G7 Expert Solutions

Chromatters offers G7 Master Facility Qualification and Process Control Master Certification through Idealliance.  We offer this for all press technologies including offset, screen, flexo and digital.  As one of the original G7/G7 Process Control Experts, Matt Fehn wrote the first book on G7 and has performed hundreds of G7 calibrations.

G7 Master Facility Qualification

Idealliance G7 Master Facility Qualification is a three-level compliance program that is granted to physical facilities such as printing companies or other graphic solutions providers, creative and premedia proofers, conducted by Idealliance certified G7 Experts and G7 Professionals. G7 Master status indicates the facility has calibrated certain equipment and systems to G7 gray balance and neutral tone curves and is capable of delivering G7 proofs and print products.

G7 Process Control Master Certification

G7 Process Control Master Certification includes thorough analysis and alignment of the entire print supply chain within a facility as well as their print supply chain partners, conducted by a G7 Process Control Expert, and evaluated quarterly by an independent third-party analysis laboratory.

A G7 Process Control Master Facility is a facility certified by Idealliance as a proven print supply chain leader, equipped to handle the most stringent demands and maintain the highest level of quality required of leading print buyers. This certification aligns the global printing, packaging, and graphic communications supply chains by building process control driven workflows, processes, and cultures throughout print suppliers, brands, print buyers, creatives, OEMs & print technology developers.

G7 Certified Calibration Tools

Idealliance established a certification process to evaluate the ability of a software system to calibrate a printing device to meet the G7 grayscale definition using four 1-D curves and support the application of the G7 methodology in process control.


Chromatters has experience with over a dozen different certified G7 calibration tools.  We can help you find the best tool for your application and printing system.  We can also integrate and train your staff on its proper use to ensure G7 compliance.