New Technologies from the 2014 MUST SEE ’EMS with Hal Hinderliter Unauthorized reproduction or reuse is strictly prohibited What Are the MUST SEE ’EMS? • It’s been sixteen years of competition for the MUST SEE ’EMS, a product and technology recognition program that provides an industrywide 'roadmap' to the most compelling product introductions at PRINT • Every attendee “must see them” • The winners are listed in a brochure that is distributed on the show floor, guiding show goers as they consider the purchase of new equipment and software What Are the MUST SEE ’EMS? • Vendors submit their new products to the MUST SEE ’EMS competition, for evaluation by the MSE Selection Committee • The scores are tabulated by the Program Coordinator, with the highest scoring products earning MUST SEE ’EMS recognition • And that’s not all – the Best of Category and Legacy Award winners will be announced at the EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK conference • On the morning of Sunday, Sept. 28 Who Are the Judges? • The Selection Committee is comprised of consultants, educators, journalists and printers from around the world • This year’s committee is comprised of 32 industry experts, all of whom have pledged to remain anonymous and vote impartially • After reviewing the entry form and any supporting documents supplied by the vendor, the judges vote on 5 criteria per entry, ranking each on a scale of 0 to 4 The Judging Criteria 1. INNOVATIVE: This entry appears to feature one or more significant innovations that could potentially reshape this category 2. EASE OF USE: This product should provide enhanced ease-ofuse as compared to what is considered "typical" for this category 3. THROUGHPUT: This product should provide significantly improved throughput compared to competitors in the same class / price range 4. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: Printshops that implement this product will likely enjoy a significant business advantage compared to other print providers in their sales region 5. OVERALL: This product deserves MUST SEE ’EMS recognition • The first 4 votes are averaged, then added to the fifth ("Overall") vote, for a maximum score of 8 Who Entered This Year’s MSE? • 54 different vendors submitted 126 entries: • Air Motion Systems, Inc. | AMS UV, Avanti Computer Systems Limited, AzTech Converting Systems, BCC Software, BDT Media Automation GmbH, Bobst North America Inc., Canon U.S.A., CGS Publishing Technologies Intl, CHILI Publish, Count Machinery Company, EFI, EMT International Inc., Enfocus, Epson America, Inc., Fastbind USA, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, GMC Software Technology, Goss International, GSNA/RYOBI MHI, Hewlett-Packard, Highcon Systems Ltd., Hybrid Software Inc., India Metamation Software Pvt. Ltd., Kodak, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., Lake Image Systems Inc., Lasermax Roll Systems, MBO America, MetaCommunications, Inc., MGI USA Inc., Mohawk, Mutoh America Inc., Pitney Bowes Inc., PrinterPresence by Firespring, Printware LLC, PTI Marketing Technologies, Recosoft Corporation, Reprographic Technology, Ricoh, RISO, Inc., Rochester Software Associates, Scodix, SoftSolutions, Inc., Solimar Systems, Inc., SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory, Standard Finishing Systems, Transformations, Inc., Ultimate TechnoGraphics Inc., Virtual Systems, Vivid Laminating Technologies Ltd, Xante Corporation, Xerox Corporation, XMPie Entry Categories • To make it easier for show attendees to find the results that interest them, we’ve separated the entries into 11 distinct categories • Based on production areas • This also ensures that the MUST SEE ’EMS winners are a diverse group of products, spanning multiple areas and interests • Entrants are asked to self-select a category while completing the entry form, but the Program Coordinator may reclassify as needed Categories for 2014 • SALES AND ORDER ENTRY • PREPRESS AND PREMEDIA • COLOR MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL • VARIABLE, TRANSACTIONAL AND MULTI-CHANNEL • PRESSROOM: ANALOG PRESSES • PRESSROOM: DIGITAL PRESSES • PRESSROOM: WIDE-FORMAT • POSTPRESS AND IN-LINE FINISHING • IMPRINTING, MAILING, SHIPPING AND FULFILLMENT • MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS • THE FUTURE OF PRINT: TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS Number of Entries Per Category • 3 in SALES AND ORDER ENTRY • 19 in PREPRESS AND PREMEDIA • 10 in COLOR MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL • 8 in VARIABLE, TRANSACTIONAL AND MULTI-CHANNEL • 3 in PRESSROOM: ANALOG PRESSES • 23 in PRESSROOM: DIGITAL PRESSES • 12 in PRESSROOM: WIDE-FORMAT • 14 in POSTPRESS AND IN-LINE FINISHING • 