Software Saves up to 30% on Ink Consumption

La Crosse Litho Supply, LLC, Pewaukee, WI, is pleased to represent Alwan Color Expertise and their color management solutions to the newspaper industry. The premium lithographic company now offers Alwan prepress solutions with a focus on CMYK Optimizer™.

Alwan CMYK Optimizer is a preflight check software that allows a newspaper printer to check and automatically correct the colors and ink weight characteristics of incoming files before sending them to film or plate. As newspapers often deal with client files that do not print well on press, CMYK Optimizer can be part of a color management and process control solution.
Problem client files may be caused by any one of a number of items - a mismatch between color separation and printing press profiles, a mismatch between separation dot gain and printing substrate actual dot gain, ink values contained in the files not being appropriate for the destination press and paper, and more. Alwan CMYK Optimizer addresses these and other issues through its innovative and original features not found on other color management software.

CMYK Optimizer creates compliant output files to match the printing press requirements, with both improved printability and shorter make ready time. Use of CMYK Optimizer also improves color rendering and quality, providing a better match with the color managed proof. By solving nearly all set-off problems due to high ink weights, up to 30% in ink savings can be realized. For more information on Alwan’s CMYK Optmizer™, please contact La Crosse Litho Supply, LLC at 800/658-9022.

About La Crosse Litho Supply, LLC

La Crosse Litho Supply, LLC has been a leader in the commercial and newspaper printing industries for over 25 years. The company’s technical expertise and corporate partnerships with Kodak and Agfa support the top equipment and state-of-the-art consumable products in both the traditional and wide format commercial printing arenas. Due to La Crosse Litho Supply’s tremendous growth, the company will be moving its Pewaukee headquarters to a new state of the art facility during the Summer of 2007, capable of housing up to 48,000 square feet of warehouse, office and technical center space. The new building, located in Sussex, Wisconsin, will expand the company headquarters, warehouse and technical center space by more than twice their current size.