Cal Poly Conducts Research at LAgraphico

Published: February 06, 2006, By pffc-online.com

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SAN LUIS OBISPO—LAgraphico, Burbank, CA, opened its doors to a team of Cal Poly graphic communication students to conduct research on printing press "fingerprinting." The research was part of a senior project by Mark Levenson, who graduated in December 2005, and helped prepare Cal Poly for the Heidelberg 29 four-color Speedmaster CD it received press in early 2006—the same press that the team worked on at LAgraphico.

The goal of the project was to establish the press parameters required to match digital ink-et wide-format proofs. The fingerprinting helped determine the highest quality output for the Heidelberg Speedmaster CD press. To do this, the press was matched to an Epson 9800 wide-format digital printer located in the Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department.

The research was also supported by Gans Ink, Heidelberg USA, and Fox River Paper Company.

For more information, visit grc.calpoly.edu.