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Agfa Graphics
The partnership between Agfa and Hiflex is based on close and successful co-operation on international exhibitions, road shows and further events. It was strengthened by the success in the international CIP4 Innovation Awards.
A further expression of our partnership is the presentation of the JDF-link between Agfa and Hiflex in the demo centers in Mortsel (Belgium) and Ridgefield Park (USA). Vice a versa, the efficiency of the JDF link between the Hiflex MIS and Agfa :ApogeeX is regularly presented in live demos at the Hiflex CIM Center in Aachen (Germany).
Agfa und Hiflex also co-operate in the integration of Agfa's web-based project management system :Delano. More detailed information about the bidirectional JDF-link between the two systems is available below.

How does the JDF/JMF link work?
The JDF-link between Hiflex MIS and Agfa :ApogeeX ensures the efficient bi-directional data transfer between the two systems.
For automatic job creation :ApogeeX receives administrative (order number, order description, customer name and address, contact person, etc.) and technical data (job parts such as cover/content, production plan, number of pages, inks, etc.) sent by the Hiflex MIS via JDF. The job in the prepress system and the job in Hiflex are permanently connected. This ensures bidirectional real-time communication for the complete order management process.
While Hiflex is calculating the most efficient production way it simultaneously creates the digital imposition sheet. The according JDF StrippingParams are transferred to the prepress system when the job is automatically created via JDF. In :ApogeeX the StrippingParams are without any intermediate step processed to generate the imposition scheme, whereas the Agfa extension "AutoStripp" enables :ApogeeX to interpret the JDF StrippingParams and then automatically build up the imposition scheme. :ApogeeX's imposition engine automatically adds colour bars, control strips, trim marks, fold marks, registration marks, signature collation marks, signature name and ID. The compensation for bottling and creep is also carried out.

Moreover, Hiflex is able to determine the process chain (workflow plan) in :ApogeeX via JDF. Based on colors, paper qualities and printing methods provided by Hiflex Estimate specific prepress parameters are automatically set in :ApogeeX. In this context the Agfa extension "AutoStripp" enables the prepress workflow system to interpret (by so called "NamedFeatures") further data such as colors, gradation, screen ruling etc. that was received from Hiflex via JDF.

:ApogeeX is able to receive a job update via JDF. If, for instance, the number of pages is modified after the order was placed, this is first updated in the Hiflex production estimate. This ensures that project pricing, production schedule, imposition sheet and electronic job ticket are all up to date. Hiflex then forwards order amendments like these to :ApogeeX via JDF, where the corresponding job is automatically updated. In doing so, the imposition scheme is replaced with the updated one even when the pages have already been assigned.

As soon as plate exposition is initiated Hiflex receives a JMF for cost booking. At the same time, the PPF color profiles that were produced in the Agfa system are transferred to Hiflex Scheduling where they are used for a preview of the printing sheet. Hiflex, moreover, modifies the PPF (CIP3) data from :ApogeeX into JDF (CIP4) data so that the connected printing presses receive all preset-data from one source (Hiflex) - instead of partly from :ApogeeX and partly from Hiflex MIS. (Patent-registered procedure)

This method was awarded with the CIP4 Innovation Award.

Click here to see a slide presentation on the link between Hiflex and Agfa :ApogeeX

Agfa Productivity Tour 2007
W dniach 4-20 września w dziewięciu miastach Europy Środkowej odbywały się konferencje z cyklu Agfa Productivity Tour 2007, zorganizowane przez Agfa Graphics we współpracy z firmą Zipcon Consulting. W polskiej części "tournee", w Warszawie i Krakowie, wzięło udział w sumie 150 osób, które wysłuchały informacje na temat technologii i automatyzacji produkcji w sieciowym, opartym na rozwiązaniach internetowych środowisku. 

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Tanghe Printing Benefits from Investment into JDF
Belgium offset printer successful in the 2006 CIPPI Awards. End of 2002 Patrick Tanghe, CEO of Tanghe Printing NV, decided to start a CIM project (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) for his company. The goal was to integrate all organisational and technical IT functions that are related to the production processes in one central IT system (the HIFLEX MIS). In order to automate processes this system should make joint usage of all data relevant to production. Since the go-ahead four years ago Tanghe Printing NV has increased its total turnover by 45 percent (2006: EUR 4.8 Mio.) while simultaneously reducing the workforce of around 35 to 23 people. 

