◄Kodak showed the recently launched KODAK PROSPER ULTRA 520 press for the first time in Europe EVENT SPOTLIGHT / HUNKELER INNOVATIONDAYS 2023 50 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk May / June 2023 - Issue 342 Software for Automation With the theme Next Level Automation, there was a strong focus on integration of software with hardware. Whilst not at the event with its own physical presence, Solimar Systems was on hand partnering with vendors such as Screen and HP to show how its software solutions can be integrated to enable maximum efficiency. We caught up with Jamie Walsh, regional sales manager of Solimar to find out more. “The idea for the Hunkeler event was to support HP and Screen to demonstrate the capabilities that we bring outside of the hardware sales. So this includes utilising software to drive efficiencies, to capture volume, and increase production return on investment. “With Screen our message is very much around integration with the aqueous frontend controller that they provide which we use our SoliTrack product with to capture print files and then deliver them directly into aqueous in the most efficient manner. We 3000 series, we’re further expanding this successful platform, delivering speed, efficiency, and media versatility printers need to energise their growth. “The enhanced productivity on a number of applications means that users can now confidently migrate even more offset and other printed work to digital on-demand, reducing turnaround, slashing makeready time and waste, making today’s shrinking run lengths more profitable, and meeting brand owners’ demands for shorter time to market.” Pixartprinting Group in Italy is the first company to have a ProStream 3000 installed alongside its pre-existing line-up of three ProStream 1800 printers. Digital Die-cutting Over in Hall 1 and Intec (part of the Plockmatic Group) was showcasing its new digital die-cutting system for the first time. The ColorCut SC6000 is a larger-format version of the popular SC5000 digital die-cutting system and has an expanded size capability of 340 x 710mm which enables it to handle significantly longer printed substrates. Described as an “on-demand digital sheet cutter”, the machine requires no physical cutting dies or time-consuming set-up costs and is compact and free-standing. Blending flatbed and sheetfed technologies, the SC6000 combines ultra-reliable feeding with an instant job retrieval system, and high-speed cutting and creasing. Ideal for digital die-cutting packaging, point-of-sale items, lightweight card projects, and labels, the system utilises an eighth-generation Vision3 CCD camera to read and retrieve cut files for every sheet. ColorCut Pro Production Studio software is also supplied as standard. As well as the launch of the SC6000, Plockmatic was also showing the latest version of the Morgana DigiCoater Pro 400 using a unique coating and LED curing system, alongside the Morgana VFL feeder, and on the Canon booth in-line to an ix3200 printer. The manufacturer also had its DigiFold Pro XL creaser/folder on show and was previewing an updated version of its PowerSquare two-knife trimmer. do a lot of PDF optimisation because the Screen devices are dependent on PDF, we optimise those files and make sure that they’re ready and in the best possible format for print.” Walsh continues: “At HP, we are focusing quite heavily around the ready PDF product again which is very much about optimising the PDF files, ensuring that when they hit that front-end that there’s no errors, all of the resources are there, fonts aren’t missing, and images have been corrected, it’s about making sure that their devices are as productive as possible. “The whole idea of our workflow software is to remove manual touchpoints and take hands off work which reduces costs, and improves the ROI again. So everything we do at Solimar is trying to automate tasks, and take away the heartache and pain that people feel of manual tasks.” Hunkeler Innovationdays will return to Messe Luzern in 2025 from February 24th to 27th. ▼Ricoh hosted the global premiere of the Ricoh Pro VC70000e continuous feed inkjet press
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