GRIPdigital Announces Enhancements to Offset DotMeter.
For Immediate Release

Western Springs, IL, April 2000—GRIPdigital—the exclusive distributor in North and South America for the Centurfax CCDot DotMeter® product line—has announced the availability of the CCDot4 DotMeter, which offers improved capabilities to the popular CCDot DotMeter line of products. Based upon the popular Centurfax CCDot3 DotMeter, the CCDot4 employs the latest advances in semiconductor technology. An enhanced LED system enables the machine to read dot areas on any type of offset plate. An optical dot gain evaluation feature permits reading dots on paper, and compensates for the absorption properties of the substrate and any dot halo effect to provide an absolute measurement. This feature means that complex algorithms are no longer necessary to convert density to percentages.

The CCDot4 may be upgraded by customers via the Internet, and additional features may be added to existing units by obtaining the appropriate security code. Key features of predecessor Centurfax CCDot units have been retained, including autocalibration, WYSIWYG viewing, connections to both PCs and Macs, and screen ruling and screen angle analysis.

The Centurfax CCDot4 DotMeter will be introduced at DRUPA 2000, and will be available in North and South America midyear. Other Centurfax products to be shown at DRUPA 2000 include ImageLine and KeyMagic software and scanner interface products.

GRIPdigital is the exclusive distributor in North and South America for the Centurfax CCDot DotMeter® product line. Headed by color expert Greg Imhoff, the company specializes in color hardware and software solutions for the graphic arts industry. For detailed information about GRIPdigital and the Centurfax CCDot digital product line, contact the company at 708-784-0560, via Email at GColorCtrl@aol.com, or on the web at www.gripdigital.com.