NEW SOFTWARE AND RIP DEVELOPMENTS THAT YOU SHOULD EXPLORE TO REDUCE WASTE AND INCREASE PROFITS
“Progress has been made in all areas of digital textile printing, with colour matching, print consistency and image manipulation leading the way. As technology advances - innovations continue to streamline the workflow and increase efficiency–simplifying the job of the printer, improving control and production measurement in an ever faster commercial environment.”
Digital Textile Printing – The Texintel 2020 Digital Textile Software & RIPS Review
2020 proved to be a memorable year for the development of Digital Textile Software and RIPs. During the year significant progress was made towards colour consistency across media, ease of design, and automated workflow.
This progress was made across all the print technologies from DTG to Roll 2 Roll, and, featured below are just a few of those announcements, that made the front page in 2020 that must be explored for increased efficiency and profits in the year ahead:
Inèdit Software Presents neoStampa Delta, Featuring A DTG Mode And A New PDF Print Engine:
Inèdit Software presented the new version of neoStampa Delta. They did it from a virtual event where the same creators of the software and several collaborators exposed the news of Rip Software, which aims to be a revolution in the digital printing sector. Until now, neoStampa has been the reference Rip Software in digital textile printing, especially for the most demanding ones with color reproduction, achieving the maximum potential of their printers. With the Delta version, the company intends to go one step further and extend the scope of neoStampa to other sectors such as sports printing, film, ceramics, or DTG printing.
MUTOH Creates New Generation RIP Based On Global Graphics Harlequin Technology:
Global Graphics® Software has licensed the Harlequin Host Renderer to MUTOH, the Japanese manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and sign cutting plotters, in a contract spread over multiple years. The agreement includes licensing Global Graphics’ new Opal Advanced Inkjet Screens™ to provide high-quality half-tone screening specially developed for inkjet printing. The Harlequin Host Renderer is being integrated into VerteLith™, MUTOH’s RIP software, and will be available to MUTOH customers via a download service from the beginning of November this year, initially for the UV machines VJ-1638UR/UH and XPJ-461/661UF and ultimately for all the major models sold, including the eco-solvent machines.
Mimaki Engineering Use Global Graphics’ Harlequin RIP Software To Create A New & Improved Rasterlink™ 7
Global Graphics® Software has licensed the Harlequin RIP to Mimaki Engineering, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, cutting plotters, and 3D modeling machines, to create the new RIP software. RasterLink7 that will be available with Mimaki printers worldwide from December 2020. Mimaki printers are used by sign and graphics, textile and apparel, and industrial printing professionals around the globe. RasterLink7 improves performance and enhances quality as well as introducing new features such as variable data printing for applications such as sports apparel, card printing, name tags stickers and labels.
Caldera Announces Version 14 RIP For Digital Textile Print And Workflow:
French RIP specialist Caldera have announced that Caldera Version 14 will be launched in October, bringing a range of new features and enhancements to its award-winning print management and workflow software. The benefits to users will include increased production capacity, decreased downtime, significant time savings, enhanced automation and even better print quality.This latest edition of Caldera RIP software firmly focuses on providing better workflows and Hotfolders. The result for users is increased production capacity and minimised downtime – the parallelization of Hotfolder queries means not only a time saving of 35% on PDF workflows, but also up to 60% faster TIFF workflows for industrial and textile printers. This represents a substantial productivity gain over previous versions.
Roland DG Announces Latest Version Of Versaworks 6 RIP Software With Important New Functions For Inkjet Printers:
Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, today announced that it has released the latest version of its VersaWorks 6 RIP software for inkjet printers and initiated a free upgrade service for customers using compatible models. Included with Roland DG’s inkjet printers and printer/cutters, VersaWorks 6 RIP & Print Management Software is designed to maximize the characteristics of printer, ink and media to enable high-quality printing and improved efficiency for print production. The latest version includes important new features, such as a “Job Assistant” function that allows customers to automatically add graphic contour cut lines in VersaWorks 6 without returning to the design software. The new “True Rich Color” print setting takes full advantage of the color reproduction capabilities of both printer and ink to create stunning graphics with vibrant color combined with neutral grays, smooth gradations, and natural skin tones.
Onyx Graphics Launch Trufit® For True-Shape Nesting In Any Digital Print Environment:
Onyx Graphics, Inc., announced the global availability of ONYX TruFit, the company’s new shape-based nesting software. Using artificial intelligence to search millions of combinations for the most precise nests and media utilization, ONYX TruFit saves valuable print production time and reduces media usage up to 50%. Designed to work seamlessly across both Windows and Mac OS platforms and with any RIP solution on the market, ONYX TruFit brings speed and simplicity to even the most complex nested layouts.
