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FREMONT, Calif., July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Electronics for imaging, Inc. and Konica Minolta US Business Solutions, Inc. (Konica Minolta) announces new EFI ™ Fiery® Digital Front Ends (DFEs) for the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C7100 Series light production presses. New EFI Fiery IC-319 and IC-318L External Servers transform the productivity of print operations, providing users with superior performance, stunning out-of-the-box color, intelligent automation and maximum production efficiency for operations printing production.
Compared to their predecessors, the Fiery IC-319 increases Raster Image Processor (RIP) speed by 40% and the Fiery IC-318L increases processing speed by 68%. Print businesses will also be able to take advantage of Fiery HyperRIP performance enhancing technology (Fiery IC-319 server with eight RIPs or Fiery IC-318L server with two RIPs) for uninterrupted print production.
Maximum workflow efficiency and color accuracyThe Fiery IC-319 DFE for Konica Minolta AccurioPress C7100 is based on the high-performance Fiery NX Premium hardware platform and is designed to handle complex, image-heavy or variable data jobs. It includes a comprehensive set of Fiery prepress and prep solutions to help maximize workflow efficiency, maintain color quality to a defined standard, and reduce rework and waste.
“Our customers continue to take digital printing to new levels of quality and versatility, and with these new EFI Fiery DFEs, we are further expanding the range of what AccurioPress users can achieve,” said Dino. Pagliarello, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Planning, Konica Minolta.
The latest Fiery FS400 Pro software running on the new DFEs offers highly advanced functionality in the areas of color and imaging, productivity and workflow automation.
- Fiery JobExpert ™ offers integrated intelligent automation. It scans incoming PDF files and dynamically chooses the optimal print settings to achieve the best quality while optimization of processing time.
- Users can visually set finishing settings on product content with Fiery Finishing Designer, easily accessible in Fiery Command WorkStation®, for Konica Minolta TU-510 inline cutter to ensure jobs are completed correctly without wasting time or support.
- Both DFEs use the first new generation EFI Edge of fire™ color profiling technology. Fiery Edge delivers superb color out of the box and produces better color and image detail by taking full advantage of the printer’s resolution, imaging, gamut, and media capabilities.
- Fiery Spot Pro software helps users reproduce the perfect brand colors, from design to print. Part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package, it is standard on the IC-319 and optional on the IC-318L.
- The two Fiery DFEs also come with EFI Fiery JobFlow ™ Basic prepress automation software to streamline job preparation. Users have the option of upgrading to Fiery JobFlow to take advantage of advanced automation features such as intelligent job routing, advanced scripting, customer approval workflows, and more.
Fiery IC-319 and IC-318L users will also benefit from EFI ColorGuard ™ – a cloud-based color verification solution and winner of the 2019 PRINTING United Alliance Product of the Year award for software color enhancement. ColorGuard ensures that printing systems are operating at their full potential for color quality. ColorGuard can control the automatic color check using a Konica Minolta IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer to check against industry color standards such as G7 or custom color reference.
“Fiery goes beyond being by far the fastest DFE on the market, and we’re excited to be able to offer Konica Minolta AccurioPress users higher out-of-the-box print quality and more efficient intelligent automation. with these new DFEs, ”said John Henze, vice president, sales and marketing, EFI Fiery. “Not only will print businesses benefit from increased productivity, but our solutions will also give users the ability to easily get the right color every time to get the most out of their production printing investment.
The new Fiery DFEs are available from Konica Minolta and Konica Minolta authorized resellers. For more information on EFI Fiery Driven products, visit www.efi.com or dial 800-875-7117.
About EFIEFI ™ is a global technology company, based in Silicon Valley, leading the global transformation from analog to digital imaging. We are passionate about our customers’ success with products that increase competitiveness and boost productivity. To do this, we develop cutting-edge technologies for the manufacture of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, building materials and custom documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front-ends and a complete suite of work and production flows that transform and streamline the entire production process. (www.efi.com)
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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. is a leader in industrial and commercial printing and packaging solutions. With a comprehensive portfolio of production printing offerings, it offers the latest innovations in printing, applications and expertise. His All covered The IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support and network security solutions across all industries. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the # 1 brand for customer loyalty in the MFP Desktop Copier Market by Brand Keys for fourteen consecutive years, and received the Keypoint Intelligence Award Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021 PRO Award for its AccurioPress C14000 with EFI Fiery IC-319 controller and BLI 2021-2022 PaceSetter in production printing applications: variety of output for its AccurioJet KM-1e LED UV inkjet press. Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for nine consecutive years and spent four years among the world’s 100 most sustainable companies listing. Konica Minolta partners with customers to shape ideas and work to bring value to our company. For more information, please visit us online and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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