Goss International Partners with Alwan Color Expertise

Goss International has agreed to a strategic cooperation with graphic software provider Alwan Color Expertise to establish what the companies call “a new benchmark for color quality in the packaging market.” The agreement will ensure repeatable color accuracy for Goss Sunday Vpak press users across all applications including labels, carton and board, and flexible packaging printing.

According to Mike D’Angelo, managing director of Goss International Americas, Goss has recognized a pressing need for color consistency standards within the packaging sector since entering the market in 2012. “This is particularly critical when using special ink formulations and substrates that have been specified by brand owners, often with little regard for the technical challenges involved,” he said. “In response to this need, we have identified Alwan as the perfect fit for Goss, complementing our own product design expertise with their established ISO development credentials.”

Goss Sunday Vpak 500 and Vpak 3000 web offset press models for folding carton, flexible packaging, pre-print and label applications are available in web widths from 520 mm to 1905 mm (20.5 to 75 inches) and print at speeds of up to 457 meters (1,500 feet) per minute. Key features include quick-change sleeve adapter technology for efficient, cost-effective size changes, and advanced offset inking, tension and control systems.

As a result of the new cooperation, Goss Sunday Vpak customers will now have available to them a turnkey package printing product including hardware, software, installation, training and ISO certification. Software products provided will include on-press color matching, press calibration, and print proofing and verification, all of which are available for CMYK and extended gamut printing, spot color and HiFi color production.

“Alwan Color Expertise has a long-term commitment to establishing industry standards. It has been a defining objective of our business since it was founded, and we select our partners for this undertaking very carefully,” said Alwan founder and president Elie Khoury. “Being inherently stable – even for webs as wide as 1905 mm – Goss Vpak technology meets our criteria in every respect. Combining it with our software and workflow know-how will enable customers to provide packaging print of unbeatable quality. Vpak technology also delivers a uniquely cost-effective approach, offering a viable long-term solution for converters in tackling the trend towards shorter run lengths. Alwan Color Expertise will help make this proposition even more powerful by ensuring the most efficient makeready processes and, with it, low waste.”