ABOUT US
Barbieri develops and produces intelligent color measurement instruments for professionals in digital printing.
Barbieri is the color measurement market leader for large format, flatbed and industrial printing
Vision



Mission
Barbieri develops and produces intelligent color measuring instruments for professionals in digital printing. It enables getting color-true prints on almost every kind of media.
Barbieri customer will become top performer thanks to highest image quality.
Besides intelligent color measuring technology Barbieri focus also on professional service.
The Barbieri laboratory shares his knowledge and experience in color measuring with the whole market but especially with all professionals who are proud owner of Barbieri devices.
Barbieri qb technology
The core of Barbieri instruments consist of the high precision self-developed “qb-Technology”.
It conforms to latest ISO 13655 standard (spectral measurement and colorimetric computation for graphic arts images) and is the basis for ICC color management.
The “qb-Technology” sets highest standards in graphic arts color measurement and is a benchmark in digital printing technology.
It is the outcome of many years investment and experience in research and development in imaging color measuring technology.
Barbieri helps you to become top performer through highest image quality!

Management
Our Story

Stefan Barbieri
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Markus Barbieri
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), R&D

BARBIERI electronic was founded in 1983 by Ing. Siegfried Barbieri.
After graduating with a degree in electronic engineering in Munich, Germany, Siegfried Barbieri worked for Siemens, Munich in the R&D department for telecommunications and thereafter for the company Durst in Brixen, Italy, as their chief engineer for the development of photographic color enlargers and their control and analyzing equipment. In 1983 he founded the company BARBIERI electronic.
The milestones in BARBIERI electronics’ history:
Spectro LFP qb
Spectrophotometer platform for several digital printing industries
Service Center in Shanghai (China)
USA: Subsidiary and Service Center
Subsidiary in Brooklyn (NY), USA and Service Center in Salt Lake City (UT)
Spectro LFP
Spectrophotometer for the large format and flatbed printing markets
Stefan and Markus Barbieri take over the company
Spectro 100xy
First Spectrophotometer and new market “Color Management”
First densitometer for Photo Industry
Foundation of BARBIERI electronic
in Italy, Brixen/Bressanone
Story:
Partner
We have established long-term partnerships with the following technology, OEM and research partners:

Caldera
Caldera is an award winning software company, with many years’ experience in imaging technologies, specializing in driving solutions for large format peripherals worldwide.
www.caldera.com

HP Stitch printer solution partner
HP Stitch printer solution partner
HP virtual booth
www8.hp.com

Covision Lab
Barbieri electronic is Founding Member of:
covisionlab.com

ICC International Color Consortium
The purpose of the ICC is to promote the use and adoption of open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management systems.
www.color.org

Durst
Durst is a world-leading manufacturer of advanced digital production technologies.
www.durst-group.com

InnoValley Network
The company network “InnoValley” was founded from 6 pioneering companies from the Eisack Valley, with the goal of becoming an attractive development space for creative minds.

Ergosoft
ErgoSoft LLC. is a leading developer of software solutions for the high-end digital printing community.
www.ergosoft.net

NTNU ColourLab Norway
The Norwegian Colour and Visual Computing Laboratory

Fogra
Fogra conduct scientific research in the field of printing and media technology and present the results in a form industry can use.
www.fogra.org

Printfactory
printfactory.cloud

GMG
GMG has specialized in high-end color management for the entire graphic arts industry.
www.gmgcolor.com

Rochester Institute of Technology - Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science
The Department in the College of Engineering Technology at RIT offers college courses and conducts research in the graphic communication industry.
www.rit.edu