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A Masterpiece of Integration - First European printer with real-live JDF integration from MIS to web press
With over 200 titles, printing house Berger in Horn / Vienna is one of Austria′s leading periodical printers. Magazine production represents 40% of the revenue, recently totalling 57 million euros. Brochures, catalogs, and advertising print products of all kinds are produced on the four web and nine sheetfed offset presses, generating an additional 40% of revenue. Berger has a perfectly outfitted finishing department, with saddle stitcher, perfect binding line, and additional equipment. The product and service portfolio include books, small print products, and digital printing as well. Berger manages approximately 7,500 jobs per year for national (80%) and international (20%) customers, keeping approximately 250 employees busy and using 30,000 tons of paper. 

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Wspólna implementacja firm Agfa i Hiflex
Firmy Agfa i Hiflex poinformowały o pierwszym wspólnym wdrożeniu nowej generacji systemu workflow, który - dzięki zastosowaniu modułu JDF - pozwala na komunikacjęmiędzy systemem :ApogeeX w wersji 2.5 i oprogramowaniem Hiflex MIS (Management Information System). 

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Was JDF leistet
Vernetzungs-Pioniere wie z. B. die in Deutschland ansässigen Unternehmen Druckhaus Berlin-Mitte, Kraft Druck und Mediengruppe Universal berichten über Produktivitätssteigerungen von 10 bis 20 %. Auch die belgische Druckerei Tanghe Printing NV profitiert von der Prozessautomatisierung. 

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HIFLEX präsentiert Best-Practice-Anwender auf dem IRD Automatisierungskongress 2007
Branchensoftware-Anbieter HIFLEX präsentiert auf dem diesjährigen IRD-Automatisierungskongress Best-Practice-Unternehmen in drei unterschiedlichen Workshops. Der Kongress findet zum dritten Mal in Folge statt und wird vom Institut für rationale Unternehmensführung (IRD) e.V. am 22. Mai 2007 im Congress Park Hanau veranstaltet. Die vorgestellten Unternehmen heben sich durch innovative Konzepte und Workflow-Optimierungen unter Nutzung vernetzter Produktionsprozesse mittels HIFLEX deutlich vom Durchschnitt ab. 

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HIFLEX Customers Win CIPPI-Award 2006
Panel of experts honors three HIFLEX users for their JDF-projects. The CIP4 International Print Production Innovation (CIPPI) Award for printers, who successfully networked their production, goes once again to three honored HIFLEX users for the 2006 awards. These official awards are announced for three categories. As in 2005, HIFLEX customers were nominated in all three categories, won two awards, and were given an exclusive honorable mention in the third.  

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Agfa and HIFLEX press info: A Total Workflow Solution
In today's fast-paced publishing environment, print buyers, project teams, creatives, customers, and production partners are confronted with communications chaos. The industry faces a rapid growth in short-run jobs, highly automated workflows and a continuous revolution in the world of electronic communications. Print professionals and creatives have to collaborate like never before, to speed last-minute changes and efficiently control digital assets. Amidst all the change, one thing remains constant: the challenge to reduce costs and streamline the entire publishing process while maintaining the highest standards of quality. 

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AGFA Demonstrates :Delano JDF MIS Connectivity with Hiflex
Companies See Demand Grow for Technological Integration of JDF-Based Inter and Enterprise Solutions
Ridgefield Park, NJ – October 1, 2003 – Agfa today announced that it is showing at Graph Expo in Chicago, Illinois how the :Delano Production system, a customer-focused project management tool for commercial printers, can exchange job, customer and user information with Hiflex, a provider of business and MIS solutions. The companies’ cooperation enables :Delano customers to import JDF metadata, which describes job definitions, customer and user information from the Hiflex MIS system, further expanding connectivity and solutions for the Graphic Enterprise. :Delano customers can use this metadata to speed up the production cycle, and manage and automate their downstream processes, dramatically eliminating any re-keying and the chance of human error. 

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