Achieve reliable brand color reproduction and consistent print quality across digital packaging and label materials. Barbieri spectrophotometers provide accurate spectral measurement for profiling, spot color evaluation, and color quality control on paper, board, labels, films, and other packaging materials.

Digital Package and Label Printing

Reliable color where brand identity meets production quality

Digital packaging and label printing combines demanding brand color requirements with a wide variety of printing technologies, inks, surface finishes, and materials. The same brand color can appear different on coated paper, uncoated board, transparent film, labels, laminates, or corrugated materials.

Short production runs and frequent job changes increase the need for reliable profiling, objective color evaluation, and repeatable process control from the first production stage onward.

Barbieri spectrophotometers are developed for professional digital printing applications and provide repeatable spectral data for profiling and color quality control. Depending on the instrument and configuration, they support different measurement apertures, measurement conditions, sample thicknesses, and surface characteristics.

What Makes Color Control in Digital Packaging and Label Printing Difficult

Diverse and complex substrates

Packaging and label production includes coated and uncoated papers, folding carton, corrugated board, synthetic films, transparent materials, laminates, and pressure sensitive label stocks. Their different optical and physical properties influence color appearance, measurement conditions, and profiling results.

Brand color tolerance requirements

Packaging and label applications frequently require accurate reproduction of spot colors and proprietary brand colors. Spectral measurement makes it possible to compare production samples with reference values and evaluate whether color differences remain within agreed tolerances.

Short runs and frequent job changes

Digital packaging and label production often involves short runs, versioned designs, and frequent material changes. Accurate profiles and efficient measurement workflows help reduce setup effort, identify deviations early, and maintain consistent quality throughout production.

Where Color Measurement Fits in Your Packaging and Label Printing Workflow

Substrate characterization

Measure the color behavior of each printer, ink, print mode, and material combination as the basis for accurate profiling and predictable production results.

ICC profiling and spot color evaluation

Print and measure profiling charts to create accurate ICC profiles and compare spot colors with standard or proprietary brand color references.

Production quality control

Measure control charts or production samples at defined intervals to identify color deviations before subsequent converting or finishing processes.

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Color compliance documentation

Document measured results and demonstrate conformity with customer specifications, brand color references, internal tolerances, or applicable print quality requirements.

Recommended Products for Digital Packaging and Label Printing

Professional color measurement for profiling and color quality control in digital packaging, label, folding carton, and corrugated printing applications.

Spectro LFP qb Digital Press Edition

Automated reflection spectrophotometer for ICC profiling and color quality control on paper, labels, folding carton, corrugated board, and selected flexible packaging materials.

Designed for paper, labels, folding carton, corrugated board, and selected flexible packaging materials
Automatically selectable 2 mm and 6 mm measurement apertures
Supports rigid and flexible reflection samples up to 20 mm thickness

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Recommended Add ons for Digital Package and Label Printing

Complete your packaging measurement setup with accessories designed for thin, delicate, and high-value label substrates.

Electrostatic Sample Holder

Holds flexible substrates flat without adhesive for clean, repeatable measurements.

Uses an electrostatic charge to keep flexible non-textile substrates such as paper, film and thin plastics flat during measurement. Avoids residue or damage that adhesive holders can leave on sensitive materials. Ideal for graphic-arts and packaging substrates where surface integrity matters.

Polarization Filter

For eliminating first surface reflectance on glossy and metallic substrates.

The Polarization filter attaches to the Spectro LFP qb measurement head to suppress first-surface reflections from glossy, metallic and varnished substrates. It enables M3-compliant measurements per ISO 13655 and is essential when measuring polarized materials in graphic-arts and packaging color management workflows.

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