26 ■ October 4, 2010 • GRAPH EXPO
Official Show Daily • Cygnus Graphics Media
Automation: The New “Buzz” Word T
Prepress technology abounds at GRAPH EXPO 2010 By John Giles
he impact of the recent reces- sion is
still on the minds
of printers as they walk the show floor of GRAPH EXPO in search of the latest prepress technol- ogy. Economic pressures have elevated production efficiencies to the top of everyone’s “to do” list and vendors are geared to help printers make the most of the prepress technology available. Printers can see the latest prepress output devices at the show. Computer- to-plate is becoming the standard in even smaller print shops and many printers are concerned about the envi- ronment. New green technology for prepress will get a close look as chemi- cal free solutions continue to grow. Many manufacturers boast faster throughput with new RIPs built to han- dle PDF workflows. Workflows that automatically correct files, color cor-
rect and impose mean that more work can be done in prepress with fewer workers. The ease of use of most new workflow systems and more industry standards mean that training is easier and printers can see a faster return on their investment.
Automation helps to cut the number of steps in the prepress process. As PDF workflows become more com- mon, software developers are creating products that can take the guess work out of file management. The printer can now use one set of workflow procedures to control both offset and digital work. Printers are now able to integrate a workflow that can be applied to almost any printing devices.
Customize features Automation isn’t limited to propri-
etary workflow packages. A number of software vendors are displaying appli- cations that can be used to create a
“home grown” solution or interface with exist- ing workflows. Com- panies such as Dalim Software, Enfocus and Quite Software offer products that deal with specific prepress work- flow solutions, but can either be handled indi- vidually or as part of an automated system. Printers can now pick and choose from the features they want in a workflow and custom- ize it to their produc- tion environment. One way to eliminate
the number of touches during the pro- duction process is to automate order entry. This is being done with web- based products that use the Internet as a customer portal to give custom-
ers greater control over their job. The Web-to-print solution allows custom- ers to reorder jobs from their document library or create a new job from pre- approved templates. The 24/7 access
GRAPH EXPO Prepress/Design-Software Exhibitors
Advantage Sign Supply ......254 Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) ......................867 Agfa .....................................844 Aleyant Systems .................341 Alwan Color Expertise ........204 American Express Open ....212 Anidigraf/Expografica - Association for Manufacturers and Distributors of the Graphic Arts ........................462 Artifex Software Inc. ...........664 ATS-Tanner .........................658 Avanti Computer Systems ..1061 Balemaster ..........................136 Beta Industries - The Quality Control Company ............646 Book Business ....................562 Burgess Industries, Inc. ...1074 CGS Publishing Technologies ...................432
Cimex Corp. ........................111 Color-Logic Inc. ..................155 Controls Group, Inc. ...........668 Cooper Enterprises, Inc. ....765 CRC Information Systems ...........................656 Dalim Software GmbH .......227 Datalogics, Inc. ...................651 Datatech SmartSoft ............967 Digital Information Ltd. ......204 DirectSmile .........................358 Doyle Systems ....................110 Dynagram ...........................108 DynamicsPrint ....................749
Easypurl.com ......................214 ECRM Imaging Systems ....444 Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc. ............249
Environmental Pneumatics Inc. ..............152 EonCode, Inc. .....................763 Epson America Inc. ............617 EskoArtwork .......................217 Estimator Corp. ..................105 EZ Hi Tech International Inc. .................565 Felins USA ..........................658 FineEye Color Solutions .....124 Foster Keencut ...................746 Fujifilm .......................1469, 627 Gammtech Corp. ................964 Gateway Bookbinding Systems .........................1171 GBC .....................................423 Genisys - Octopus MES .....667 Gerber Scientific Products 246 Global Vision Inc. ...............229 Glunz & Jensen, Inc. ..........427 GMC Software Technology 455 GMG Americas ...................644 GOALAND ...........................429 GPA - Specialty Substrate Solutions ..........................129 GTI Graphic Technology Inc. ..................649 Heights ................................337 HIFLEX Corporation of North America .................463 Hybrid Integration Inc. .......122 ILF Technologies ................972 Impoproof Arakis Inkjet ......106 In-Plant Graphics ...............562 interlinkONE ........................969 IT Supplies ..........................240 I-Web (Integrated Web Finishing Systems) ..........440 JUST Normlicht Inc. ...........661
Kimoto Tech Inc. .................133 Kompac Technologies, LLC ...........258 LetterGen ............................752 LithoTechnics, Inc. .............744 LumaPix Inc. .......................354 manroland Inc. ....................858 Meadows Publishing Solutions ..........................113 MediaSpan ........................1071 Metafix Inc. .........................114 Metamation Inc. ..................663 MindFireInc. ......................1064 Mitsubishi Imaging .............224 MKL Pre-Press Inc. ............768 Muller Martini Corp. ...........637 MyPressXpert .....................870 NELA ...................................234 Nitta Corporation of America .......................340 Pace Industries, Inc. ..........653 packagePRINTING .............562 PACUR ................................761 Page Technology Group ....355 Pageflex by Bitstream ........451 Pantone ...............................448 Parker domnick hunter ......104 Pemla Ink Technologies Inc. ............864 Poly HK
Development Ltd. ............767
Precision Graphic Solutions ..........................564
PressAccess, LLC ............1067 Prestige Scheduler from Pivotal Z ...........................342
Print Professional ...............562 Print World 2010 .................868 Printable Technologies, Inc. ...750
(as of September 16, 2010)
Printers’ Marketplace .........971 Printer’s Plan ......................352 Printers Software Inc. .........103 Printflow ..............................461 Printing Equipment Guide ..764 Printing Impressions ..........562 printLEADER Software .......135 PrintPoint, Inc. ....................154 PrintSites ............................253 Printware .............................207 PRISCO
(Printers’ Service) ............417 Quarterhouse Software ......242 Quite Software Ltd .............465 Rampage Systems .............131 Recosoft Corporation .........652 RedTie ...............................1072 Rollem International ...........624 Sajo Technologies Inc. .......144 Sefas Innovation, Inc. .........861 SoftSolutions ......................561 Solimar Systems, Inc. ........219 SPEC, Inc. ...........................873
StopStatic.com Div. of Alpha Innovation Inc. ......121 Stratis Plastic Pallets .........101 TeamEPS .............................349 Techkon USA ......................753 Technique Inc. ..................1124 VIPROFIX ............................252 Virtual Systems ...................459 Vits America, Inc. ...............436 Wexler Packaging Products ..........................658 WitPrint Technology, Inc. ...238 Xante Corporation ..............201 Xerox Corporation ......400, 600 Xitron ...................................207 X-Rite ..................................448
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