Kornit Digital (Nasdaq: KRNT), a worldwide market leader in digital textile printing technology, announced today the acquisition of Custom Gateway, an innovative technology provider of cloud-based software workflow solutions for on-demand production business models.

Xitron, a subsidiary of Global Graphics PLC and the developer of the Harlequin-based Navigator RIP and workflow products for offset, flexo, digital, and high-speed inkjet printing, has relaunched their website. Focusing on product categories with the goal of comprehensive information retrieval, the new design fosters intuitive navigation through Xitron’s product mix.

Scodix, the world’s leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, has announced today the launch of a new productivity workflow package, Scodix Studio Station. Developed to boost press utilisation and production flexibility, Scodix’ new workflow solution can process jobs up to 60 percent faster for Ultra Digital Enhancement Press users.

The most expensive things you do in your printing plant every day involve talking to clients and physically touching their work. You talk to clients to better understand the work they want you to do, and you touch the work, in prepress or at other points in the process, to ensure that the client’s intent is rendered on to the substrate. But every conversation and every touch has a financial impact. While you rely on workflow tools to aid the process, in most companies there are also spreadsheets, whiteboards, and sticky notes used to gather and communicate information about the jobs-in-progress. It’s only natural! However, the more you talk and touch, the less money you make on the job.

Enfocus, the leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing, and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry announces the release of Switch 2020 spring. Enfocus is committing this release to those who create the workflows that help print service providers build winning print services. Administrators are given more powerful tools and the freedom to design automation that allows businesses to work their own way. Enfocus believes that solutions should not make production rules, users should.

Almost 90% of respondents to a piece of research by the global management consulting firm, Oliver Wyman, claimed that business agility was highly important to the future success of their companies. A further 96% of chief innovation officers said they needed to become more agile in the future, according to the research, called Organisational Agility.

Swanline Group has invested in ‘Switch Workflow Automation Platform’ to automate the management of artwork and enhance its customer experience.

GMG, a provider of color management solutions for packaging and industrial printing, announced it has signed an agreement with HP to become an HP PageWide corrugated workflow partner. GMG’s holistic corrugated workflow solution for the HP One Package Suite will enable converters to make a smooth transition into digital printing.

The release of Apogee v12 marks another step in the automation of print production. The latest version of Agfa’s print production hub introduces new impositioning and approval functionalities, and adds a brand new browser-based GUI for sales reps to control over print production.

HYBRID Software understands that the successes of its customers rely on advanced technologies in combination with exceptional service and care. On the day that was scheduled to open drupa 2020, HYBRID Software has introduced a number of new revolutionary features to its product line of automated production workflow, advanced editing, customizable job ticketing, customer-facing e-commerce portals and version control for critical production files.

Maverick Concepts, a creative design and fabrication business serving top retailers and major consumer packaged goods companies, has completed new investments to drive new opportunities. The Garland, Texas-based company purchased two advanced print technology solutions from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. – an EFI™ VUTEk® FabriVU® 340i dye-sublimation printer and EFI Midmarket Print Suite MIS/ERP workflow software.

Tilia Labs, Inc., a leading developer of planning, imposition, and Artificially Intelligent automation software solutions for the graphic arts industries, teams with CERM and Esko to focus on the needs of sheetfed label producers in a collaborative workflow webinar.

CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2020 is the latest edition of Corel’s comprehensive suite for specialized technical illustration and visual documentation. Featuring access to all-new collaboration capabilities, enhanced isometric drawing tools and callout handling, as well as significant performance gains, CorelDRAW® Technical Suite 2020 enables technical illustrators to accelerate their workflow with precision and control.

Solimar Systems, Inc., provider of leading workflow solutions for print production and digital communications, today launches Solimar ReadyPDF® Prepress Server™. This intuitive, pioneering solution enables users to overcome numerous production inefficiencies associated with PDF files, and benefit from increased automation, enhanced quality control and a more streamlined, profitable production process.

Exhibitions and events are cancelled or postponed far into autumn. As a result, an important source of information on new technologies and trends is no longer available. To stay up to date and to support the ones thinking about how to make their print business ready for after the crisis, the automation software manufacturer OneVision offers a wide-ranging program of free-of-charge webinars. From how to successfully automate prepress to making finishing the new profit center of your business, the webinars give strategic level insights into what printing industry leaders should do to improve and optimize their business and focus on how to successfully master key challenges in print production.

Ultimate TechnoGraphics, leader in imposition and finishing automation software solutions, announces the release of its new Ultimate Impostrip® Configurator Imposition for Enfocus Switch. Developed by Ultimate reseller and worldwide reference for Enfocus implementations, Impressed GmbH, the new Configurator supports the new version of Ultimate Impostrip® Imposition for Enfocus Switch on macOS and Windows.

Enfocus, the leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry announces the release of PitStop Pro and PitStop Server 2020. Enfocus PitStop has long been the often imitated, never duplicated PDF quality and repair go-to tool for prepress. Their industry leadership comes from listening to customer needs, then building on and refining the technologies that keep them on top. PitStop 2020 is no exception.

Designed to help customers expand their creativity and printing capabilities, Canon Solutions America, Inc., is pleased to announce the launch of Conveyance, a highly efficient JDF-enabled automated workflow tool developed to boost high-volume, short-run production. This intuitive software, developed by Canon Solutions America’s Boca Raton Software Development Group, serves as a new addition to the company’s expansive, advanced software portfolio, supplemented by Canon’s high-quality service and support.

X-Rite Incorporated and Pantone LLC, global leaders in color science and technology, today announced that Fujifilm’s ColorPath SYNC cloud-based color management tools now support the new i1Pro 3 Family of spectrophotometers. Print providers will be able to quickly and easily create ICC profiles using the i1Pro 3 devices and align production devices to a designated color target using ColorPath SYNC.

The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) today announces a new problem-solving webinar that will help you find an answer to any of your questions or problems with your print production workflow. This webinar will take place on Tuesday May 19th, 2020 at 4 pm CET.

Onyx Graphics is offering a new series of educational webinars to help its customers maximize their ONYX investment. These interactive online training programs are delivered live from ONYX experts across the globe. They are being provided at no charge, in compact segments focused on specific business needs and are designed to provide users with tips, tricks, and solutions. Additionally, with color management being a hot topic for todays’ print shops, Onyx Graphics will be offering a special color-focused seminar on matching color across different printers with the company’s principal scientist and Chair of the International Color Consortium (ICC), Dr. Max Derhak.