Idealliance Certifies 20 G7® Experts with G7 Training at Konica Minolta in Duluth, GA

The deeply enhanced, next generation G7 Expert Training puts total emphasis on intense hands-on training and immediate implementation. Alexandria, VA (March 4, 2020) – Idealliance recently held G7 Expert Certification and Training at the Konica Minolta Technical Center in Duluth, GA, and certified 20 new G7^® Experts. The training ran from February 18-20, 2020. Attendees included leading digital print providers, OEMs, premedia and production technicians, and print buyers. By earning G7 certification through G7 training, they are now globally recognized G7 Experts, and are certified & licensed to manage the most critical factors of business performance and profitability for the print & packaging supply chain. The 3-day G7 Expert certification training, which Idealliance deeply enhanced late last year, followed an intensively focused hands-on learning curriculum covering a tremendous amount of imperative in-field knowledge, immediately followed by implementation. Attendees received a comprehensive understanding of G7, color management and measurement, process control and print technologies. These newly certified G7 Experts can take their expertise and immediately implement it into their production environments—driving waste reduction, process control, up-time, incredible quality assurance print-after-print and increased profitability for an operation. A snapshot of the hands-on G7 Expert Training includes:

• Intro to G7
• Preparation-files-prepress-press
• Inspection-press-proof-CTP
• Applying 1-D Curves and ICC Profiles
• G7 Verification and Results Analysis
• G7 Color Managed Workflows
• G7 Submission Process
• Configuring Adobe Creative Suite with G7 Leading Practices
• Print & Proof Inspection
• Alignment
• Process Control & Quality Assurance
• Applications
• Measurement tools and Data Analysis
• and much, much more.

“Idealliance is proud to certify these 20 new G7 Experts and partner with Konica Minolta to serve the global print supply chain. These G7 Experts are equipped to apply G7 to their workflows and print technology to meet the most stringent needs of print buyers and brands everywhere,” said Jordan Gorski, Vice President of Global Certification Programs. G7 is the global standard for color management, process control and visual uniformity across all print technology as it aligns the global print supply chain through leading print alignment specifications & strategies for one file, one separation, one target, one calibration, one remarkable similar visual appearance, on any machine, any print technology, anywhere in the world. Print Anywhere™…Brilliantly with G7^®. Upcoming G7 Trainings include:

• Dusobox, Orlando, FL Mar 17–19
• Fujifilm Graphics, Chicago, IL Apr 28–30
• Brobygrafiska, Sunne, Sweden May 6–8
• Ryerson University, May 12–14
• and many others around the globe through Idealliance’s 12 global offices.

A full calendar of upcoming training can be found at www.idealliance.org/g7training. For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit www.idealliance.org/g7 or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.

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Powering the Supply Chain^® Print Anywhere™…Brilliantly Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and we serve as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL^®, SWOP^®, XCMYK™, G7^®, and BrandQ^®). Idealliance is the world’s foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison ‘A’ to ISO TC130, is one of the world’s largest contributors and developers of ISO standards. Join us in creating the future of our industry. www.idealliance.org | (703) 837-1070