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IMAGin® B-free® GRUV™ bubble-free digital media with the
launch of IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast.
Designed with today's installer in mind, the new and improved
IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast (GVC929BFD) replaces Mactac's
long-time customer favorite IMAGin B-free GRUV (GV929BFD).
It features an upgraded cast facestock and adhesive platform -
delivering the conformability and repositionability installers need
for faster, more confident full or partial vehicle, fleet and marine
wrapping applications.

Software

X-Rite ColorCert Suite 2.7 Provides Real-Time Process and
Quality Control for Packaging

X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone LLC, announced the latest version of ColorCert Suite 2.7. The ColorCert Suite of software products provides real-time color and print quality process control
and reporting to help packaging printers and converters better
manage the complexities of CMYK, extended gamut, and spot
color workflows, regardless of the printing process, substrate,
IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast features Mactac's proprietary omnior industry standard. For brand owners, ColorCert provides
directional air-egress invisible adhesive pattern, which eliminates an overview of supply chain performance to ensure accurate
visible texture in the facestock for easier installation.
and consistent color across regional or global partners. New in
ColorCert 2.7 are a number of connectivity features that make
The facestock is a 2.0-mil high-gloss, soft white polyvinyl chlothe communication of color specifications and performance metride (PVC) film that offers exceptional color reproduction. It is
rics easier and more streamlined than ever.
coated with an opaque gray acrylic permanent adhesive that
bonds strongly - yet remains repositionable - and is protected
ColorCert Suite Modules
by a 98# polycoated layflat liner for superior printability.
The ColorCert Suite consists of three modules specifically
designed to help various members of the packaging workflow
While ideal for vehicle, fleet and marine applications, IMAGin
manage specifications and monitor quality control from the artB-free GRUV Cast offers the perfect solution for numerous longwork to premedia to the ink room to the press room. The modterm or conformable applications, such as:
ules include:
* Bus decals
* Floors
* ColorCert Desktop Tools enable the accurate creation of
color specifications and process controls at multiple points
* High-performance outdoor signage
throughout the packaging workflow.
* Walls and windows
* IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast is compatible with all digital ink
* ColorCert ScoreCard Server combines reporting and statistitypes and is solvent, eco-solvent, latex and UV-printable.
cal process control to provide brands, packaging converters
and premedia professionals with an easy-to-use dashMactac recommends pairing IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast with its
®
PERMACOLOR RAYZor™ matte or gloss overlaminate. When
board for the monitoring of print quality by supplier, plant,
paired with an overlaminate, IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast offers
machine, customer, work type, and more.
outdoor durability of up to seven years. Unprinted durability is
* ColorCert Repository Server, a secure, online asset managenine years. Additionally, IMAGin B-free GRUV Cast is backed by
ment solution for storing, managing and deploying packMactac's trusted Open-Image Warranty™.
aging color assets so that the most up-to-date assets are
For more information visit www.mactac.com/graphics.
always being used and the packaging workflow is optimized.
New in ColorCert 2.7
ColorCert Suite 2.7 includes new benefits that make print and
packaging operations more efficient. These include:
* Improved flexibility in the measurement and scoring for
substrates by making substrate standards optional for spot
color workflows and allowing users the ability to measure
but not score substrates. This increased level of customization allows print and packaging operations of all types and
sizes to benefit from ColorCert.

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* Improved guidance in helping operators better adjust ink
density or strength to reach target colors faster through the
new BestMatch feature.

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