GRIPdigital TECHKON DMS910 Digital MicroScope Brings New Precision to Plate Quality Control

LaGrange, IL, August 2003—The TECHKON DMS910 Digital MicroScope— distributed exclusively in the United States by GRIPdigital—brings new precision to plate measurement and quality control. According to GRIPdigital president Greg Imhoff, “The TECHKON DMS910 Digital MicroScope provides linearity and repeatability of ±0.5 percent when measuring a 150 line screen. This is twice the accuracy, consistency and repeatability of any other available plate measurement device on the market today.”

The GRIPdigital TECHKON DMS910 Digital Microscope incorporates renowned German optics with high-resolution camera technology, and comes complete with all software necessary to quickly preview and record the plate values being read. Halftone image measurement is displayed in both inch and metric values, and the screen angle is automatically displayed.

TECHKON GmbH has a 20-year history of developing and commercializing the finest color measurement and quality control devices available. The Digital MicroScope DMS 910 is a highly accurate measuring device especially for the quality control of printing plates. It is used successfully worldwide by computer-to-plate users, as well as by plate and platesetter manufacturers, as a reference instrument.

GRIPdigital has brought the latest in color technology to North America since 1998. Headed by color expert Greg Imhoff, the company specializes in color hardware and software solutions for the graphic arts industry, representing TECHKON GmbH and UGRA, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research. For detailed information about GRIPdigital and TECHKON or UGRA workflow solutions, contact the company at 708-588-1150, via Email at sales@GRIPdigital.com, or on the web at www.GRIPdigital.com.