June 1, 2024
Xeikon Pushes Speed, Quality, and Sustainability See p. 4
Reka Hot Melt Glue Guns for the Graphics Arts Industry See p. 19
First Sale of New Fujifilm and Barberán HS Series See p. 32
Konica Minolta Driving Automation and B2 Inkjet See p. 34
Hybrid Software Drives Smart Print Factories Hybride Software treibt intelligente Druckfabriken an BY DAVID ZWANG Hybrid Software today has grown organically and through the acquisition and integration of an extensive but synergetic group of companies. This has allowed them to build very complete and efficient solutions for both OEMs as well as PSP users. If we look at the increasing requirements and demands of print production, data is at the heart. It is at the core of the processes, but it can also constrain it as you start to add increased press speeds, resolutions and variable data. These demands require even more significant and costly hardware to keep up with the presses creating a need for server farms. These server farms are beginning to look as big as the press, and adding a significant expense to the press equipment cost. Ideally, addressing this issue requires a
solution from a company like Hybrid Software that has control over all of the pieces from the core infrastructure to the end user workflow. So how do you get the data to the printhead with maximum efficiency? Harlequin Direct has accomplished this with desktop class, not expensive higher class, server CPUs using an intelligent data flow as you can see in the illustration on this page. Getting the data to the printhead only addresses part of the problem. How do you process synchronize, inspect, and compare all of that content on the fly at press speeds? Global Graphics found that their Mako SDK could be used to help address content inspection requirements where the applications are static data or offline variable data.
People Profile: Jorge Rodriguez Lázaro Three family generations at Editora Gráfica Real Drei Familiengenerationen bei Editora Gráfica Real
Peru, a country with a rich history encompassing its Inca heritage and pre-Columbian civilization, welcomed its first printing press in 1581. Today, the nation boasts a vibrant graphic industry with around 20,000 establishments, 80% of which are clustered in Lima. From this remarkable nation, let’s highlight a key figure in the graphic industry of Northern Peru’s Trujillo region: Mr.
The Global Graphics SmartDFE suite was designed to be part of a fully automated manufacturing solution supporting Industry 4.0 telematics and MIS integration, plus connectivity with automated manufacturing lines via standard OPC UA. It brings together the creation of optimized printready PDF files; workflow and job automation to connect with enterprise IT systems; RIPing; screening; optimizing image quality; and, via Harlequin Direct, it then drives the print data directly to the printheads at ultra-high speeds through Meteor software and electronics, or through Xitron’s Navigator DFE platform all in Continued on Page 8
Jorge Rodriguez Lázaro. Serving as the Commercial Director of Editora Gráfica Real del Perú (https://graficareal.pe/), he is a second-generation member of the company’s founding family, with a 42-year legacy. Situated in an agriculturally focused region, the company primarily caters to the packaging and labeling needs of agricultural products destined for export due to their superior quality. As a regional industry leader, Gráfica Real has spearheaded initiatives promoting unity among its peers, facilitating crucial information exchange. Continued on Page 8