Pubs reap savings with ProImage ink optimization

ProImage said more newspapers invested in its OnColor Eco ink optimization software, including The Albuquerque (N.M) Publishing Co., which publishes the Albuquerque Journal, and Paso Del Norte Publishing Inc. in El Paso, Texas, which publishes El Diario.
“We print approximately 650,000 cutoffs a day,” said Edward Armendariz, commercial printer division manager at Paso Del Norte Publishing. “In our newsprint production we are saving 27 percent, while in our UV production we are saving 42 percent. To date, we are saving approximately $11,000 per month with OnColor Eco.”
APC, meantime, integrated the app with its existing NewsWay software.
“You can see how much less ink (dot) is on the CMY plates that are processed through OnColor Eco, but there has been no degradation in print quality,” said Eddie Chaves, digital prepress manager. “To date, our cost savings are between 12 and 14 percent.”