Latest Harlequin RIP's Strong Print '05 Presence

On show at the Print '05 exhibition in Chicago (USA), 30 Global Graphics' customers are exhibiting their latest applications.

On show at the Print '05 exhibition in Chicago (USA), 30 Global Graphics' customers are exhibiting their latest applications.

Several are unveiling new services based on the Genesis release of the Harlequin RIP, introduced earlier this year by Global Graphics.

The latest evolution of the Harlequin RIP is claimed to bring increased efficiency and productivity and offers important new features for print operations of all sizes including - native compatibility with PDF 1.5, font emulation for time critical applications (such as newspapers and print-on-demand), in-RIP imposition for two-up conventional printing and digital print, and support for PDF/X-1a:2003 and PDF/X-3:2003 as well as the JDF 1.2 specification and improved color management.

On the Xitron stand, the company unveiled Navigator GPS, an integrated product combining the Navigator RIP with the new Navigator RIP Manager.

The integration is claimed to give pre-press operators RIP management from workstations on their network.

Navigator RIP Manager, available for Mac and PC, is said to enhance the stand-alone Navigator RIP, adding the ability to create job workflows that include PDF creation, pre-flighting and on-screen soft proofing.

Compose Systems is showing ExpressRIP on its stand in Chicago, with the JDF-Enabler developed by Global Graphics and compliant with published JDF 1.2 specification and CIP4's Base Interoperability Conformance Specification.

Also on show is the Compose Express WorkFlow that is said to ensure tight integration and smooth data delivery between all the processes in a pre-press workflow, as well as Star Proof, a dot for dot ROOM digital contract proofing product with integrated Harlequin RIP option.

Highwater launched a new metal platesetter, Cobra, a two-up CTP system that images to violet metal plates.

Cobra is driven by the Torrent RIP v7, based on the Harlequin RIP Genesis release.

Cobra users will benefit from 30 plates per hour, clean, first generation dots and reduced make-ready times.

The Python four-up CTP system, driven by the Torrent RIP v.7, is also be on display.

Polkadots Software on stand 6139 is demonstrating Prepage-it 5, an upgrade to the workflow, running with the Genesis release and using JDF.

Prepage-it 5 provides a new interface for workflow configuration and a database driven, client server architecture ensuring speed and automation.

A JDF implementation of Fold-It, an automated digital blueline proofing system for book and catalogue printers, is being demonstrated.

Print 05 is also the venue for the launch of Harlequin Print Production Manager (Harlequin PPM), which is said to be a simplified process control and job management system for small and medium size print operations.

Harlequin PPM is claimed to simplify the management of a print job from the moment the file is submitted, via a print driver or a hot folder, to its progress through the Harlequin RIP and on to the output device.

ECRM on stand 8551, Presstek on stand 6112 and Polkadots (stand 6139) are all debuting products based on Harlequin PPM.

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