SAI Flexidyesub-Based Design And Print Workflow Software Now Available With Mutoh Dye-Sublimation Printers:
SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for professional signmaking, wide-format digital printing and CAD/CAM machining industries, has announced that Mutoh America, Inc. is now including a version of SAi FlexiDYESUB design and print workflow software with Mutoh large format dye-sublimation printers. SAi FlexiDYESUB Mutoh Edition and SAi FlexiDYESUB RJ Edition pack all the features of SAi’s own version of the software and are engineered to improve the design-to-print dye-sublimation workflow through design, color management, RIP and printing.
Caldera Software Ready For Adobe P.D.F. 2.0:
Caldera has announced the launch of a new version of its award-winning RIP software. Version 12 has been configured to offer an enhanced user experience by bridging the gap between design and business. The suite also includes Digital Licences and CalderaDock, new tools that allow users quick access to what they need. On the functionality front, faster processing speeds and better colors will enhance productivity, and there is an extended range of user applications.“Caldera 12 is one of the first solutions to integrate PDF Print Engine 5,” said Mark Lewiecki, Senior Product Manager, Adobe. “Caldera 12 customers will be ready for PDF 2.0 jobs, and will deliver efficient, state-of-the-art color reproduction that takes full advantage of their printers’ capabilities.”
Onyx Graphics Announces A Fast And Easy Way To Experience Industry-Leading Digital Print Software With The Global Availability Of ONYX 21:
Onyx Graphics, Inc., today announced the global availability of ONYX 21, the company’s newest software version release. ONYX 21 introduces Swatch Books 2.0 to print, scan, iterate and report on the ideal color match, with options to add print mode defined colors in a single click. Intuitive PDF tile maps to streamline tile job workflows and help guide installation with the ability to produce tile maps before, during or after printing that can be automated using ONYX Quick Sets. Combined with new dynamic print label capabilities, ONYX 21 delivers innovative tools for print shop branding with flexibility to connect to existing business tools.
Epson Edge Colour Management Software Gives Certainty In The Digital Textile Industry:
Colour consistency is an increasingly important quality in the printing industry. In a market where campaigns are spread across various media and printed products, excellent colour management is essential for the print job to be of a high standard and for the client to be satisfied. The guarantee of perfect colour consistency across media, from clothing to packaging, is a valuable aspect of providing a print service. And so is the ability to guarantee this throughout time, on product batches that are no longer printed in one massive run, but ordered on-demand to avoid waste, both in cost and in environmental terms.
Colorgate Announces Three New Solutions And Services—Productionserver 20—Custom Create And Professional Color Management Services:
ColorGATE, a leading vendor of powerful software and hardware solutions for color critical digital printing applications, has announced the release of three new solutions and services: ColorGATE Productionserver is the company’s core product. This RIP and color management solution is available in a commercial version for large-format printing and graphic arts, as well as in industrial versions for packaging, ceramics, décor, and textile printing. The industrial versions have exclusive features for their respective markets, such as ColorGATE’s Fingerprint Technology for ceramics and décor printing or an industry-leading white underbase creation for textile printing on dark substrates.
Kornit Konnect Platform Successfully Tested By Shirtee And X-Print Of Cologne:
Shirtee and X-Print provide screen printing, embroidery, and digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printing services, with all DTG decoration being performed via Kornit systems.The brand has steadily increased its DTG capacity in recent years, with the original fleet of three Kornit Storm systems supplemented by four Avalanche HD6 systems, and most recently an Avalanche Poly Pro system; they were one of the first European operations to implement Kornit’s NeoPoly technology for polyester and poly-blend sportswear and athleisure apparel. “I must say the software is very easy to use,” adds Stricker. “All you need is in one dashboard, and you can drill down to get detailed information about the machines as needed. If we see one system is not performing well, we can shift production to the other machines. Konnect helps us to get the machines up and running, and to plan necessary service.”
Across the sector–from Software Houses to Machine Manufacturers new product are launching at pace.
Progress was made in all areas of Digital Textile Printing, with colour matching, print consistency and image manipulation leading the way. As technology advances - innovations continue to streamline the workflow and increase efficiency–simplifying the job of the printer, increasing control and production measurement in an ever faster moving commercial environment.
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