8 in IMPRINTING, MAILING, SHIPPING AND FULFILLMENT • 19 in MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS • 7 in THE FUTURE OF PRINT: TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS Number of Entries Per Category Drawing Conclusions • What does this tell us? That vendor activity and innovation are very strong in these areas: • Pressroom: Digital Presses (18% of entries) • Prepress and Premedia (15% of entries) • Management Systems (15% of entries) • Postpress and Inline Finishing (11% of entries) 41 MUST SEE ’EMS in 2014 • GRAPH EXPO 14 will be a showcase of vendor innovation, as clearly reflected in the high quality of this year’s honorees • Our judges recognized 41 MUST SEE ’EMS from among the 126 products entered • Three winners are still under non-disclosure, so they will not be mentioned • And so, alphabetically & without further ado: Here are your 2014 MUST SEE ’EMS! Sales and Order Entry • EFI: EFI CRM for Monarch • Browser-based customer relationship management module for EFI’s Monarch MIS platform that provides print-specific CRM capabilities; includes support for iOS (mobile) and Twitter • Protects a business’ customer equity: “If a salesperson leaves your company for any reason, your customer investment is protected.” Sales and Order Entry • EFI: EFI IQuote • Web-based estimating system was a MUST SEE in 2013; new version adds “price list” quotes, estimating for variable data projects, integration with ArtiosCAD software for packaging quotes • Shows the relationship between “cost” and “price” Sales and Order Entry • Rochester Software Associates: WebCRD • Web-to-print and workflow software that sends jobs directly to production printers without re-ticketing • Designed for in-plants and corporate print centers, it includes automation of print ordering, fulfillment, production management and cost tracking • Optional modules for PDF preflight, book assembly, variable data and more Prepress and Premedia • EFI: EFI Fiery proServer for Cretaprint v1.4 • Digital front end for inkjet printing of ceramic tiles, as a replacement for analog rotary screen printing • Bespoke color management capabilities include Dynamic Gamut Expansion for achieving excellent color quality on tiles with dark glaze color substrates Grey glaze background • Automated “special effect channel” creates bright areas in matt or glossy tile White ink channel information Prepress and Premedia • Enfocus: Switch 12, Update 2 • Automated, rules-based pipeline workflow solution supports connections and multi-process automation by connecting folders within workflows • Previously recognized as a “MUST SEE” in 2011, version 12 updates include color identification and configurators for converting Excel and PPT to PDF Prepress and Premedia • Hybrid Software Inc.: PACKZ 2.0 • Specifically designed for packaging prepress, PACKZ is a PDF editing tool with full support for layers, transparency, spot colors, embedded fonts and images, CAD die structures, etc. • Provides both automatic and manual trapping, both globally and in local selections • Compatible with both Mac & PC platforms Prepress and Premedia • MetaCommunications, Inc.: Workgroups DaVinci 2015 • Project management solution that centralizes and manages workflows, schedules, electronic forms, emails, files, and all project related information • HTML5-based online proofing with automated email reminders, DAM and integrated financial tools • Can be deployed “in the cloud” or hosted on-premise Color Management & Quality Control • CGS Publishing Technologies International: ORIS CxF • Software for creating, managing, and applying ISO standard Color Exchange Format (CxF) files • ORIS CxF also maintains an open, XML-based library of brand colors and can send CxF/X-4 colorimetric data to an Adobe Illustrator color palette • Can extract CxF/X-4 data from an existing PDF/X file and manage ICC profiles, ink laydown order and other press-critical variables Color Management & Quality Control • EFI: EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite v4.6 – Express Profiler • Includes a new Express Profiler module that reduces the number of steps to produce an accurate color print configuration • Express Profiler is a component of the Fiery Color Profiler Suite, which allows users to create ICC output profiles, optimize spot colors, verify color quality and match color across multiple presses Color Management & Quality Control • Lake Image Systems Inc.: Discovery Enterprise • Centralized production management system capable of tracking documents from digital composition thru print, post-press & delivery to USPS • Can be retrofitted to most existing printers and finishing devices; remote diagnostics • Dashboard overview of active