Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), and Konica Minolta
Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. announced two new EFI™ Fiery®
digital front ends (DFEs) designed to drive the AccurioPress™ line
of digital presses from Konica Minolta®.
Running on the award-winning EFI Fiery FS200 Pro software
platform and Windows® 10, the new EFI Fiery IC-313 external DFE
provides superior performance and color management. It also
supports the Konica Minolta AccurioPress family of production color
digital presses, including the C6100, C6085, C2070, C2070P, and
C2060.
The second new offering, the EFI Fiery IC-315 DFE, also runs on
the Fiery FS200 Pro software platform. This powerful server is the
first DFE available from Konica Minolta running on EFI’s new NX
premium hardware platform and is specifically designed for the
ultimate in productivity with Konica Minolta’s highest production
presses, the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6100 and C6085.
“As we bring our new AccurioPress C6100 and C6085 digital color
presses to market, we are pleased to include the latest
high-performance Fiery NX hardware platform with the Fiery IC-315
to enable customers to get the most out of their investments,” said
Kevin Kern, senior vice president, business intelligence services
and product planning, Konica Minolta. “For less aggressive print
environments, users can choose the Fiery IC-313, which also
supports the AccurioPress C2070, C2070P, and C2060 models and
features most of the same great Fiery capabilities.”
As with all Fiery DFEs, these new products include Fiery Command
WorkStation®, an industry-leading job management solution that
makes it easier for print professionals to manage multiple printers
or an entire shop from a single point. In addition, the Fiery
IC-315 DFE model has been certified by Adobe® to satisfy Mercury
RIP Architecture standards, ensuring maximum efficiency in resource
utilization. It also comes standard with EFI Fiery HyperRIP, a
faster job-processing technology that can RIP up to four jobs
simultaneously. HyperRIP also features a RUSH RIP mode that opens
up a fifth parallel processor to handle rush jobs when all four
processors are busy.
Free Fiery DFE training from EFI, including the Learning@EFI
site, will give AccurioPress C6100 and C6085 customers information
to ensure they can use all the Fiery product features to the
fullest extent possible.
Both DFEs support the outstanding color and productivity digital
print operators have come to expect from Fiery products. In
addition, they support unique Konica Minolta capabilities,
including:
- IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer with Integrated Color Care
Unit (ICCU) allowing for in-line scanning of both color patches and
registration marks
- Konica Minolta FD-9 spectrophotometer support via EFI’s Fiery
Color Profiler Suite calibration
- Konica Minolta FD-5BT spectrodensitometer calibration
support
- The new Konica Minolta SD-513 Saddle stitch unit with a variety
of unique features.
“EFI and Konica Minolta continue to work closely together as
Konica Minolta adds more speed and functionality to its
AccurioPress line for customers wishing to run their businesses as
profitably as possible,” said John Henze, vice president of Fiery
marketing, EFI. "These new Fiery DFEs ensure customers are able to
achieve the utmost in quality and productivity without
compromise.”
End-to-end integration for greater
efficiencyThe new Fiery DFEs integrate into
existing production workflows for digital color and offset printing
through JDF implementation, which seamlessly connects with
automated estimating, scheduling, job ticketing, accounting and
other processes managed by EFI's suite of industry-leading MIS and
web-to-print products, including EFI PrintSmith™, Premium Pace™ and
Enterprise Pace bundles for Konica Minolta.
The Fiery advantage for high-quality Accurio
productionIn addition to Command WorkStation,
these new Fiery DFEs offer a wide range of workflow and
productivity features, including Fiery JobFlow™ Base for automation
of job preparation. Users can create print-ready files with a
single click and use custom automated workflows for common job
types to reduce repetitive work and minimize errors with this
software, which comes pre-installed on the both DFEs. Standard with
the Fiery IC-315 and optional with the Fiery IC-313 are Fiery
Compose, a set of sophisticated document composition tools and a
visual user interface to speed up composition, accurately perform
complex assembly functions and improve page-level settings review;
and Fiery Impose, a PDF imposition software that automates
make-ready tasks.
Also standard with the Fiery IC-315 (and optional with the Fiery
IC-313) is the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, which
includes Control Bar Builder software, an application that gives
users improved color quality control by placing industry-standard
Idealliance or FOGRA color bars and customizable job information on
every printed page.
The new Fiery DFEs are available from Konica Minolta and
authorized Konica Minolta resellers. For more information about EFI
Fiery Driven™ products, visit www.efi.com or contact
800-875-7117.
About EFI EFI™ is a global
technology company, based in Silicon Valley, and is leading the
worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. We are
passionate about fueling customer success with products that
increase competitiveness and boost productivity. To do that, we
develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage,
packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents,
with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a
comprehensive business and production workflow suite that
transforms and streamlines the entire production process.
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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions
U.S.A. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.,
Inc. is a leader in information management focused on enterprise
content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our
portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers’
speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the
sharing of information to increase productivity. The All
Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy,
support, project and cloud computing solutions across all
verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition,
including placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the
Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services
(MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has
been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in
the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for nine consecutive
years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index for four years in a row. For more
information, please visit: www.countonkonicaminolta.com and
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