Contract Proofing System

Contract Proofing System (CPS)

This certification is aimed at proof printing system providers and serves as proof of the conformity of their product with the criteria of ISO 12647-7.

CERTIFIED SYSTEMS

Benefit from our remote certification!

We also offer the CPS certification with online procedure while maintaining the quality standards and support you securely and flexibly through the entire certification process:

  • Setup of the communication platform

  • Process planning and creation of the test regime on individual basis

  • Live support during the test

  • Analysis of intermediate results in real time

  • Final evaluation of the sent print copies in the Fogra laboratory

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Your benefit

The contract proofing systems are thoroughly tested and certified on the basis of the extensive criteria of ISO 12647-7. The certification comes with a certificate and a FograCert logo in addition to the technical test report, which shows the product's conformity to ISO 12647-7. Certification details are listed in our FograCert database.

  • Feedback of the results within a short time: approx. 3 weeks

  • Once certified, always certified: The certification is valid as long as the system combination is available on the market.

  • Individual FograCert logo: Show your high quality standard!

Fogra employee Donatela Saric

Donatela Saric

Prepress Technology

+49 89 431 82 - 311

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Your contact

Contact me to arrange an individual appointment!

What you need to do

You would like to have your system certified according to CPS?

We need from you

  • Arrangement of an individual appointment

  • Test forms according to ISO 12647-7 conformity

  • Application Data Sheet (ADS) 

OVErview criteria

criteria for VPS and VPC

Our procedure

Preparation phase: 

  • Agreement on the system combinations
  • Delivery of the digital test forms

Test phase:

  • approx. two-day audit on-site or online, carried out by a Fogra employee
  • Evaluation of the results in the Fogra laboratory

In case of a successful certification, we will issue a certificate and enter your system into our FograCert database.

Your printing system is examined against the following criteria:

  • PDF/X compliance: Ghent Output Suite 5.0 and informative evaluation of Altona Test Suite 2.0 Technical 2

  • Gloss, coloration and fluorescence of the substrate

  • Colour accuracy incl. colour gamut

  • Uniformity

  • Aging and light fastness

  • Colour drift (fading)

  • Short- and long-term repeatability

  • Mechanical stability (drying)

  • Colorimetric tonal value transfer

  • Tone value reproduction limits/ gradients

  • Image register and resolving power

  • Margin information

The reference printing conditions? Unlimited!

The reference printing conditions are freely selectable by you.

For example, if you have a wide-gamut printing system and would like to prove its potential with CPS certification, then the reference FOGRA53 (eciCMYK) is conceivable. An overview of all common reference printing conditions can be found here:

OVERVIEW

Fogra exchange colour space (FOGRA53)

Our offer

FograCert Contract Proofing System according to ISO 12647-7:
€ 5,950.00 (Fogra member) | € 8,500.00 (regular)

I would be pleased to provide you with a non-binding offer for your CPS certification:

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