equipment and jobs, with search, filter and sort tools Variable, Transactional, Multi-Channel • PTI Marketing Technologies: MarcomCentral • SaaS web-to-print system with automated workflows and intelligent Marketing Asset Management features • Use to make customized web portals for creating, printing and managing the delivery of static, versioned and variable cross-media pieces • Salesforce.com integration to create and track individualized marketing pieces based on contacts, leads, opportunities Variable, Transactional, Multi-Channel • Ricoh: 1to1Create Marketing Services • Cloud-based platform and subscription service to help PSPs create, launch, track, manage, modify & optimize turnkey cross-media marketing campaigns • 45 templates, including post cards, tri-fold brochures, flyers, counter cards, landing pages and email blasts • Intuitive tools to segment audiences by geography, age, income, family size and other demographics • Vertical markets (retail, education, healthcare) Variable, Transactional, Multi-Channel • Transformations, Inc.: Uluro uCampaign • Multi-channel platform for managing personalized marketing materials and transactional messaging • Web-based wizard allows customers to quickly and easily enter promotional info, specify delivery time frames and channel option (print or electronic) • Messages can be delivered as a text, or as fully functional HTML email with tracking Variable, Transactional, Multi-Channel • XMPie, A Xerox Company: XMPie PersonalEffect Version 7.0 • Variable data print software solution with Adobe design capabilities and server-based production • Includes the uCreate Print desktop module for designing dynamic documents and the uProduce server software for generating press-ready 1:1 files • Previously recognized as a “MUST SEE” in 2011, v7 extends the capabilities of uCreate Print’s desktop plug-in to Adobe InDesign Pressroom: Analog Presses • Air Motion Systems, Inc. | AMS UV: LED UV | XP7 Series for Sheetfed Offset • The newest version of AMS UV’s award-winning lamp (a 2013 MUST SEE ’EM) offers 30% more power for difficult substrates, such as polyesters, synthetic materials and effect coatings • The XP7 Sheetfed Edition with compact Light+Control power system (optimized for sheetfed presses) installs in a single day on most printing presses Pressroom: Analog Presses • Goss International: Magnum Compact Press • Highly automated compact 2x1 web press for newspaper, book and semi-commercial printing (print modules are just over two meters tall) • Fast makeready times to support ultra-short run lengths as low as 500 copies • Options include Goss DigiRail digital inking, closed loop register & density control and automatic web-up Pressroom: Analog Presses • RYOBI MHI: RYOBI-MHI 925 LED-UV 5-COLOR PRESS • Distributed in North America by GSNA • Available in up to 10 colors with Panasonic LED-UV instant cure, inline UV or aqueous coaters, full auto simultaneous plate changers & convertible perfector • Handles paper thicknesses ranging from 1.6 pt (0.04mm) onion skin to 24 pt (0.6mm) card stock Pressroom: Digital Presses • Hewlett-Packard: HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press • 29-inch digital sheetfed solution designed for folding carton production is compatible with offset-style pallet feeding and finishing devices • Prints on any substrate from 8 to 24 pt., including any off-the-shelf paperboard (coated, uncoated or metalized) as well as synthetic materials • Capable of running over 20 different projects per shift via automatic job switching Pressroom: Digital Presses • Hewlett-Packard: HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press • Offers One Shot Color technology for direct printing on synthetic substrates, enabling PSPs to produce plastic cards, overlays, lenticular applications, pointof-sale displays and premium postcards • Supports special inks, such as HP Indigo ElectroInk Digital Matte (for spot coating effects on glossy substrates) and HP Indigo ElectroInk Invisible Red • Features an in-line spectrophotometer for on-press color management Pressroom: Digital Presses • MGI USA Inc.: Meteor DP8700 XL+ • Toner-based digital press can print on traditional substrates up to 400 GSM in thickness as well as plastic substrates up to 400 Microns thick • Newly upgraded automatic duplexing feature can print and register both sides of stocks up to 300 GSM with Automatic Skew and Centering Adjustment • Available in multiple colors including Gunmetal Grey, Cherry Red, Royal Blue and Midnight Black Pressroom: Digital Presses • Xerox Corp: Metallic Gold and Silver Specialty Dry Inks for the Xerox Color 800/1000 Presses • These new metallic gold and silver specialty dry Inks extend the fifth-color