Hamillroad Software publishes DM screening Sample Book using Auraia-II technology

Each Auraia-II DM Screening Sample Book contains 15 real-world jobs, including invoices, shipping notes, letterheads, compliment slips, business cards and company brochures on a wide range of stocks from 70 gsm uncoated NCR paper through to 350 gsm silk coated board. Each sample is printed on the left hand side with a 175 lpi AM screen and on the right hand side with Auraia-II for easy comparison.

On the front of each sample is a narrative providing background information on the job and what benefit the printer was seeking in using DM Screening. To push the envelope and provide a wider range of comparison, some jobs were also printed using a coarser 133 lpi AM screen or a finer 250 lpi AM screen.

At the back of the book are two technical pages, one on coated and one on uncoated, showing some more specific technical benefits of Auraia. These are followed by four ICC prints, of a 175 lpi screen and Auraia both on coated and uncoated stocks, that were used to measure the press (tone) curves used to align the color of Auraia with the 175 lpi screen. The complete book was plated on a violet CtP device, so an additional fifth ICC print was included which was plated on a thermal CtP device so as to enable a direct comparison of the results from the two competing plate technologies.

In addition to eliminating many (if not all) of the issues with conventional screening and producing higher quality results, press ink duct settings were recorded for one of the jobs which clearly shows that ink savings of up to 20% are achievable (depending on job) at the same time as producing the higher quality results. This enables an incredible ROI to be obtained with a relatively small investment in the technology, allowing a printer to increase their profitability and business.

The Sample Book is available on a first-come, first-serve basis and free of charge, but is limited to one book per request with a total worldwide distribution of 2,000 books. To request a Sample Book, please send an email auraia@hamillroad.com and include a shipping address and contact information.