Idealliance Europe Certifies 22 New Idealliance G7® Experts in Barcelona, Spain at Barberán – Continuing Growth of G7 Across Europe and Around the World
Alexandria, VA (July 1, 2019) – Idealliance Europe hosted G7 training in Barcelona, Spain at Barberán S.A. June 11th – 13th, featuring the latest Barberán inkjet print technology for high-end print and packaging in Barberán’s technical center in Barcelona. This multi-lingual event to serve the global G7 community, included twenty-two (22) new G7 Experts who are certified as leading global print service providers, color and print management consultants, global brand owners, and the most recognized print solution providers from across Europe and Western Asia. Ron Ellis, leading global G7 Expert Trainer, G7 Process Control Expert Trainer, BrandQ Trainer, and Chair of Idealliance’s Print Properties & Colorimetric Council led this training in conjunction with the Barberán team of G7 Experts. These G7 Experts and Professionals in attendance through this training experienced first-hand, how to implement, manage, and maintain G7 throughout their print supply chain. G7 Training also focused on implementing global print standards and near-neutral calibration across all print technology on cutting edge Barberán print technology for high-end printing and packaging applications and achieving G7 Master Qualification in a live multi-print technology workflow for print production, proofing, and the full print supply chain.
Idealliance serves thousands of G7 Experts and G7 Master Facilities across Europe and throughout the globe, as the largest global certification body for print, packaging and the graphics communications supply chain.
G7 Master Qualification is the leading independent third-party global print production facility evaluation and qualification available to all members of the print supply chain, to serve print buyers and brand owners as proven, demonstrated, leading suppliers capable of achieving the most demanding specifications for optimal print and brand management from any corner of the globe.
“Idealliance Europe and all of Idealliance’s twelve global offices support G7 Experts, G7 Masters, and G7 Professionals, and the global print, packaging, and graphic communications industry to drive the future of the industry. G7 Experts serve not only print facilities who achieve G7 Master Qualification, but also brands, print buyers, and creatives to align the entire print supply chain. We are proud to part with Barberán as a leading high-end print technology OEM and driver for global print standardization and development with the inclusion of G7 near-neutral into their systems. Barberán and their team of G7 Experts, along with these other 22 G7 Experts from across Europe and Western Asia serve with Idealliance not only the print service providers, brands, OEMs they are affiliated with, but the entire global print supply chain.” says Jordan Gorski Vice President of Global Certification Programs. The next G7 Training to support the European print supply chain will be held at CMA Imaging in Brussels, Belgium October 1st – 3rd, 2019. Register here. A calendar of upcoming training can be found at www.idealliance.org/g7training.
Around the globe, G7 certification is the most recognized international specification for color management, and not only achieves consistent color reproduction across any print medium, or substrate, but also provides a tremendous savings to an operation’s bottom line. Utilizing G7 within a print production workflow improves output consistency across multiple print services, platforms, and distribution outlets. For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit https://connect.idealliance.org/g7/home or contact Jordan Gorski at (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.
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Powering the Supply Chain® 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, and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, 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