Model #: 2900
IntelliTrax2
Ultra-Fast Automated Press-Side Color Control
Shorter runs. Faster turn times. Accurate, consistent color. In order to remain competitive, printers and packaging converters must address these market trends. Reducing make-ready time and waste, and minimizing errors and rework, are critical to profitability. Managing color by eye and/or depending on ink density measurements will not deliver against these requirements. By introducing next-generation color measurement instruments into the press-side quality control process, printers and packaging converters can assure optimum color quality, fast make-ready and reduced waste.
Benefits:
- Reduced make-ready time and waste. IntelliTrax2 reports results on screen instantly so press operators can quickly make adjustments, even before color drift is visible to the human eye.
- Full Range of Color Measurements. In less than 10 seconds, IntelliTrax2 measures process colors, spot colors, PANTONE® colors, paper color, tone value increase, gray balance and ink
density. - Non-Contact Instrument. No need to worry about smudging or scratching the image during the measurement process.
- Support for industry standards. IntelliTrax2 software supports the majority of global graphic arts standards, including M1 to accommodate optical brighteners, M3 for measuring wet ink and full support for GRACoL, SWOP 2013, PSO, and FOGRA 51 and 52.
- End-to-End Color Workflow. IntelliTrax2 can directly access the PantoneLIVE database for accurate spectral target values for corporate and other spot colors and can exchange job data with ColorCert: X-Rite Edition for statistical process control.
Specifications
| BestMatch Feature | Yes |
|---|---|
| Black Background With Sheet Storage | Yes |
| Calibration | Automatic on integrated and covered white reference |
| Color Differences | CIE ∆E* (1976), ∆E CMC, CIE ∆E* (2000), and CIE ∆E* (1994) |
| Closed Loop Support | Yes |
| Color Bar Alignment | Yes |
| Color Spaces | CIE L*a*b*, CIE L*C*h° |
| Communication Interface | Ethernet |
| Configuration Options | Head type, track length, aperture, Handheld, foot switch |
| Connectivity | Ethernet |
| Density Range | 0.0 D to 3.0 D |
| Density Standards | Status A, E, I, T, Tx, Ex, Hi-Fi |
| Display Resolution | Minimum: 17” touch-screen monitor with 1280 x 1024 resolution Recommended: 22” touch-screen monitor with 1920 x 1080 resolution |
| Embedded NetProfiler Support | Yes |
| G7 Certification | Yes |
| Humidity | 30 to 85% RH (non-condensing) |
| Illuminants | A, C, D50, D65, D75, F2, F7, F11, D12 |
| Image Contact During Measurements | No Contact |
| Import/Export Format | CxF3, jtl, cbl, |
| Industry Standards | ISO 5-4:2009(E), ISO 13655:2009 |
| Ink Wells / Ink Units | Density Version: Up to 8 Spectral Version: Up to 16 |
| Inter-Instrument Agreement | 0.3 dE*ab |
| Languages Supported | Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish |
| Light Source | Gas filled tungsten (illuminant type A) and UV LED |
| Measurement Geometry | 45°/0° ring illumination optics, ISO 5-4:2009(E) |
| Measurement Conditions | M0, M1, M3 |
| Measurement Background | Black as specified in ISO 12647-2 and 3 |
| NetProfiler Support | Yes |
| Observers | 2° and 10° |
| Operating Temperature Range | 10°C to 35°C 50°F to 95°F |
| PantoneLIVE Support | Yes |
| Pass / Fail | Yes |
| Patch Size | Small: 2 mm x 3 mm Medium: 3 mm x 3 mm Polarizer: 3 mm x 3 mm |
| Scan Length | 29" (74cm) 32" (81cm) 40"(102cm) 44” (112cm) 56" (142cm) 65" (165cm) |
| Scanning Speed | 170 mm / sec |
| Spectral Analyzer | DRS spectral engine |
| Spectral Interval | 10 nm |
| Spectral Range | 400 nm to 700 nm |
| Spectral Reporting | 400 nm to 700 nm with 10mm interval |
| Storage Temperature Range | -20° to 50°C -4° to 122°F |
| Short Term Repeatability - Density | On White: ± 0.01 D max. Cyan, Magenta, and Black: ± 0.02 D @ 1.8 D Yellow: S/M: ± 0.02 D @ 2.0 D Polarizer: ± 0.03 D @ 1.8 D |
| Software Development Kit | Yes |
| Software Modes | Density /Spectral |
| Short Term Repeatability - White | 0.15 dE max |
| Supported Devices | IntelliTrax2, eXact |
| Scanning Area | Color bar within 38mm from the sheet edge |
| Scanning Capability | Yes |
| Sheet Storage | Yes |
| Single Pass Scan | M0/M1 or M0/M3 or M1/M3 |
| Track Sizes | 29" (74cm) 32" (81cm) 40"(102cm) 44” (112cm) 56" (142cm) 65" (165cm) |
| Voltage | 100 - 240VAC, 50/60Hz |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| What's Included? | Vacuum pump, Cabling, Power supply, Ethernet cable, Software CD, Manuals, device certificate |
| Windows | Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit) |
Featured Support
Firmware: Software: Support Articles:- IntelliTrax - XRGA Information
- Creating a Repeating Colorbar Pattern in IntelliTrax
- IntelliTrax Aperture Options and Colorbar Minimums
Featured Training
Online Training / eLearning: Onsite Training: Seminar: See All TrainingCase Studies
French printer Manufacture d’Histoires des Deux-Ponts adopts closed-loop color control to optimize its offset press.
