualisation and comparison of color spaces

Special color printing (white/varnish/metallic; printer-dependent)


  • Support of white, varnish and metallic printing (on appropriate printing systems)
  • Output variants: pixel, filling, selective, flood, spot color, including preview, and others
  • Combination of process colors, silver metallic ink and white ink
  • Layering technology
  • Separate gradation curves possible
  • Spread and Choke: overlap/border filling adjustable for special colors
  • Intensity: adjustable intensity/density of the white or special color channel
  • Preview for white print

Preview (full screen, split, thumbnail, softproof)


  • Document view, placement on output media, rotated view, full screen preview, preview with special colors
  • Split: before and after display for visualization of changes
  • Thumbnail: job thumbnails, display of job properties
  • Softproof: simulation of the print output on screen, merging of separated PDF files

Loading of media size (printer-dependent)


  • Available for e.g. HP-DesignJet-Z series, Roland AJ, FP, VP, XC, XJ and various Epson Stylus Pro printers
  • Automatic or manual

Confidence strip


  • Printing of a confidence strip with the color channels used to ensure a consistent printout
  • Different positions and sizes possible

Various scaling options


  • Proportional/non-proportional scaling in height, width, percent
  • Automatic scaling to media size
  • Visual scaling: proportional scaling by means of a distance tool

Copy and layout print


  • Job repetetion, multiple output with only one RIP process, last row filling (better media utilization)
  • Device handled creation of multi-copies, in which the parameters are transferred from the RIP to the device controller (printer-dependent)

Cropping

Definition of print areas

Rotate and mirror


  • Rotate in 90° steps
  • Jobs can be rotated space-optimized, even automatically

Offset and centering


  • Horizontal/vertical offset adjustment
  • Centering on sheets and rolls

Auto tiling

Automatic segmenting for printing oversized jobs with optional overlap

Cut marks and registration marks


  • Printing of cut and registration marks
  • Style: inner/outer marks, inner/outer frames, japanese marks; different line widths, styles and colors; can be placed on PDF TrimBox via function
  • Dimensions: symmetrical/asymmetrical adjustment of distance and length

FOTOBA and FLEXA cut marks


  • Printing of special cut marks for FOTOBA or FLEXA cutting systems (for the output of containers, the TNM is required)
  • Separate adjustment of distances and lengths

Overlap/Tiling marks


  • Horizontal/vertical distance and width/height adjustable
  • Optional marks or solid lines

Eyelet marks


  • Eyelet style, offset, distance, number, color, diameter and thickness adjustable
  • Optional crosshair printing

Printing of job information


  • Free to formulate
  • Contain e.g. EXIF data, input profils or the print date
  • Freely defineable formatting settings, e.g. position, font type, size and color

Anti Aliasing (printer-dependent)

Enhanced print quality for certain printers with low resolution

Interpolation for raster files


  • Various setting options for interpolating raster files such as TIFF, JPEG, etc.
  • Options: Nearest neighbour, Bilinear, Bicubic, Bicubic sharp

Replacement of missing fonts

Detection of missing fonts and optional replacement with Courier

Media compensation

Compensation of length and width deviations in the output format

Selection of various screens


  • FM - frequency modulated (Speed Screen, Frequency Screen, ColorGATE Crispy, ColorGATE Smooth, Floyd-Steinberg, Error Diffusion, Error Diffusion Smooth)
  • AM - amplitude modulated (Custom Screen, Super Rosette 2)
  • Hybrid - combination of AM and FM screening (Hybrid Screen 2)

JobInfoLog (monitoring of job processing)

Monitoring/logging of job processing, display of job- and event-related information, of print time, print speed and print area, warning e.g. of missing fonts

RIP and print simultaneously/automatically


  • Printing the job while RIP process is running
  • RIP/print automatically executable

Various options for job processing


  • Reproduction of already printed jobs without a new RIP process
  • Processed print jobs are optionally deleted automatically (different options possible)
  • Automatic pause after each print job / manual confirmation of the release for each print job

Flexible management of job queues


  • Importing/Positioning jobs using Drag&Drop
  • Simultaneous moving of multiple jobs within the job, RIP and printer queue
  • Job sorting according to numerous criteria possible, free definition of column type/number, automatic placement of new jobs to the correct position within the queue

Quick assignment of hotfolder settings


  • Transfer of hotfolder settings to individual jobs via mouse click
  • Possible for individual tabs as well as for all settings

Job duplication


  • Duplicating jobs
  • Creating links to other jobs

Sending jobs to other open printers

Transfer of an existing job including appropriate settings to another printer definition

Support of virtual printers


  • For transferring print jobs out of an application
  • Including export of configuration specific PPD's (PostScript Printer Definitions) under PC/Mac/Unix

Backup/Restore of RIP configuration

Backup and restore of the current RIP configuration including program settings, printer definitions, jobs, profiles, etc.

Cutting function support for hybrid devices (only with PCM, printer-dependent)

Support of print and cut workflows for printing systems with an integrated cutting function

Display of color information (Color Picker)


  • CMYK percentage values displayed in full screen preview
  • Measured color can be replaced

Printer Status Monitor (printer-dependent)


  • Display of e.g. ink level, media length, warnings/error messages
  • Available for e.g. HP Z series, Roland AJ, FP, VP, XC, XJ and various Epson Stylus Pro or Canon printers

System languages


  • Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
  • For following languages a basic localization is available: Chinese (traditional), Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese

File formats

Support of raster file formats


  • BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PSB, PSD

Support of PDF, PS, EPS


  • Adobe PDF 1.7, PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4, PDF/X-5 and PDF/VT
  • Postscript 3, EPS, DCS 2.0
  • Single-page/multi-page and separated possible

System requirements

Operating systems (64-Bit):

  • Microsoft Windows 10 (Pro, Enterprise)
  • Microsoft Windows 11 (Pro, Enterprise)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
    • (For optimal performance we recommend Microsoft Windows 10 or 11)
  • Apple Mac devices with ARM-based processors (M1 chips) are not supported. On Intel-based Macs, Productionserver can be used in conjunction with a USB dongle (License with USB key) and Parallels Desktop.

    • Minimum hardware requirements:

  • CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Athlon II X2 340
  • RAM: ≥8 GB
  • Free disk space: 120 GB
  • Display resolution: 1280 x 1024

    • Recommended for using one printer:

  • CPU: Intel i5-7500 or newer / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or newer
  • RAM: ≥16 GB
  • Free disk space: 120 GB SSD
  • Display resolution: 1920 x 1080

    • Recommended for using multiple printers:

  • CPU: Intel i9-9900K or newer / AMD Ryzen 7 3800X or newer
  • RAM: ≥16 GB
  • Free disk space: 512 GB NVME
  • Display resolution: 1920 x 1080

    • Installation and operation:

    USB port for USB dongle required; LAN adapter, TCP/IP for network access required, licenses with soft key require internet access (the software must connect to license server approximately once per day)

    Supported interfaces (depending on used printers, measuring devices and cutting plotters):

    Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, FireWire

    Use in virtualized environments:

    Licenses with soft key:

    Operation of the ColorGATE software on virtual machines is not permitted with licenses with soft key.

    Licenses with USB key:

    If the virtualization solution supports USB, ColorGATE software can usually be operated with licenses with USB key. Please note, however, that ColorGATE cannot provide support for problems that occur in the context of the virtualization solution. There may be restrictions when printers, measuring devices or cutting plotters are connected via USB. In addition, the hardware requirements must be exclusively available as resources for the virtual machine to ensure a high-performance operation of the software. For these reasons, we recommend using virtualized environments for testing purposes only.

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