The New York Times
inputs densitometer data to Excel using WinWedge
To meet the needs of readers and advertisers, the New York
Times insures not only quality editorial, but also quality
production by enforcing high levels of quality control throughout
all stages of production. This control extends right down
to the inks used, as these are rigorously tested and evaluated
in their own laboratories.
Quality Assurance - Ink Density Measurement
An X-Rite 400 Reflection Densitometer is used
to measure the density of ink printed on a newspaper as
part of the meticulous
quality assurance testing performed at the New York Times.
The densitometer measures the reflection of light off sample
black ink areas and these readings are input via WinWedge
directly into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The data readings
are automatically graphed
in Excel to show the highs and lows. Statistical analysis
is performed using Excel to determine if the measured ink
densities fall within an acceptable range. Ink "rub-off" quality
control tests are also performed with densitometer readings
taken before and after the ink has been rubbed with a weighted
tissue. WinWedge eliminates the need for slow, error-prone
manual data entry of densitometer readings into Excel greatly
increasing the speed, accuracy and efficiency of the process.
Hence WinWedge assists the quality control technicians to
assure that the inks used are fit to print "All the News
That's Fit to Print".
Benefits
- 100% accurate and cost effective data collection
- Easy to set up and use
- Significant time reduction in data collection
- Ability to perform statistical analysis in Excel
TAL Technologies, Inc.
2101 Brandywine Street,
Suite 102,
Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
Tel: 800-722-6004
Tel: 215-496-0222
Fax: 215-496-0322
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