Stuart King, technology director at Howard Hunt
Howard Hunt invested in Fujifilm’s XMF Workflow solution to improve the production of its print and direct mail services.
Eight months ago Howard Hunt made the decision to invest in Fujifilm’s XMF Workflow solution, which included XMF Remote, XMF Workflow and key elements of XMF ColorPath.
‘We needed a solution to seamlessly integrate our workflow systems across all our production lines,’ explained Stuart King, technology director. ‘We had been aware of Fujifilm’s XMF Workflow for some time and had considered switching when we conducted a review two years ago. We made the decision to stay with our incumbent supplier that time around, but as more and more challenges presented themselves and we found ourselves dealing with ever greater numbers of different and more complex files, we made the decision to reassess our options again in mid-2016. It then became clear that Fujifilm’s XMF Workflow solution had matured as a product and was now exactly what we required.’
The system was installed last summer and has already proved its worth.
‘It handles complex PDFs much more quickly than our previous system,’ said Mr King. ‘Our customers prefer XMF as well. It’s fully HTML5 compliant and features improved processes to render files in different versions for different devices. It can handle a huge variety of complex artwork files and it does this more smoothly than any system we’ve operated before. The whole production process has been speeded up as a result, which is great for us and fantastic for our customers.’
‘For a printer the size of Howard Hunt, efficiently managing workflow can be a hugely complex task,’ commented Chris Broadhurst, general manager, Fujifilm Graphic Systems UK. ‘We’re delighted to have been able to provide them with a solution to meet this challenge and quickly and efficiently manage the millions of records they produce on a monthly basis.’
