2008 InterTech Technology Award Recipients Detailed Information Now Available
July 2008
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PITTSBURGH—July 23, 2008—Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) is pleased to present detailed information on the 2008 PIA/GATF InterTech™ Technology Award recipients. Twenty-eight nominations were submitted from twenty-one domestic and international companies, and ten innovative technologies were selected to receive the award.
The independent panel of InterTech judges deliberated over a unique cross-section of technologies-from consumables to MIS systems to large-format printing. Innovative advancements in technology were demonstrated in the form of digital press design, prepress content and color control, flexographic printing material, and value-added print processes. Process efficiency was a prevalent characteristic among many entries; submissions contained solutions to automate production steps, provide in-line process control, and manage production.
The coveted InterTech stars, recognized as a symbol of technological innovation and excellence, will be presented before an impressive audience of industry leaders during the 2008 PIA/GATF Premier Print Awards Gala, October 26 in Chicago, Illinois.
A technology review booklet showcasing all twenty-eight of the current year’s entries will be produced by Graphic Arts Monthly for release in Fall 2008; the booklet will also be available on www.intertechaward.com .
For more information about the InterTech™ Technology Awards, contact Eric Neumann, PIA/GATF Research Manager, at 412-259-1819, intertechaward@piagatf.org, or visit www.intertechaward.com .
The 2008 InterTech™ Technology Award recipients are: (Listed alphabetically by company, with the technology named first)
Alwan Dynamic DeviceLinks / Alwan Color Expertise (www.alwancolor.com)
Alwan’s Dynamic DeviceLinks technology applies highly sophisticated color management and quality control to standard PDF-based workflows. It evaluates the components of an individual PDF, identifying all elements, including color description and color spaces. Each object within the PDF is also analyzed for its CMYK surface and ink consumption. This “intelligent color preflighting” ensures perfect color from any input space to any output space-all with faster makeready, stable printing, maximum economy, and minimum waste.
Dynamic DeviceLinks technology powers Alwan’s CMYK Optimizer family of applications, which allow prepress companies and printers to check, as well as automatically and dynamically correct, the color spaces and ink weight characteristics of files before printing. The technology works in all print environments, including gravure, offset, and digital. The judges praised Dynamic DeviceLinks for ink savings and noted that its ability to solve color conversion problems for the digital press is far ahead of the competition.
EskoArtwork Neo / EskoArtwork (www.esko.com)
EskoArtwork Neo is a stand-alone native PDF 1.7 viewer and editor that provides the production tools needed to assess and edit multi-page PDF files. With an intuitive interface, every element of the PDF, including text, images, and other graphic objects, can be positioned and reworked as if Neo were a full-blown design application-but all within the PDF file. Users also have the ability to add separations, edit text with paragraph reflow, and transform object and image content. In addition, Neo contains an optional, interactive trapping function.
The independent panel of InterTech judges deliberated over a unique cross-section of technologies-from consumables to MIS systems to large-format printing. Innovative advancements in technology were demonstrated in the form of digital press design, prepress content and color control, flexographic printing material, and value-added print processes. Process efficiency was a prevalent characteristic among many entries; submissions contained solutions to automate production steps, provide in-line process control, and manage production.
The coveted InterTech stars, recognized as a symbol of technological innovation and excellence, will be presented before an impressive audience of industry leaders during the 2008 PIA/GATF Premier Print Awards Gala, October 26 in Chicago, Illinois.
A technology review booklet showcasing all twenty-eight of the current year’s entries will be produced by Graphic Arts Monthly for release in Fall 2008; the booklet will also be available on www.intertechaward.com .
For more information about the InterTech™ Technology Awards, contact Eric Neumann, PIA/GATF Research Manager, at 412-259-1819, intertechaward@piagatf.org, or visit www.intertechaward.com .
The 2008 InterTech™ Technology Award recipients are: (Listed alphabetically by company, with the technology named first)
Alwan Dynamic DeviceLinks / Alwan Color Expertise (www.alwancolor.com)
Alwan’s Dynamic DeviceLinks technology applies highly sophisticated color management and quality control to standard PDF-based workflows. It evaluates the components of an individual PDF, identifying all elements, including color description and color spaces. Each object within the PDF is also analyzed for its CMYK surface and ink consumption. This “intelligent color preflighting” ensures perfect color from any input space to any output space-all with faster makeready, stable printing, maximum economy, and minimum waste.
Dynamic DeviceLinks technology powers Alwan’s CMYK Optimizer family of applications, which allow prepress companies and printers to check, as well as automatically and dynamically correct, the color spaces and ink weight characteristics of files before printing. The technology works in all print environments, including gravure, offset, and digital. The judges praised Dynamic DeviceLinks for ink savings and noted that its ability to solve color conversion problems for the digital press is far ahead of the competition.
EskoArtwork Neo / EskoArtwork (www.esko.com)
EskoArtwork Neo is a stand-alone native PDF 1.7 viewer and editor that provides the production tools needed to assess and edit multi-page PDF files. With an intuitive interface, every element of the PDF, including text, images, and other graphic objects, can be positioned and reworked as if Neo were a full-blown design application-but all within the PDF file. Users also have the ability to add separations, edit text with paragraph reflow, and transform object and image content. In addition, Neo contains an optional, interactive trapping function.
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