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ColorLoop

From MeasureColor to the press. In 30 seconds.

Scan the QR code on the job ticket. ColorLoop creates the job, presets the ink keys and corrects after each measurement.

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Works on these presses

ColorLoop in action

On real presses.

Rutherford: 1,000+ systems in 30+ countries. Short films from sheetfed offset pressrooms; pick one to play it.

Watch the customer stories

WORKS WITH MEASURECOLOR AND PRESSSIGN

No typing.

About 30 seconds of job setup, versus 10 minutes and more by hand.

  • Browse jobs like album covers, or scan the QR code
  • Color mapping and colorbar detection, automatic
  • A score from 0 to 100 and a grade from A to E for every job
An operator touches the ColorLoop screen, ink zones in green, on a press-side monitor
01 / COLORLOOP AT THE PRESS

See the color.
Control the run.

ColorLoop press-side interface on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 6 with its webcam, showing six printing units, color-coded ink zones and operator controls
The ColorLoop screen on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 6, with a demo job of six units and 32 ink zones. The animation over it is an illustration with sample values.

ColorLoop runs on a PC next to the press console. It works in three steps.

STEP 01

Preset

Ink-key settings calculated from the plates, paper and ink, sent to the console before the first sheet.

JOB SETUP · TO SCALE

About30 sAutomatic job setup

At least10 minManual job setup

STEP 02

Measure

Your operator scans the color bar with IntelliTrax or IntelliTrax2.

A color-coded view shows where each ink zone sits against its target.

STEP 03

Correct

Each ink zone is compared with its target and the corrections go to the console, after each measured sheet, pull after pull.

ColorLoop saves the data only when the color is stable. Validated settings improve the next presets.

AT THE PRESS

Your operator stays in control.

Your operator sees every ink zone and can take over at any time.

Learn how it works

WHAT YOU NEED

Your stack, connected.

Already have them? ColorLoop is the software you add.

  • MeasureColor or PressSign
  • IntelliTrax or IntelliTrax2 scanning
  • Windows 10 or 11
  • A sheetfed offset press with its console

ColorLoop with IntelliTrax

An operator at the press console with the ColorLoop screen
02 / WHAT IT SAVESPUBLISHED FIGURES

Save paper
and press time.

Every sheet before the color is right, costs you.

MAKEREADY SHEETS · EXAMPLE JOB
Example based on the published figure of up to 65% less waste. Figures published by Rutherford. Results vary by pressroom. Example job: 1,000 makeready sheets without ColorLoop, 350 with ColorLoop.
MAKEREADY TIME
Up to45% less makeready time

Up to€150,000saved every year

Figures published by Rutherford for ColorLoop on sheetfed offset presses. Results depend on your presses, stocks and jobs and are not a guarantee.

03 / IN PRODUCTIONRUTHERFORD.FR

Proven on press.

Ten stories, filmed on press since 2018.

Printwell

66%

reduction in makeready waste

Watch the testimonial

Viappiani Printing

40%

less makeready waste

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Moderna Printing

1,500

sheets for makeready, down from 3,000

Watch the testimonial

Figures published by Rutherford with each testimonial, before ColorLoop. Results depend on the pressroom.

Rutherford, worldwide

1,000+systems deployed

30+countries

Rutherford has deployed over 1,000 systems in more than 30 countries. Source: rutherford.fr

Testimonials.

2:00

Rutherford closed-loop installationFilmed before ColorLoop. Press play to watch it here.

Watch on YouTube

USA

Printwell

Challenge
Result

What changed

    Press
    System

    Challenge and result: the story card on rutherford.fr. What changed and the quote: the description of the video on YouTube.

    Watch on YouTube

    QUESTIONS

    Good to
    know.

    READ MORE ON RUTHERFORD.FR

    CIP3 and CIP4 ink presettingDelta E tolerances in print
    Does ColorLoop work with MeasureColor?

    Yes. ColorLoop runs with your measurement software, such as MeasureColor or PressSign, and IntelliTrax or IntelliTrax2 scanning.

    What does ColorLoop add to MeasureColor?

    Automatic job setup: scan the QR code on the job ticket, and the job is created with color mapping and colorbar detection in about 30 seconds. Then ink presets and corrections on the press console after each measurement.

    Does ColorLoop work with PressSign?

    Yes. MeasureColor and PressSign are both supported as measurement software.

    What do we need to start?

    IntelliTrax or IntelliTrax2 scanning and your measurement software. If you already have them, ColorLoop is the software you add. A new press starts with the free console check.

    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.

    Start my checkPrefer to talk first? Book a demo
    1. 01

      Open the console check

      On your phone, at the press.

      Click or scan to start your check.
    2. 02

      Take four photos

      The whole console, inside its cabinet, the ink keys, the nameplate.

    3. 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

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