GASAA members On-Demand Melbourne and CMYKit working together have attained worldwide UGRA PSO certification for digital printing - a first for UGRA and most probably worldwide.

PSO is a collection of several ISO standards covering aspects of quality assurance, inks, viewing conditions, data management, proofing and print production. It is the highest recognition of printing to international colour standards.

The independent audit involved a full day site visit to On-Demand’s Melbourne facility where key personnel were interviewed to assess their understanding of the PSO requirements. Areas covered included; organisation structure and documentation; data reception (preflighting) and creation (PDF/X standards); display and viewing conditions assessment; proofing and print both visual and technical measuring. The audit team critically reviewed all relevant company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Garry Knespal, GASAA, Jason Hall, CMYKit, Bruce Peddlesden, On-Demand, Erwin Widmer, UGRA