Automation software, Prinergy Workflow 7, has been launched by Kodak, which it says addresses the needs of its customers by reducing inefficiencies and enhancing printing quality.
The software’s enhancements aim to protect the profit margins of today’s print service providers, including new features that limit human error, improve time to press, and enable faster and more informed decisions.
According to the company the workflow package increases the level of automation in every core function of the printing process including job creation, collaboration, file processing, trapping, proofing, imposition and colour management.
The software comes with improved preflight profile integration, Preflight+, which allows the integration of callas preflight profiles for improved quality control and reduced manual touch points.
Also included are layered PDF versioning enhancements, which improve error detection and better control over multiple layers of files making versioned printing more flexible, reliable and repeatable than ever.
The package will also offer centralised control over digital and conventional presses and equipment to deliver efficient, automated production of all job sizes to a fleet of Kodak and third-party digital presses and computer-to-plate (CTP) devices.
These new capabilities make it possible for the software to control job ticketing parameters both manually and through Rules Based Automation (RBA) of multiple devices while monitoring and reporting the status of each alongside CTP devices and proofers.
‘Kodak’s strength is in research and development,’ said Jeff Clarke, chief executive officer. ‘We listened to our customers when they told us that high-quality printing is not enough in today’s printing industry, they needed to further increase their advantage over their competitors. To address those needs we leveraged our software engineering expertise to create Prinergy Workflow 7. Workflow software is a driver of efficiency and productivity and Prinergy Workflow 7 takes those to new heights and enables our customers to better compete in a challenging marketplace.’
