Press Fingerprinting & Characterization

$2,995.00

One-time forensic lab analysis capturing your offset press's unique "DNA" — dot gain curves, density profiles, tonal reproduction and gray balance. Achieve predictable color, reduce waste, and provide audit-ready proof for brands/suppliers — no on-site visit needed.

Our Expertise & Results

We deliver traceable, repeatable data to optimize plate curves, tighten tolerances, and ensure consistent matching. Printers typically achieve significant makeready time reductions (5–20%+ via better pre-press and fewer trials) and substantial waste savings from faster starts and stable runs.

Backed by GMI and G7 expertise, this provides defensible proof for brands, streamlined workflows for printers, and measurable ROI (fewer reprints, quicker approvals, higher-value jobs).

Who This Helps

  • Print Service Providers — Documented performance for better plate curves, tighter tolerances, G7/ISO prep, quicker makereadies, premium contracts.

  • Brands & Agencies — Supplier consistency verification with defensible data for audits, multi-printer alignment, reduced reprints.

  • Printers Pursuing Certification — Baseline for GMI, G7, GRACoL, or ongoing checks — ship sheets only.

What You Receive

  • Detailed branded PDF report (executive summary + full data)

  • Visual charts — dot gain curves and density profiles

  • Raw CSV data file for RIP calibration or internal QC

Pricing & Details

  • $2,995 (one-time fee per press)

  • Curve4 instruction add-on available (contact for quote)

  • Turnaround: 7–10 working days after sheet receipt

  • Multi-press bundles available — contact us post-purchase for custom pricing.

Why Mann & Co.?

  • GMI/G7-integrated standards — no guesswork

  • Forensic-level traceable measurements

  • Lab-based — ship sheets only, no on-site costs

  • Proven for real offset production — match proofs, cut variability, win premium work

Ready to unlock your press's DNA and eliminate color guesswork? Get started below — we'll email confirmation and sheet shipping instructions immediately after purchase.

One-time forensic lab analysis capturing your offset press's unique "DNA" — dot gain curves, density profiles, tonal reproduction and gray balance. Achieve predictable color, reduce waste, and provide audit-ready proof for brands/suppliers — no on-site visit needed.

Our Expertise & Results

We deliver traceable, repeatable data to optimize plate curves, tighten tolerances, and ensure consistent matching. Printers typically achieve significant makeready time reductions (5–20%+ via better pre-press and fewer trials) and substantial waste savings from faster starts and stable runs.

Backed by GMI and G7 expertise, this provides defensible proof for brands, streamlined workflows for printers, and measurable ROI (fewer reprints, quicker approvals, higher-value jobs).

Who This Helps

  • Print Service Providers — Documented performance for better plate curves, tighter tolerances, G7/ISO prep, quicker makereadies, premium contracts.

  • Brands & Agencies — Supplier consistency verification with defensible data for audits, multi-printer alignment, reduced reprints.

  • Printers Pursuing Certification — Baseline for GMI, G7, GRACoL, or ongoing checks — ship sheets only.

What You Receive

  • Detailed branded PDF report (executive summary + full data)

  • Visual charts — dot gain curves and density profiles

  • Raw CSV data file for RIP calibration or internal QC

Pricing & Details

  • $2,995 (one-time fee per press)

  • Curve4 instruction add-on available (contact for quote)

  • Turnaround: 7–10 working days after sheet receipt

  • Multi-press bundles available — contact us post-purchase for custom pricing.

Why Mann & Co.?

  • GMI/G7-integrated standards — no guesswork

  • Forensic-level traceable measurements

  • Lab-based — ship sheets only, no on-site costs

  • Proven for real offset production — match proofs, cut variability, win premium work

Ready to unlock your press's DNA and eliminate color guesswork? Get started below — we'll email confirmation and sheet shipping instructions immediately after purchase.