Read this case study to learn how T&N Printing, a reputable offset printer, has reduced make-ready by 66% by presetting ink keys using IntelliTrax and Rutherford closed-loop system
Rohrer manufactures packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands and knows that the colors of the packaging it prints must be spot-on. The company wanted to upgrade its color measurement and management system to incorporate the latest technologies.
The Glasgow academic book and journal printer Bell & Bain was founded by James Bell and Andrew Bain in 1831. The respected operation is one of the few Scottish academic printers to have survived the centuries to thrive in today’s ultra-competitive market.
Imprimerie Bailly has combined the X-Rite eXact Scan Spectrophotometer along with ExactLoop and EasySet from X-Rite Partner Rutherford Graphic Products.
Learn how the Pilot Marketing Group achieved: delivery of accurate and consistent data and consistency of 0.2 ∆E measuring the same target 50 times.
Promis JSC is the first Russian and European folding carton packaging printer to be UGRA PSO (Process Standard Offset) Certified and a Pantone Certified Printer Company, enhancing its international recognition in the printing market.
Other Resources
- Set, Score, Evaluate – Color Results Simplified
- IntelliTrax2: Get to Great Color Faster
- Reduce Make Ready Time - Automate your Ink Keys and Maximize Productivity
- Improve Pressroom Productivity with Automated Color Scanning Solutions | X-Rite
- Using ECG to Enhance Brand Packaging Colors | Upcoming Print and Packaging Webinar
- Pantone Certification: First Unique Spot Colors Standardization Program
- Pantone Certification: First Unique Spot Colors Standardization Program
- Pantone Certification: First Unique Spot Colors Standardization Program
- Pantone Certification: First Unique Spot Colors Standardization Program
- Pantone Certification: First Unique Spot Colors Standardization Program
- Pantone Certification: First Unique Spot Colors Standardization Program
- How to Become More Color Successful When Printing Folding Carton Packaging | X-Rite Webinar
Webinars
- X-Rite IntelliTrax and Rutherford Closed-Loop Solution Help Manufacture d’Histoires des Deux-Ponts
- T&N Printing takes all the guesswork out of color
- Rohrer Corporation Upgrades Komori Presses with the Latest X-Rite Technology
- X-Rite IntelliTrax Helps Scottish Book Printer Carve Time Out of Makeready
- Closed Loop, Inline Color Control Improves Makeready and Color Consistency | X-Rite Case Study
- Pilot Marketing Group and eXact Scan | X-Rite Case Study
- X-Rite Helps Promis Achieve International Recognition in the Printing Market
Case Studies
Quick Compare
| Measurement Geometry | 45°/0° ring illumination optics, ISO 5-4:2009(E) | |
|---|---|---|
| Inter-Instrument Agreement | 0.3 dE*ab | Average: 0.50 dE*00
Max: 1.0 dE*00 |
| Light Source | Gas filled tungsten (illuminant type A) and UV LED | Gas Pressure Lamp |
| Measurement Conditions | M0, M1, M3 | M0, M3 (CMYK only) |
| Patch Size | Small: 2 mm x 3 mm Medium: 3 mm x 3 mm Polarizer: 3 mm x 3 mm |
4 mm x 3.8 mm |
| Scan Length | 29" (74cm) 32" (81cm) 40"(102cm) 44” (112cm) 56" (142cm) 65" (165cm) |
29" (74cm)
40"(102cm) |
| Scanning Speed | 170 mm / sec | 150 mm / sec |
| Spectral Analyzer | DRS spectral engine | |
| Spectral Interval | 10 nm | |
| Spectral Range | 400 nm to 700 nm |
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