capability of the Xerox Color 800/1000 presses • Made from chemically grown Ultra Low-Melt EA Eco Toner for uniform particle size • Cost-effective alternative to offline foil stamping for value-added applications such as invitations, direct marketing pieces & business identity items Pressroom: Wide-Format • Canon U.S.A.: Océ Arizona 6100 • The 6100 series is comprised of the six-color Océ Arizona 6160 XTS and the seven-color Océ Arizona 6170 XTS UV; both can print up to 50 boards/hour • Dedicated flatbed system’s 8-by-10-foot table keeps media and objects stationary during printing, but can also be operated as two independent 4 foot by 8 foot printing zones, each with its own vacuum system Pressroom: Wide-Format • EFI: EFI H1625 LED Printer • Prints on flexible roll stock as well as rigid media up to two inches thick, with resolutions up to 1200x600 dpi and speeds up to 458 sq ft/hr • Four-color plus two channels of white, with eightlevel variable drop grayscale heads • Instant on/off LED lamps provides the ability to print on a broad range of substrates Pressroom: Wide-Format • EFI: EFI VUTEk GS2000LX Pro with UltraDrop Technology • LED UV-curing technology and continuous board productivity at 1,000 dpi (12 pL) or 600 dpi (24 pL) with four-level grayscale printheads • Eight colors plus white at speeds up to 2,000 sq ft/hr • Intended for POP displays, exhibition graphics, signage, banners, posters and more Pressroom: Wide-Format • EFI: EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet press Material Edge Guide (MEG) system • User-installable rails, positioning sensors and wrinkle detection sensors that attach to the existing feeder system to guide boards into the printing path • Compatible with the VUTEk HS100 Pro’s automated material handling systems • System also includes removable rail “skis” for thick or thin substrates Postpress and In-line Finishing • MBO America: Variable Book Production System • Offline solution includes an unwinder, a unique variable-cut sheeter, a folder (featuring selective folding technology) and a delivery system • Variable cutting allows different signatures to be printed on the same roll, while selective folding identifies the sheet length to fold it correctly (sheets are directed to appropriate fold paths, on-the-fly) • Also available as an inline solution Postpress and In-line Finishing • MGI USA Inc.: JETvarnish 3D “T2” • New field upgradeable option allows users to add a second row of heads. These twin heads (T2) allow for doubling of production speeds and the ability to digitally emboss up to 300 microns in one pass on formats up to 52 x 105 cm (20 x 40 inches) • Up to 2,400 B2 sheets/hr with embossed 3D effects, and 3,000 B2 sheets per hour with flat coating • Barcode Reaction camera system reads a barcode to emboss or spot varnish over variable images Postpress and In-line Finishing • Scodix: Scodix Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press • Prints on a wide variety of materials from paper to PVC or carton board up to 30 points (700 gsm) for applications including commercial print, packaging, displays, security marking and braille • Scodix Ultra Twin-Tray media handling system conveys sheets under a fixed head array in a single pass at a rate of over 1,250 B2-size sheets/hr Postpress and In-line Finishing • Standard Finishing Systems: Standard Horizon RD-4055 Rotary Die Cutter • Meets the growing demand for short-run die-cut products, with the ability to die-cut, crease, perforate, slit, hole punch, and round corner in one process • Intuitive touchscreen setup for easy change-overs; speeds to 6,000 cycles per hour; ultrasonic sensor for double-feed detection • “Repeat Register” function allows up to 5 repeats from a single-up die to minimize tooling costs Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment • EFI: EFI Monarch Mailing Module • Job-planning system tuned for commercial mailers includes complete specification tools, template tools, automatic imposition of complex self-mailers, and calculation of waste/time for inline operations • Integration with BCC’s Mail Manager software enables control over the presort process and all postal reporting tasks Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment • EFI: EFI SmartLinc • Web-based multi-carrier shipping solution for EFI’s MIS/ERP print and packaging platforms interfaces with all small parcel carriers (UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL) as well as with LTL and full-truck load carriers • Delivers tracking information and costs to the management system in real-time for costing, invoicing, CSR updates and customer tracking Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment • Ricoh: Postal Optimization