Grand Rapids Mich 23 September 2013 Xrite Pantone And Sun Chemical Corporation Have Made It Easier For Smaller Printers And Converters To Access Pantonelivetrade Libraries That Cover The Majority Of Substrates Used In The Packaging Industry Including Corrugated Brown Kraft Transparent Film Carton Board And Labelsnbspxrite Pantone Now Offers Several Turnkey Solution Packages Including Pantonelive Licenses So That Any Printer Or Converter Can Access The 22 Pantonelive Libraries To Meet The Needs Of Customers That Want To Harness The Efficiency Of Cloudbased Spectral Color Data The New Turnkey Solution Will Also Be Available Through Sun Chemical Pantoneliversquos Preferred Ink Suppliernbspsun Chemicalrsquos Global Color Platform Allows Every Ink Color To Match Exactly With Pantonelive And Is Fully Integrated With Pantonelive This System Enables The User To Operate Seamlessly In A Fully Digital Workflow To Produce Real Colors On Real Substrates With Real Printing Processesnbspprinters And Converters Have Sought Access To The Pantonelive System Because The Cloudbased Repository Of Spectral Data Allows Them To Reliably Produce Pantonetrade Spot Colors Across Various Packaging Substrates Which Reduces Time At Prepress Saves Money In Production And Creates A Better Customer Experience Using The Pantonelive System International Packaging Giant Chesapeake Ltd Based In Leicester Uk Said It Was Able To Reduce The Number Of Issues With Customers By 80 Percent Along With Reducing The Total Number Of Wet Ink Drawdowns For Projects And Shortening The Time Involved In A Drawdown From 4 Hours To As Little As An Hournbspas The Preferred Ink Supplier Of Pantonelive Ecosystem For The Packaging Market Sun Chemical Will Be Able To Share The Digital Targets Of Spot Colors Efficiently Within Its Global Networknbspnbspldquoprecise Color Management Is Critical To Brand Owners Especially Those With Leading Brands That Are Associated Closely With Specific Colorsquot Said Patrice Aurenty Business Leader Color Management Sun Chemical Quotsun Chemical Has Endorsed Pantonelive As The Only Quality System To Achieve Brand Color Consistency In The Packaging Workflow And We Are Pleased To Work With Xrite To Offer Libraries That Now Cover More Than 80 Percent Of Substrates Commonly Used In The Packaging Industryquotnbspfrancesco Tomasello Vice President European Sales Channels For Xrite Said The Company Has Launched Pantonelive Turnkey Solutions To Advise Customers On The Most Costeffective Packages Of Hardware Software Licenses And Color Services That Will Accomplish Their Goalsnbspquotpantonelive Has Shown Its Success And Value With Brand Owners And Converters Both In Europe And The Us And We Are Excited To Offer These Turnkey Solutionsquot Tomasello Said Quotwe Want To Help Customers Get To A Pantonelive Ready State Quickly And Easilyquotnbspprinters And Converters That Want To Learn More About Pantonelive Turnkey Solutions Can Contact Their Xrite Pantone Or Sun Chemical Representatives Due To The Special Relationship Between The Companies Tomasello Said The New Pantonelive Libraries And Turnkey Solutions Are Available Immediately In Europe And North Americanbspnbspnbspabout Xritexrite Incorporated With Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary Pantone Llc Is The Global Leader In Color Science And Technology The Company Develops Manufactures Markets And Supports Color Solutions Through Measurement Systems Software Color Standards And Services With Main Headquarters In Grand Rapids Mich And Regional Headquarters In Regensdorf Switzerland And Hong Kong China Xrite Helps Customers With A Full Range Of Color Management Systems And Solutions Offered Through Dealers And More Than 20 Companyowned Manufacturing Facilities Sales And Service Offices In The Americas Europe And Asianbsp Xrite Serves A Range Of Industries Including Printing Packaging Photography Graphic Design Video Automotive Plastics Paint Textiles Dental And Medical For More Information On Xrite Please Visit Its Web Site At Wwwxritecomnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspabout Pantone Pantone Llc A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Xrite Incorporated Has Been The Worldrsquos Color Authority For Nearly 50 Years Providing Design Professionals With Products And Services For The Colorful Exploration And Expression Of Creativity Always A Source For Color Inspiration Pantone Also Offers Paint And Designerinspired Products And Services For Consumers More Information Is Available At Wwwpantonecom For The Latest News Trends Information And Conversations Connect With Pantone On Twitter Facebook And Pinterestnbspabout Sun Chemicalnbspsun Chemical A Member Of The Dic Groupnbspis The World39s Largest Producer Of Printing Inks And Pigments And A Leading Provider Of Materials To Packaging Publication Coatings Plastics Cosmetics And Other Industrial Markets With Annual Sales Of More Than 35 Billion Sun Chemical Has Over 8000 Employees Supporting Customers Around The Worldnbspsun Chemical Corporation Is A Subsidiary Of Sun Chemical Group Cooumlperatief Ua The Netherlands And Is Headquartered In Parsippany New Jersey Usa For More Information Please Visit Our Web Site At Wwwsunchemicalcomnbspabout Pantonelivethe Pantonelive Ecosystem Is Supported By Licensed Hardware And Software That Enables Each Area Of A Packaging Supply Chain To Access The Same Pantonelive Colors In Addition To Brand Specific Palettes While Users Of Any Manufacturerrsquos Ink Are Able To Take Advantage Of Pantonelive Sun Chemical Is The Preferred Ink Partner Esko A Global Supplier Of Integrated Solutions For Packaging Sign And Display Finishing Commercial Printing And Professional Publishing Is Also A Preferred Partner Supporting Pantonelive Both Companies Worked Closely With Pantone And Xrite To Develop Pantonelive For More Information Please See Wwwpantonecomlivenbspnbsp Nbspcopy2013 Xrite Inc All Rights Reserved Xrite Is A Registered Trademark Of Xrite Inc All Other Trademarks Are The Property Of Their Respective Ownersnbsp 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