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Color solutions for every role in the print chain.

Brands, printers and agencies each face a different color problem. Alder is the single accountable partner across all three — equipment, process control and expertise, tuned to how you actually work.

One accountable partner for color and equipment.

Most vendors sell you a box or sell you advice. We do both — and stand behind the color that comes out.

Brands

Hold brand color to one standard across every substrate, press and site.

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Printers

Profiling, linearization and G7 so output matches every device, every time.

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Agencies

Prep files and hit brand color before anything ever reaches a press.

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01 — For Brands

Brands & packaging owners

Your color has to look identical across every vendor, substrate and site that prints your brand. We make that a measured guarantee — not a hope — and give you a way to prove it.

Fewer reprints and rejected runs — protected margin every time your brand goes to press.

What we provide

  • Brand color specificationDefine each brand and spot color once, to an objective numeric standard everyone prints to.
  • Cloud conformance monitoringVerify color on any press, from anywhere, without flying out for a press check.
  • Multi-vendor G7 alignmentHold every supplier to the same neutral gray-balance standard, so their output matches.
  • Spot & extended-gamut workflowsReliable spot color and CMYK+ across packaging, commercial and digital print.
  • ISO 20616 (PRX / PQX)Structured, data-driven color hand-off between you and your print suppliers.
  • Audit-ready reportingDocumented proof of conformance you can put in front of stakeholders.

02 — For Printers

Commercial printers & production houses

Hit color repeatably across every device and substrate — and prove it to the brands you print for. We tune your fleet, your inks and your proofing to one standard, then help you hold it.

Audit-ready G7 reporting you can hand a brand owner — plus less ink and faster makeready.

What we provide

  • G7 Master qualificationGet certified and stay verified on a schedule, across single or multi-device floors.
  • ICC profiling & linearizationCustom device profiles for accurate, repeatable output on every substrate you run.
  • Ink optimizationCut ink draw with GCR while holding color — proven on your own press, not a spec sheet.
  • Contract proofing systemsEpson + Fiery / GMG proofing your clients can sign off on with confidence.
  • RIP & workflow setupONYX, ColorBurst and PosterShop configured and tuned to your presses.
  • Instruments & trainingX-Rite measurement gear, certified operator training, on-site and remote support.

03 — For Agencies

Prepress & creative teams

Prep files and hit brand color with confidence — before anything ever reaches a press. We calibrate your screens, standardize your proofs, and make sure your files behave downstream.

Two on-staff G7 experts and a dedicated contact — not a ticket queue.

What we provide

  • Monitor & display calibrationTrustworthy on-screen color for every workstation, verified on a schedule.
  • Soft-proofing setupStandardized viewing conditions so on-screen decisions hold up on press.
  • ICC workflow & file prepCorrect profiles and handoff so files behave the whole way down the chain.
  • Contract proofingCalibrated proofs that actually predict the final printed result.
  • Color management consultingPractical guidance from people who do this every day, not a manual.
  • Team trainingGet your designers and prepress staff fluent in the tools and the standards.

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