Solution • Allows print shops, commercial printers, data centers, in-plants and others to automate mailing processes • Features Ricoh’s Mail Integrity Suite workflow software to automate print, insertion and other mailing production processes • Also includes Ricoh’s Postal Enablement feature that extracts postal information for address cleansing, suppression and sorting (compatible with postal tools of all types, worldwide) Management Systems • Avanti Computer Systems Limited: Avanti Slingshot Advanced JDF Framework • Platform to integrate workflow systems into your Print MIS (compatible with Xerox FreeFlow Core, Ricoh TotalFlow, HP SmartStream, Kodak Prinergy and Konica Minolta Printgroove) • Uses templates built from validated JDF standards; requires no mapping to set up an integration • Tracks JDF & JMF data to collect costs, update job status and issue inventory Management Systems • EFI: EFI Enterprise Automated Workflow • This toolset identifies the most efficient workflow, provides tools to prepare the job, and manages each job through the workflow, based on Udi Arieli’s Theory of Global Optimization • Connects multiple EFI applications for W2P, MIS, scheduling, shipping & fulfillment with EFI Fiery for digital print jobs and Prinergy or Apogee for offset jobs Management Systems • Ultimate TechnoGraphics: Ultimate Bindery v4 • Lets users define and manage a JDF finishing flow to automate each JDF-enabled bindery device • Captures JDF specs during imposition then automatically generates and delivers a JDF finishing ticket to in-line, near-line or hybrid finishing devices (also accounts for non-JDF devices in the workflow) Future Print: Technology Demonstrations • EFI: EFI Digital Embossing • Using any Fiery Driven printer that supports clear toner/ink, this software creates documents with an embossed appearance and feel by using multiple passes of clear toner/ink to raise the selected text and image elements above the page surface • Creates a PDF that can be previewed with the Fiery ImageViewer softproofing tool at the Fiery DFE Command WorkStation user interface Future Print: Technology Demonstrations • Epson America, Inc.: Epson SureColor F2000 • All-new imaging technology designed for printing directly to garments, featuring an all-new print engine purpose-built for direct-to-garment work • Includes Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Heads, Epson UltraChrome DG Ink and Garment Creator Software (for Mac and PC) • Three different sizes of Garment Platens are available (14" x 16" platen included with each unit) Future Print: Technology Demonstrations • Highcon Systems Ltd.: Highcon Euclid • Digital production cutting and creasing machine combines laser die cutting with digital adhesive rule technology (DART) for polymer crease lines • Tooling-free setup is measured in minutes • Enables intricate cutouts, cutting across crease lines, perforation, versioning with partial cut, etc. Crucial Technologies • • • • • • • • • • • • Customer Relationship Management High-end tools for PDF editing & project management Color measurement using the CxF file format Defect recognition Marketing campaign automation UV curing Intelligent litho presses Digital presses for packaging and label applications Sharper wide-format output Highly flexible finishing Postal optimization JDF integration To Sum It All Up • Our judges have selected "must see" products and technologies that: • Use the WWW to enhance print’s potential • Capture, measure & deliver on customers’ ideas • Integrate processes using standards-based protocols such as CxF and JDF • Assist firms as they expand into new areas • Run faster with less waste and quicker startups • Remove bottlenecks in finishing and mailing EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK 2014 • Attendees at this pre-show event will be the first to find out which MUST SEE ’EMS were judged to be “Best of Category” and which previous MSE winner earned the 3rd annual Legacy Award • There will also be a full slate of top-notch speakers with exciting presentations • I’ll present on “Print That Performs,” covering cost-effective options for adding value to print EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK 2014 • Interested? You can register for EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK at www.graphexpo.com • Keynote address “Assessing the Outlook for Print” by Jon Budington, CEO, Global Printing • Additional presentations by Joe Rickard, Edward Gleeson, Sabine Lenz & Ralph Nappi • For more pre-show previews, tune in to “The GASC Channel” at www.gasc.org Thanks for Listening! Learn more at www.mustseeems.com Unauthorized reproduction or reuse is strictly prohibited
© Copyright 2024 ExpyDoc