Colour Printing 7.0: Next Generation Multi-Channel Printing (CP7.0) was an Initial Training Network funded by EU’s Seventh Framework programme, within the Marie Curie Actions (Project number N-290154). Led by Gjøvik University College, it involved a strong consortium of six full network partners and six associated partners from European academia and industry. Nine Early Stage Researchers (ESR) and two Experienced Researchers (ER) were employed in the project.
The project addressed a significant need for research, training and innovation in the printing industry. The main objectives of were to train a new generation of printing scientists who would be able to assume science and technology leadership in this traditional technological sector, and to perform research in the colour printing field by fully exploring the possibilities of using more than the conventional four colorants (CMYK) in printing; focusing particularly on the spectral properties.
A significant amount of high quality research has been performed and published throughout the project. The research contributions may be classified into four thematic areas, spectral modeling and surface properties; spectral reproduction workflow algorithms and evaluation, relief and gloss printing, and applications.