Other features include: enabling colour consistency, automation of production workflows and creation of white layers for printing on dark garments with ColorGATE's Textile Productionserver; continuously monitoring ink supply, temperature and humidity levels, reducing human interaction whenever required; intuitively guiding the operator with a seven-inch colour touchscreen display providing maintenance alerts for all tasks that are not automated; simplifying maintenance with automated cleaning and a head cleaning jig that eliminates the need to manually maintain print head nozzles. Ricoh has also announced that it is offering its scalable workflow automation solution, ProcessDirector, in a subscription pricing option as of 1 October. With multi-year subscriptions available, it said this new pricing option "significantly decreases" upfront costs for clients looking to streamline operations, improve process integrity, reduce errors, and drive efficiencies with Ricoh ProcessDirector.