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Toppan UK donates X-Rite 528 spectrodensitometer to London College of Communication
Managing Director of Toppan UK, Masafumi Ozawa, and European Technology Research Manager, Neil Shepherd visited the the School of Printing and Publishing at the LCC on 6th December to make the handover and to see for themselves the kind of research projects for which the instrument would be used.
The Toppan Printing group is one of the largest printing groups in the world, and its business fields, although all related to printing in some way, are numerous and varied. Amongst its accolades, Toppan is well renowned for its highly sophisticated colour management systems which ensure faithful colour reproduction, not only in publications printing but in other areas such as displays and digital archiving. The gift of a spectrodensitometer was therefore a very fitting one, and one which MD Masafumi Ozawa hopes will encourage the development of new procedures and technologies in this field.
Dr. Philip Green, Reader in Colour Imaging at the School commented that the spectrodensitometer would be an important addition to their metrology resources, owing to its high repeatability and traceable accuracy. “For projects where we are investigating phenomena with small colour changes (such as a current project on the change in colour of ink jet media after printing), these are critical attributes.”
Colour Imaging is a research and postgraduate area in the School of Printing and Publishing at LCC. Focusing on the science and technology of colour imaging, they have one of the best-equipped University-sector colour science laboratories in the world, and conduct research in many aspects of colour management, colour appearance and graphic arts technology. They offer postgraduate study and research programmes at Diploma, MSc and PhD level.
Dean of School Sue Pandit spoke of how essential industry support is to the school. “We are so grateful for the interest shown by companies like Toppan, and indeed the school can’t survive without this sort of assistance. Although financial support is also gratefully received, the donation of equipment by renowned companies in the industry is key to providing our students with the tools they need for education and research.”
The relationship between the School of Printing and Publishing and Toppan UK has been cultivated through the Printing and Graphic Sciences Group of the Institute of Physics, of which both Mr. Shepherd and Dr. Green are members.
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About the School of Printing and Publishing
The School of Printing and Publishing is one of the four schools within London College of Communication. The School has always had strong links with industry, and today its portfolio has extended to cover a wide range of graphic arts related subjects areas, through taught courses, consultancy, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and training programmes.
LCC is part of the University of the Arts, London. The University is made up of six of the world's most innovative art and design colleges.
About Toppan
Toppan Printing Company Ltd. is a multinational group comprising of 7 business divisions and 175 subsidiary companies. The company’s core competence lies in printing and print processes, and this extends to numerous markets including electronics, securities, packaging, and RFID.
Toppan has had a continuous presence in the UK since the early 1970’s, initially in the form of a representative office, when Toppan was acutely aware of the growing importance of Europe as a potential market, and had the foresight to establish roots here. The Toppan UK entity was incorporated in 1983 and has grown into an organisation that now mirrors the parent organisation in many ways. All of the main divisions of Toppan in Japan are represented in London and direct links exist between Toppan Japan and the UK.
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