The next-generation release of Fiery ColorGuard marks a significant milestone in the print industry by eliminating the need for manual colour checks, warm-up jobs, and unnecessary recalibrations. The latest update of Fiery® ColorGuard delivers completely hands-free colour control through a comprehensive set of touchless automation features.
This major advancement in colour automation for digital printing takes the complexity out of colour control to let users focus on performance, growth, and maximising return on investment.
Fiery ColorGuard works seamlessly with press inline measurement instruments to automatically verify, correct, and maintain colour output across all print devices, all without operator intervention.
When paired with Fiery’s streamlined colour management tools that combine media calibration and profiling into a single step, Fiery now offers the print industry’s most automated end-to-end solution for delivering the accurate, consistent colour results that customers demand.
‘Fiery has led the print industry in colour innovation for over three decades,’ said John Henze, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Fiery. ‘With this release of Fiery ColorGuard, we’ve taken another major leap forward by virtually eliminating operator intervention for colour control. Print businesses no longer need to keep a dedicated colour expert on staff, freeing employees to focus on productivity and customer satisfaction while staying confident that their colour output is always accurate.’
Fiery ColorGuard’s hands-free automation features now include:
– Scheduled verification automatically confirms colour accuracy and tracks quality trends over time.
– Automatic recalibration triggers recalibrations only when needed, saving time and resources.
– Definable warm-up pages ensure colour stability from the first print, eliminating scrap jobs.
– Scheduled spot colour verification checks that spot colours stay within tolerance for reliable brand colour recognition.
– Universal verification automatically verifies and recalibrates all media that share the same calibration, accelerating production readiness.
– Traffic light indicators clearly display printer colour health in Fiery Command WorkStation to eliminate guesswork and delays.
‘Canon’s imagePRESS inline spectrophotometer (ILS) with the imagePRESS Server powered by Fiery was engineered exactly for this kind of precise and automatic colour control. We are delighted with the latest implementation of Fiery ColorGuard with the ILS in our Canon imagePRESS V family, especially how it takes full advantage of our Automatic Gradation Adjustment capabilities as part of this streamlined colour control workflow for our supported imagePRESS V family models,’ said Kiyoshi Oka, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Marketing Strategy Unit, Canon U.S.A., Inc.
‘Konica Minolta’s IQ-601 and IQ-501 inline colour measurement instruments, when paired with Fiery ColorGuard’s automatic colour control functionality, offer a highly automated solution for providers seeking a streamlined, hands-off approach to high-quality production,’ said Dr. Mark Bohan, Director, Colour Solutions at Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ‘The IQ-601 provides great versatility, offering both high-quality and high-speed modes, along with the ability to choose measurement modes M0, M1, or M2. This combination with Fiery ColorGuard makes it a very flexible solution for professional print providers.’
