Makeready waste
Closed-loop hits the color target within a few sheets — fewer sheets lost at every start-up.
ROI estimator
How much could ColorLoop save your pressroom?
In under a minute, estimate the waste, makeready time and costs you can recover on your offset presses — from your own figures.
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ROI estimator
How much could ColorLoop save your pressroom?
Pick your production profile, press format and number of colors — then fine-tune your makeready figures. Every value stays adjustable.
Sheet format
Colors
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Production profile
Sheet 707 × 1,000 mm · ≈ €0.23/sheet (280 g/m² · 1,150 €/t)
Set by the profile — adjust freely
From wash-up to press-OK
Sheets to first good copy
Loaded hourly press cost
Estimated annual saving
€144,563
≈ €12,047 / month
Paper saved297,000 sheets/year€67,613
Press time recovered513 press hours/year€76,950
Estimated on 225 production days/year and ColorLoop targets of −55% sheet waste and −38% makeready time. Paper grammage and price are set by the selected production profile.
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Levers
Where the money is recovered
Makeready time
Shorter makereadies free up press time — you produce more in the same slot.
Ink, paper and energy
Less waste means directly less material and energy consumed on every job.
Consistency & reruns
Stable color from one shift and one rerun to the next, with no re-makeready.
Methodology
Where these figures come from
The calculation rests on transparent assumptions you can adjust to your reality. No figure is inflated — these are the typical gains of a ColorLoop closed-loop workflow.
225days / yearAnnual production base, adjustable to your activity.
−55 %makeready wasteTypical reduction from presetting and closed-loop.
−38 %makeready timePress-time gain observed on a ColorLoop workflow.
€paper & press costGrammage, paper price and press hourly cost are configurable.
Case studies
Results from the field
Stories from the field where Rutherford helped offset teams hit targets faster, reduce waste, and standardize production.
Testimonial
“On the press equipped with IntelliTrax, our average makeready waste dropped from 700–800 sheets per job (8 colors) to 450 — a good 40% less waste.”Watch the testimonial →
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