Agfa Graphics has designed new workflow software Asanti 3.0, an automated production hub and workflow tool for sign and display printers.

Agfa says the new product is one workflow tool for wide-format printers to manage all their data and devices. It allows for integreation and third-party print equipment, MIS solutions and with the new, in-house software like PrintSphere and StoreFront.

Erik Peeters, marketing manager workflow solutions, Agfa says, “It really is a complete production hub that streamlines the entire workflow from beginning to end. As such, it allows print professionals to avoid errors and minimise manual interventions, shorten pre-press procedures and thus simplify the entire printing process.”

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Asanti 3.0 uses IntelliTune which automatically analyses and improves image quality and optimises skin tones. The software also has new features such as convenient proofing with QuickProof, which helps to avoid waste, an improved digital alternative for see-through graphics on clear material, optimised automation thanks to the use of new parameter preset and smart image repetition possibilities to further increase productivity.

Peeters says, “IntelliTune is completely automatic and integrated into Asanti. It contributes to the simplification of complex workflows, as well as to the consistent quality of printed images.”

This upgraded version has a new user interface for tiling big jobs. Its dedicated production dashboard displays all print jobs, the number of prints, status data of multiple engines, ink levels and elapsed time.

Asanti 3.0 allows for overruling special spot colours, for example brand colours, by dedicated colour alternatives, in order says Agfa, to reproduce them with accuracy, even on challenging media. 

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