In response to its customers’ most
pressing challenges, which include the need to reduce inefficiencies and
enhance printing quality, Kodak is delivering Prinergy Workflow 7, the latest
advancement of the company’s workflow automation software. All of the enhancements
to Prinergy Workflow 7 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 that are critical for
keeping margins healthy.
Prinergy Workflow increases the level of automation in every
core function of the printing process – job creation, collaboration, file
processing, trapping, proofing, imposition and color management, enabling
printers to better compete in today’s changing print environment. Kodak’s
workflow automation software also delivers the flexibility to integrate with
current, future and third-party technology, allowing customers to grow their
workflow system alongside their business.
Demand driven improvements to Kodak
Prinergy Workflow 7
- callas Preflight Profile Integration – Preflight+ allows the integration of callas preflight profiles for improved quality control and reduced manual touch points.
- Layered PDF Versioning Enhancements – Improved error detection and better control over multiple layers of files making versioned printing more flexible, reliable and repeatable than ever.
- Digital Printing Enhancements - Centralized 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. Kodak is leveraging these digital printing enhancements to enable an advanced level of automation and management of production presses. These new capabilities make it possible for Prinergy Workflow 7 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, Eastman Kodak
Company. “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.”
“Preflight+ is a great addition to
Kodak Prinergy Workflow 7 for our company,” said Michael Clarke, process
analyst, Dupli Envelope and Graphics, Inc. “We had been looking for a preflight
solution that would highlight issue areas of problem files. We have used other
vendor solutions, but none would provide the highlight function. Our team is
looking forward to putting together a new preflight process to enable quick and
effortless preflights of customer artwork. The fact that Rules Based Automation
(RBA) can be set up to provide the reports automatically is just icing on the
cake.”
“We are proud to incorporate our
PDF technology into Prinergy Workflow, one of the industry’s most popular
workflow products,” said Dietrich von Seggern, business development manager,
callas software. "Our goal has always been to develop technology that is
reliable, innovative and flexible, all key requirements for automation. We
believe that the combination of a versatile client server system, Prinergy
Workflow and our pdfToolbox technology will be the right answer for many
customers.”
To learn more about the additional
features and benefits of Kodak Prinergy Workflow 7 visit www.kodak.com/go/prinergy.
