To develop versatile, integrated Fiery digital front ends (DFEs) for high-quality production printing, EFI has established an agreement with Sharp Corp. based in Osaka, Japan.
As a result of this new agreement, the company will provide its Fiery DFE with Sharp Pro Series Digital Color Document Systems. These Fiery driven production systems will make their debut 8-12 September in Chicago at Print 13.
The Sharp MX-6500N and MX-7500N Pro Series products are the first in the industry to offer full control of Fiery Command WorkStatnio job management interface right from the print engine operation panel.
Sharp’s 15.4 inch, high-resolution touch screen display serves as the primary operation panel for the Pro Series, giving operators convenient access to the Command WorkStation interface.
‘This integration combines Sharp’s unique feature set with EFI’s high-performance Fiery technology for a complete solution to fulfill the demands of today’s print professionals,’ said Mike Marusic, senior vice president, Marketing and Business Solutions Group.
‘We are excited about the alliance with Sharp in the development of innovative new products in the production space,’ said John Henze, vice president, Fiery marketing. ‘We have worked closely with Sharp to create the ultimate integrated printing platform for on-demand print environments that need precision job management.’
Sharp’s Pro Series consists of two models, the MX-6500N and the MX-7500N, offering the Fiery Server MX-PE10 running the latest FS100 Pro system software. Designed for busy in-plant and on-demand production environments, these new models’ Fiery servers provide a powerful and flexible platform for managing environments with distributed operations, demanding turnaround times and different operator skill levels.
The printers offer edge-to-edge printing for professional, full-bleed work and an exclusive, triple air-feed paper handling option supporting a wide range of media.
The tactile keyboard and touchpad offer precise control over advanced workflow tools such as Fiery Image Enhance Visual Editor, Fiery Impose or the new Fiery JobMaster PDF-based job-preparation software.
Fiery Ticker, accessed directly from the display, gives operators control to set alerts for other operators for unattended printing and allows them to see warnings about the engine, including alerts to load media, when away from the engine.
