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Alwan Color Expertise, Ugra and KEE Consultants team up for drupa
Wednesday 21. May 2008 - One-stop destination about ISO 12647 standards, tools and services
At drupa 2008 Alwan Color Expertise will partner with Ugra, the respected research and certification organization for the Graphic Arts Industry, to provide drupa visitors with information and demonstrations of the latest ISO 12647 Standardization and Certification tools and methods.
KEE Consultants, the international network of experts offering on-line and on-site consultancy, training and services exclusively related to ISO 12647 standards implementation and certification, will also participate in this collaboration. The three industry standards advocates will offer a one-stop information center featuring their complementary products and services at Alwan’s stand 7.0C in Hall 7.
Ugra control strips and software tools allow users to control the quality of all their devices, from monitor display to press. Ugras PSO/ISO 12647 certification is a comprehensive certification method for the graphic industry. It combines ISO 9000, ISO 12647 and related standards in a refined and efficient format to ensure that a certified company is able to provide its clients with high quality prints that correspond to international standards for every job.
Alwan CMYK Optimizer is a PDF color pre-flight and standardization technology that is recommended by Ugra for file standardization. Each one of the four full-featured software solutions within the Alwan CMYK Optimizer product family delivers specialized capabilities that enable all partners along the production line, from design to print, to guarantee the color accuracy, predictability and reproducibility of their work, while ensuring optimum production further down the line.
KEE Consultants is an international network of consultants accredited by Ugra to deliver ISO 12647 Standardization Services in Europe and on an exclusive basis in France and in the UK. KEE Consultants offer end-users, corporations and OEMs a wide range of on-line and on-site services including training, seminars, audits, preparation for certification, methodology and technical services related to color and color reproduction.
Alwan, KEE and Ugra pioneers and long-time partners in ISO 12647
Elie Khoury and Erwin Widmer share a collaborative history, and their respective organizations were among the first in the mid-nineties to have promoted Standards and ISO 12647 implementation.
Elie Khoury, President of Alwan Color Expertise and Chairman of KEE Consultants comments: “Our partnership and participation within ISO TC 130 and in the market have contributed to create the current awareness about the necessity for the graphic industry to implement standards and aim for ISO 12647 certification. Alwans mission statement and strategy is clearly focused on standardization. We greatly value our partnership with Ugra. It reflects a strong commitment from all parties to bring practical and cost-effective standardization solutions and services to the Graphic Arts Industry.
Users and corporations in our industry are currently looking for answers, technical updates as well as training and consultancy services on ISO Standards. During drupa, Ugra and KEE Consultants will join Alwan to showcase the complete and ultimate range of tools and services that enable users to comply with ISO 12647 standards including PDF files, Display, Proof, Film, CTP and Print control and standardization, test packages and software. It’s a not-to-be-missed destination for drupa visitors.”
Erwin Widmer, Managing Director at Ugra, is enthusiastic about the cooperative synergy: “Ugra and Alwan have been working for a long time to educate users and decision makers, and to migrate the market towards more standardized practices. It’s a productive and dynamic partnership. We look forward to showing our complete range of quality control and standardization tools at Alwan Color Expertise’s booth, along with our certification services related to PSO/ISO 12647.”