Leading German packaging prepress service provider boosts its commitment to FLEXCEL NX Plate technology with a second KODAK FLEXCEL NX Wide 5080 System – from Kodaks limited anniversary edition
One year ago, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) entered a new era of digital customer communication by launching the Heidelberg Assistant digital platform in the pilot markets of Germany, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada. The digitization solution is now operating successfully at more than 400 print shops in these countries, with over 700 users – a number that is increasing rapidly. The rollout in Japan, Poland, and Austria has also started.
With its automation software, the German prepress software expert OneVision Software acts as the perfect link – the so-called middleware – between the webshop systemMIS and DFE and thus also sets the focus for its presence at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne next February.
Two innovative technologies developed by Global Graphics Software for inkjet presses will be on show at the Hunkeler Innovationdays (booth C34) together with case study examples of how they have been incorporated into workflows by Mark Andy, the worlds leading manufacturer of narrow- and mid-web printing and finishing equipment, and Ellerhold AG, Germanys market leader for indoor and outdoor advertising.
In 2019, IT will be shaped by simplification, automation, security and the rise of the IoT
Instrument Flight is a process-related Color Management System that improves process mastery, automates printing in accordance with defined color-standards, boosts efficiency, and ensures the link to prepress, thus providing high cost savings. The heart of the system is innovative software for process assessment and color control – including gray balance technology that reflects many years of print process knowledge.
While data nowadays is considered the most valuable resource, simply amassing it – as is all too frequently the case in companies in the current post big data era – does not in itself create value. In fact, with both new and legacy information piling up in their data warehouses, companies see their processes increasingly slowed down and complicated by it.
