Software - RIPs/DFEs

The DFE platform will be incorporated in several new digital presses from EFI partners starting in Q3.

EFI, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. have launched three upgraded digital front ends for Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS Engines.

Xeikon’s newest X-800, Version 4.0, brings enhanced functionality, flexibility and processing speed to all Xeikon digital press users.

New EFI Fiery digital front ends (DFEs) have been released for Xerox’s newest digital presses.

Following the success of its Linoprint C751 and C901, Heidelberg will market their replacements: Linoprint CV and Linoprint CP.

Another successful Wide-Format Technology Summit was hosted by Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division, this time at the company's all-new Chicago Technology Center in Hanover Park, IL. Nearly 50 people were in attendance to experience inkjet innovations and wide-format print applications, and also receive a tour of the new 23,000-square-foot facility.

Designed for EFI VUTEk printers, EFI Fiery proServer Version 6 is an advanced digital front end system to drive wide- to superwide-format inkjet printers. It features the Fiery Accelerated System Technology (FAST) RIP, which processes PDF files up to seven times faster than before.

Guests invited to the recent series of Technology Summits in Kansas City, KS, hosted by Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division, gained in-depth knowledge of wide-format applications, and opportunities to serve this growth market.

The Kodak NexPress VII Front End with System 15.1 Software offers a highly scalable and configurable architecture, that allows an operation to expand in processing power as production needs in image and data intensity grow in parallel.

The newest Fiery platform for cutsheet digital production systems has been released by EFI. The EFI Fiery FS150 Pro digital front end (DFE) offers faster processing, sharp image quality, seamless MIS/ERP integration and even easier to use automated workflows.