By Bill Owen – Alder Color Solutions – August 25th, 2025 I’m betting you are just as curious as I was about the new “S Series” Signage Printers from Epson? Let’s take a close look at the differences as they are significant. The Epson SureColor S9170 surpasses the older S80600…

This week I was working with a new client, they’re primarily a vehicle wrap company. They have 3 Epson S60600’s which came with ONYX Thrive. They print mainly on Avery 1105 and have been using a profile that was available for download. I was explaining to the owner that we…

📦 Datacolor’s Twin Acquisitions of Techkon 1. Acquisition of Techkon GmbH (January 30, 2025) In late January 2025, Datacolor—a global leader in color management—acquired Techkon GmbH, a specialized German firm with over 40 years in color measurement, notably within printing and packaging techkonusa.com+9wideformatonline.com+9Datacolor+9. Datacolor emphasized that the move “marks an important next step……

Recently, we decided to produce a new brochure highlighting the products and services we provide. We chose one of our clients, Premier Press in Portland, OR, to print our brochures. They’ve invested in and have implemented our Alder Color Control platform, so we thought they were the obvious choice –…

Recently we’ve been working with a brand that sells their products all over the world. They work with other brands to license products for them, as well. They’re working with Print Service Providers (PSP’s – aka packaging printers) in Canada, Mexico and China and were seeking a better way to…

The 100-Year History of Great Western Ink: A Legacy of Innovation in Portland, Oregon Great Western Ink, a prominent name in the ink manufacturing industry, celebrates an incredible milestone in 2025—its 100th anniversary. For a century, this Portland, Oregon-based company has played an instrumental role in the development and growth…

Xitron has a long history of great products, with their Navigator (Harlequin) RIP software. They have been a leader of the entry level to mid-range commercial printer market, providing interfaces for just about any platesetter. Proven products, excellent support and not too expensive. Xitron is in a very interesting position,…

Printing United Alliance just released a new dataset and profile for UV curable inks on Uncoated paper, it’s called “Alliance_UC_UV”. This is significant as it fills a void in the current North American specifications. We currently have Character Reference Print Condition #3 (CRPC3), aka GRACoL2013UNC_CRPC3, which is for traditional solvent-based…

When you purchase a Mimaki printer, it comes with their RIP software RasterLink 7. Once you get the software installed and your printer configured, you’ll need to download some ICC profiles. These define the color space of the particular printer, mode, ink set, media, etc. and you can’t print without…

If you’re a designer, printer, or photographer, you’ve probably heard of a spectrophotometer. This nifty device might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it’s actually a powerful tool that can make a world of difference in your creative work. Whether you’re working with colors on-screen or…