Key-by-Key l*a*b Values in Realtime Clarios uses GMI’s proprietary spectrophotometer design that uses a neutral-color strobe fl ash and a high-count wavelength splitter to achieve highly accurate, ISO 13655 M0 spectral readings of colorbar patches. White and black calibration tiles allow Clarios to automatically self-calibrate to maintain accuracy overtime without need to frequent recertifi cation. After each scan, Clarios displays the color data for each key, along with a chart that allows the operator to see whether the measured value falls within acceptable tolerance for that print job, allowing your operator to “run to the numbers.”

Closed-Loop Color Control When combined with GMI’s Mercury or another compatible ink key control system, Clarios can control color in a “closed loop.” When the Clarios detects that a color is not accurate to the target, it will communicate with the ink key controls to command a key move to fi x that mistake. Over a long run, plate wear, ink variation, and other factors can cause a change in color that requires a key adjustment, but in closed-loop mode the Clarios will detect and correct for this without any operator input required.