This will allow the b2 to be used in the firms iCertification remote proofing workflow, as well as providing a quality stamp for every proof produced.
It will come as standard on new machines and will be available as a low-cost upgrade for existing users.
The value added will be very high, said DuPont UK sales manager commercial print Ralph Bates.
He claimed that the 30-minute drying time needed by most ink-jet proofs before measuring was not an issue with the b2, and that it could take a reading immediately after imaging.