Heavy PANTONE and special colors
3+ spot colors, with PANTONE fine-tuning.
FOR PACKAGING PRINTERS / COLORLOOP PACK
Packaging color. Under control.
ColorLoop Pack, for folding carton and labels on sheetfed offset. Heavy spot colors, opaque white, special stocks.
Spot colors, white, special stocks.
More inks, more stocks, tighter brand colors.
Opaque white control
For the white layers packaging depends on.
ECG optimization
Optimization for extended color gamut jobs.
Diverse substrates
Metallic, transparent, boards.
One carton. Many inks.
Process colors, spot colors and an opaque white on the same carton. ColorLoop Pack is built for these jobs.
Corrections after each measurement.
AT THE PRESSSetup, automated.
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Quick job selection.
Browse jobs like album covers, or scan a QR code.
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Automatic job setup.
Color mapping and colorbar detection in about 30 seconds.
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AI-guided makeready.
Corrections pull after pull. Your operator keeps control.
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Automatic learning.
Data saved only when color is stable. Every makeready smarter than the last.
up to 65%less waste
up to 45%less makeready time
about 30 sautomatic job setup
Figures published by Rutherford for ColorLoop on sheetfed offset presses. Results depend on your presses, stocks and jobs.
Every job, with its data.
ColorConnect already knows the inks, stocks and quantities of each job. It follows the shop floor live and helps prepare the evidence your customers ask for.
- Every press at a glance, live
- Color history and an A to E grade for every job
- Waste analysis by press, stock and customer
- Compliance evidence: PPWR evaluation, Digital Product Passport with a public QR code, EPR declarations
Compliance modules depend on your license. ColorConnect helps you prepare evidence; it does not certify packaging.
Packaging questions.
Is ColorLoop made for packaging?
Yes. ColorLoop Pack is the version for packaging printers: folding carton and labels, with heavy PANTONE and special colors, opaque white control, ECG optimization and diverse substrates.
Which printing process does it cover?
ColorLoop is built for sheetfed offset. For a flexo project, tell us about your presses, inks and measurement tools and we review the workflow with you.
Can it handle metallic and transparent substrates?
ColorLoop Pack covers diverse substrates: metallic, transparent and boards.
Does ColorConnect certify my packaging?
No. ColorConnect 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 results can we expect?
Rutherford publishes figures of up to 65% less waste and up to 45% less makeready time with ColorLoop on sheetfed offset presses. Results depend on your presses, stocks and jobs.
IN PRODUCTIONPACKAGING STORIES
On press.
Five packaging stories, filmed on press since 2021.
Avery DennisonQuerétaro, MexicoWatch on YouTubeOpen the story
LEFRANCQ PackagingFranceWatch on YouTubeOpen the story
Autajon PackagingMilan, ItalyWatch on YouTubeOpen the story
Wauters B’PackFranceWatch on YouTubeOpen the story
Cartonajes PansSpainWatch on YouTubeOpen the story
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.
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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.
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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