Bronze Award Winner
CMA Imaging is proud to celebrate the METPACK 2026 Bronze Award recognition for an AI-powered color matching and Direct-to-Can digital proofing solution in partnership with Sun Chemical.
Recognized at the Global Meeting Point
for Metal Packaging
At METPACK 2026, the global stage for the metal packaging industry, CMA Imaging and Sun Chemical Group received the Bronze Innovation Award for an AI-powered color matching and Direct-to-Can digital proofing solution. The recognition highlights a major step forward in how brands, prepress partners, can makers, and ink suppliers can work from a shared, measurable color reference instead of relying on subjective visual approvals and repeated physical sample rounds.
METPACK is widely regarded as the leading international trade fair for the metal packaging industry. Held every three years in Essen, Germany, it brings together market leaders and specialized companies presenting the latest technologies for metal packaging production, decoration, coating, finishing, and recycling.
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From Brand Color Standard to Production Confidence
The awarded solution addresses one of the most persistent challenges in metal packaging: translating a brand color expectation into reliable production results on decorated metal.
Key benefits to highlight from the innovation:
- Reduces subjective color discussions
- Aligns brand, prepress, ink, and production teams around measurable targets
- Supports faster approval cycles
- Improves confidence before full production
- Enables a smarter Direct-to-Can digital proofing workflow
- Helps reduce trial-and-error in the color matching process
Our Solution
Colorportal® is the go-to choice software solution for brand owners, ink suppliers, agencies, pre-press, printers, and converters, providing an integrated, efficient approach to managing and optimizing your color printing processes. Our modular, web-based architecture is meticulously designed to match the most demanding color requirements
A Proud Milestone with Sun Chemical
We thank Sun Chemical for the trust, collaboration, and shared commitment to pushing technology forward in metal packaging. Together, we are helping the industry move toward a more objective and connected approach to color communication, proofing, and production control.
Solving a Real Industry Challenge
By creating a shared digital and measurable reference, the solution helps reduce uncertainty between design intent and final decorated metal packaging. This is especially important in a global supply chain where brands, converters, prepress specialists, ink suppliers, and production teams may be working in different locations but still need to align on the same color objective.
" This award is not only a recognition of technology, but also of collaboration. Innovation in metal packaging requires the entire value chain to work from the same measurable objective, from brand color standard to production confidence. "
