Digital giant EFI has released its new version of Fiery, the FS300 Pro Platform and Command WorkStation 6, which EFI says enables ten times the throughput than before on Fiery XB print servers, driving print engines all the way to 2,400 ppm and beyond.
It also features easy prioritisation of spot colour edits on a job basis to satisfy customer's specific colour preferences.
John Henze, vice president of marketing at EFI says, "With the trend toward shorter runs and faster turnaround times, digital print shops need systems that make every minute and every step count. Shops can double the processing speed on more types of jobs with Fiery HyperRIP enhancements on the Fiery NX Premium print server. Higher Fiery processing speed enables ten times the throughput than before on Fiery XB print servers, driving print engines all the way to 2,400 ppm and beyond."
EFI says version six has a number of features including the ability manage a variety of printers across the production operation by connecting to Fiery Driven cutsheet, and high-speed inkjet presses, and, in 2018, wide- and superwide-format printers.
It also has previews for all jobs, and new search tools that provide faster ways to interact with jobs. Job views can also be customised to specific needs, such as by media, to help prioritise print production.
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It gives the ability to reprint a job faster and more consistently by using saved rasters on already printed jobs; a new view in Command WorkStation 6 that provides at-a-glance status of all connected Fiery servers and a snapshot of key print production statistics.
New versions of Fiery Impose, Compose and JobMaster fully integrated and accessed directly through Command WorkStation, which enables users to produce high-value print products more profitably, in less time and with fewer clicks; and the imposition layout is simplified and users can more easily create gangup layout templates to automate job imposition which can turn a 10-minute job preparation into 10 seconds.
EFI says the Fiery FS300 Pro platform comes with the new, free Version 6 of Fiery Command WorkStation, estimated to be used by more than a quarter million print professionals.
The Fiery FS300 Pro platform is accompanied by a completely redesigned Command WorkStation that dramatically improves the industry's most trusted job management application. EFI says in less than two months, more than 41,000 have already upgraded to the new version to run their print shops more productively.
As with previous Fiery generations, the FS300 Pro platform places significant emphasis on delivering outstanding colour out of the box while also offering tools for expert interaction with the system.
Fiery ImageViewer enhancements include Object Inspector and Total Area Coverage features that help identify imaging problems related to particular object types. Operators can diagnose and troubleshoot colour problems without going back to the source files, savings hours in turnaround time to get jobs out.
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The new Fiery workstations feature a compact, ergonomic design that has the comfort of the operator in mind and requires 20 per cent less floor space than previous generations. The height of the NX Station LS work surface adjusts by 15cm for optimum user comfort.
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