CONSISTENT PRINTING

EASY PRODUCTION & REPRODUCTION

COLOR QUALITY

HANDLE TIGHT TOLERANCES

PROCESS AUTOMATION

AVOID ERRORS & SAVE MONEY

MAXIMIZE REVENUE AND CREATIVITY IN DIGITAL SURFACE DECORATION

The decoration of surfaces is a critical step in many industrial production processes. In business sectors where buying decisions are made based on an item’s décor, the value-add of this process step is extraordinarily high. With Décor Productionserver, you can maximize your revenue and create unique, creative product ideas that can go into production really quickly.

Automate the creation of your digital print data, perform color management with automated color correction, and print quickly and accurately on a variety of materials and formats. With ColorGATE, you can be confident that your digital surface decoration will always deliver consistent, high-quality results. With ColorGATE, you can be confident that your digital surface decoration will always deliver consistent, high-quality results.

Décor Productionserver: Efficient and precise digital printing for your decór needs. Contact us today and learn how we can help you achieve your business goals.

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Application Areas

  • Composite wood
  • Décor films and laminates
  • Flooring and vinyl parquetry
  • Edge bands for boards and furniture

ELEVATE YOUR DESIGNS WITH DÉCOR PRODUCTIONSERVER!

CONSISTENT PRINTING

Color consistency is a significant factor in digital surface decoration, as it ensures that the final product looks the same from the first run to the last reproduction. ColorGATE's Décor Productionserver is equipped with powerful tools that enable you to produce color-correct prints easily and reproduce them with accuracy.

The Fingerprint technology is especially useful in achieving this consistency, as it allows you to reproduce designs anytime and anywhere, regardless of the printer being used (as long as the device's gamut covers the design). Combined with our Color Correction Loop Module you can achieve automated color correction during printing.

COLOR QUALITY

Color quality is highly important in digital surface decoration.Tight tolerances must be managed in order to achieve consistency in the final product. Ensuring that products always look the same is essential in maintaining a brand's reputation and meeting customer expectations.

Fortunately, ColorGATE offers a range of features to support color quality, including color profiles based on the actual colors being used, out-of-gamut prediction, and the Fingerprint technology. These tools ensure that every product stands out and meets the highest standards, every time.

PROCESS AUTOMATION

Process automation is crucial for efficient surface decoration because it reduces the likelihood of errors and improves overall productivity. This is where tools like ColorGATE's REST API and Fingerprint technology come into play.

With the REST API, ColorGATEs Productionserver can be easily connected to existing workflows, shops, ERP or SAP systems, enabling a streamlined workflow. Meanwhile, Fingerprint technology with Color Correction Loop Module, ensures that color deviations are identified and corrected quickly, saving time and resources.

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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