AGFA GRAPHICS
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Agfa Graphics Releases Apogee Prepress v9.1 with Increased Support for Wide-format Printing
Agfa Graphics today announced the release of the latest version of its Apogee Prepress workflow. Apogee Prepress v9.1innovates on different features like better support for wide-format printing, optimized imposition layout creation and improved print buyer interaction in Apogee WebApproval.
Mortsel, Belgium – March 11, 2016
Agfa Graphics keeps up-tuning its flagship workflow, Apogee Prepress, as a true production partner for commercial print providers and print service providers (PSPs).
“Apogee Prepress is the only hybrid prepress production solution that drives wide-format and digital commercial presses, in addition to CTP, CTF and proofing devices,” said Andy Grant, Global Head of Software, Agfa Graphics. That flexibility helps commercial printers and PSPs offer more solutions for their customers.
Wide-format support in the Apogee workflow
Apogee Prepress v9.1,which is now available, automates the production for wide-format output with hotticket support and template-based production and it features enhanced job merging.Thanks to the automation,there are far less manual interventions. The new job-merging feature, which allows for the combination of completely different orders on the same print job, reducesmaterial costs and waste associated with the production process.
Advanced imposition automation for web presses
Apogee Impose is built-in in Apogeeand uses patented technology by Agfa Graphics. It now features automatic bleed generation and better support for perfector presses thanks to the full support for slow down rollers, which is unique. The automatic imposition creation in Apogee lowers production costs thanks to less operator interventions and fewer errors.
Hard- and softcopy proofing
The increased focus on printed proofing within Apogee is clearly visible in the significant amount of improvements such as the support for on-the-fly page proofing and the support forISO12647/2:2013 and ISO 13655standards.
Apogee WebApproval gives print buyers access to softproofs via their web browser. The new easy-upload feature allows themto conveniently drag and drop new PDF pages to a specific job and to then assign them to the correct page slots.
Because the WebApproval log-in screen and e-mail messages towards users can be personalized, it allows the print service provider to create a better relation with the print buyers,which in turn results in higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,620 million euros in 2014.
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About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the commercial printing industry, the newspaper printing and publishing industry and the sign and display, decoration and industrial inkjet printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and process management, cloud software and image processing.
Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate, digital proofing and security solutions for commercial and packaging printers.
For newspaper markets Agfa Graphics is leading supplier of automation for printed and mobile publishing workflows.
Agfa Graphics has also developed a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.
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