The file arrives.
Prepress drops files in a watched folder. ColorConnect rebuilds the color preview, separation by separation, and calculates the ink coverage of each plate.
Your whole print shop on one screen.
The print shop portal for offset and flexo pressrooms. It prepares each job and follows production live, in your browser.
01 / HOW IT WORKSFIVE STEPS
Follow one job through the shop.
From the prepress folder to the press, the shop floor screen and your customer.
Files dropped in a folder become jobs, with preview and ink coverage.
Scheduled on an offset or a flexo press. Nothing to retype.
Presets the ink keys, then corrects after each measurement.
Status, output and alerts on one screen. Color grades from ColorLoop presses.
Performance in any browser. Customers follow their jobs through a secure link.
Prepress files arrive. Files dropped in a folder become jobs, with preview and ink coverage.
The job goes to press.
Assigned to a press and a date, it appears on the production calendar.
Ready in ColorLoop.
The operator finds the same job, ready, in ColorLoop. Nothing to retype.
Production reports live.
Status, speed, sheets and color quality, press by press.
Your customer follows the job.
A customer portal through a secure link, without creating an account.
The file arrives.
Prepress drops files in a watched folder. ColorConnect rebuilds the color preview, separation by separation, and calculates the ink coverage of each plate.
The job goes to press.
Assigned to a press and a date, it appears on the production calendar.
Ready in ColorLoop.
The operator finds the same job, ready, in ColorLoop. Nothing to retype.
Production reports live.
Status, speed, sheets and color quality, press by press.
Your customer follows the job.
A customer portal through a secure link, without creating an account.
Illustration. Connected presses and modules depend on your installation; flexo connections are confirmed during the project.
02 / TWO PROCESSESOFFSET AND FLEXO
Offset and flexo. One portal.
The technology at each press, and how it connects.
Back to ColorConnect
- 1Ink fountain and keys
- 2Plate, blanket, impression
- 3ColorLoop PC
- 4Scanner on the console
SHEETFED OFFSET / COLORLOOP AT THE PRESS
Set the ink. Hold the color.
- ColorLoop on a Windows 11 PC next to the press console
- IntelliTrax2 scanning reads each measurement
- Ink-key presets and corrections sent to the console
- Status, sheets, color history and the A to E grade back to ColorConnect
ColorConnect: job and statusConnection confirmed during the project
- 1Unwind
- 2Anilox
- 3Plate on impression
- 4Measurement
- 5Rewind
FLEXO / JOBS AND STATUS
A different process. One view.
- Jobs prepared from the same prepress files
- Each flexo press on the production calendar
- Connections to your presses confirmed during the project
03 / COLOR HISTORYFROM COLORLOOP PRESSES
Every job keeps its color history.
Measured sheets, how fast the color reached tolerance, the average color deviation and the A to E grade given by ColorLoop.
Sample record
Job 2417 · Folding carton · Press 2
- In toleranceafter 40 sheets
- Average deviation1.2 ΔE
- Color historySaved with each measured sheet
Grades come only from presses equipped with ColorLoop.
ColorLoop grades the job at the press. ColorConnect keeps the grade and the color history with the job, so the whole team sees them.
Learn how a grade is built04 / FROM PRODUCTION TO EVIDENCECOMPLIANCE MODULES
Evidence, from your jobs.
ColorConnect already knows the inks, stocks and quantities of each job. It helps you prepare the evidence your customers and the regulation ask for.
- File receivedInks and ink coverage
- On the calendarPress and date
- Production dataStocks and quantities
- Product recordBuilt from the data above
Digital Product Passport
Demo carton
- Inks
- CMYK + 1 spot
- Substrate
- Folding boxboard
- Recycled content
- Source data required
- Recyclability
- To assess
PPWR evaluation per job
Inks, recycled content and recyclability, from the job’s own data.
Digital Product Passport with a public QR code
A brand or a consumer scans it to see the composition and traceability of the packaging.
EPR declarations
Prepared per production site, from the quantities you produced.
ColorConnect helps you prepare evidence. It does not certify. Modules, source data and applicable obligations are reviewed for your use case.
About the EU packaging regulation05 / MODULESBY LICENSE
Modules by license.
Begin with job preparation and your presses. Turn on performance or compliance when you need them.
Production
- Job preparation and presets
- Live shop floor screen
- Color history and job grade
- Ink and substrate catalog
- Control bars for each press
Performance
+ Add when you need it- Press performance (OEE)
- Waste analysis by press, stock and customer
- Assisted planning
- Multiple sites
Compliance and customers
+ Add when you need it- PPWR evaluation per job
- Digital Product Passport with a public QR code
- EPR declarations
- Customer portal through a secure link
Modules depend on your license. We confirm the scope during a demo.
Explore plans and pricing06 / WHAT YOU NEEDON YOUR PREMISES
Installed in your print shop.
It runs on a Windows workstation or server in your shop and opens in a web browser.
Your print shopYour team, in a browserYour teamColorConnect serverColorConnectShop floor screenScreenOffset pressOffsetFlexo pressFlexoSecure linkCustomer portalCustomer
Secure link
Secure link
- A Windows workstation or server in the print shop
- Prepress files dropped in a folder, as today
- A web browser on the workstations that need it
- Color quality and the job grade: offset presses equipped with ColorLoop
- Flexo presses: connection confirmed for your presses during the project
For a small shop, it can also run on a press PC.
On your premises
Production files and customer data stay in your print shop.
Roles and two-factor authentication
Accounts, roles and rights for each user.
8 languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese and Thai.
Cyber Resilience Act: reporting obligations since September 11, 2026. Main obligations from December 11, 2027. Applicability depends on the product and each party’s role. This is not a statement of certification.
Read the European Commission overview07 / QUESTIONSFAQ
ColorConnect questions.
Does ColorConnect measure or correct color?
No. ColorLoop presets and corrects the ink on sheetfed offset presses. ColorConnect prepares the jobs and brings the production data back to your team.
Does it work with flexo presses?
ColorConnect prepares flexo jobs from the same prepress files and puts them on the production calendar. Connections are confirmed for your presses during the project.
Does ColorConnect certify my packaging?
No. It helps you prepare the evidence your customers and the regulation ask for, from the data your production already creates. Compliance modules depend on your license.
What do we need to install it?
A Windows workstation or server in the print shop, prepress files dropped in a folder as today, and a web browser on the workstations that need it. Live production views need presses equipped with ColorLoop.
Where is our data?
ColorConnect is installed in your print shop. Your production files and customer data stay in your shop.
Which languages?
8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese and Thai.
Which modules are included?
Modules depend on your license. We confirm the scope during a demo.
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FREE CONSOLE CHECKABOUT TWO MINUTES · NO COMMITMENT
Four photos.
One answer.
Is your press ready for ColorLoop? Send four photos of your console from your phone. It is free, takes about two minutes and commits you to nothing.
- 01
Open the console check
On your phone, at the press.
Click or scan to start your check. - 02
Take four photos
The whole console, inside its cabinet, the ink-key count, the machine plate.
- 03
Get your answer
Rutherford tells you within one business day whether your press is ready.
Then order your ColorLoop. Available worldwide. Compatible consoles include Heidelberg, Komori, Koenig & Bauer, Manroland, Mitsubishi, Ryobi, Goss and Presstek. Questions? contact@rutherford.fr