Workflow

Preview gets UK's first Compose Print Station

Creative design and digital print company Preview has become the first UK printer to take advantage of Compose System's Star Proof remote Print Station for contract proofing.

Next-level file flow

There are a host of pre-press products on the market to automate file processing and improve file checking and approval, ganging, imposition, image correction and ink optimisation

Star product: E-nGauge estimator

The E-nGauge litho estimating system is des-cribed by its manufacturer as a "revolutionary new litho print estimating package".

Building for the future

As the nature of print has evolved, the background processes and systems, such as workflow tools and MIS, have also matured, reflecting the increasingly complex nature of the output. Never has it been...

EFI rolls out updated Fiery Central workflow software

EFI has launched the latest version of its Fiery Central software, aimed at enabling users to streamline production, at Drupa.

Apex to focus on 'solutions for profit' at open house

Apex Digital Graphics will be showcasing the latest ECRM DPX 2 polyester computer-to-plate system and Screen's PlateRite 4300 B2 platesetter at its forthcoming open house event in April.

CIP4 announces PrintTalk 1.3

CIP4 has announced PrintTalk 1.3 - the standard used for gathering job and customer information entered digitally and sending it directly into a production schedule for printing.

Objective Advantage to debut Symbio V2.0 at Drupa

Objective Advantage will launch version two of its automation tool Symbio at this year's Drupa, adding improved status tracking and multiple PDF handling.

The Print Library eyes higher quality print with pre-press upgrade

The Print Library has set its sights on improving the standard of print from its Speedmaster pair by adopting Hybrid Screening into its pre-press workflow.

Star product: RedTie Quotation and RedTie Template

Software firm RedTie is targeting its recently launched online template and quoting systems at small and medium-sized firms trying to beat the squeeze on time and software costs.

Star product: iWay Managed Service

Two firms have joined forces to give small to medium-sized commercial printers a way into web-to-print capability without the heavy cost of hardware and back-up.

I swear by my: XMPie v3.5

We spent 18 months researching the market and looking at alternatives before settling on XMPie. Version 3.5 runs with our new HP Indigo 5500 press and provides variable-data output to drive the...