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 12 November 2004 - Fujifilm Graphic Systems today announces a strategic
partnership with MIS supplier HIFLEX Print to offer customers JDF
connectivity between the Fuji Open Workflow and HIFLEX MIS.
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The JDF interface between the Fuji Open Workflow system and the HIFLEX MIS enables
automatic creation of jobs in the prepress department. Once an order clerk or customer
service representative creates a new order in HIFLEX, the job, its specification and
customer details automatically appear in Pathway, the open JDF interface within Fuji
Open Workflow. Throughout production, JMF messages from the workflow are passed back
to HIFLEX in real-time, providing critical information required for job costing and
scheduling such as proofs, plate production and authors' corrections. These realtime
messages allow customer service representatives and schedulers on the HIFLEX system
to see the status of the job as it progresses. Job costing accuracy is improved, as
material consumption information is automatically supplied from the Fuji Open Workflow.
This also eliminates double entry of data, improving efficiency and reducing the
chance of human error.
Andy Walker, workflow solutions manager at Fujifilm Graphic Systems, comments:
"Fujifilm has been working with HIFLEX to bring real JDF compliance to the
marketplace. The integration with HIFLEX MIS means we can offer customers tangible
benefits with job ticketing and the management of information throughout the
workflow."
The Fuji Open Workflow is a modular, single page workflow that has been designed to
support more than 150 different output devices from a wide range of manufacturers. Based
around open industry standards, including JDF, ICC and PDF, The workflow comprises
modular upgradeable components that can be configured into a single PC system, or
distributed across multiple PCs.
The system features automatic in-RIP trapping, integrated pre-flight, built-in OPI, data
integrity through the Digital Master, digital proofing, job management, post-RIP imposition,
and other features that reduce waste, streamline operation and ensure maximum productivity. |
Fujifilm Graphic Systems is an award-winning supplier of imaging and information
solutions to the commercial print, newspaper, design and graphic arts markets across
the UK. The company's extensive portfolio of world leading products brings together the
latest imaging technologies, including CTP, proofing and scanning hardware, colour
management and workflow software and conventional and CTP printing plates. Across
all of its portfolios, Fujifilm remains committed to its core business of imaging and is
dedicated to the delivery of technical and service excellence while preserving and
protecting the environment.
For further information contact:
Nicky Rudd / Ella Callaghan
Blitz PR
Tel. 01869 240045
eMail/eMail
Hayley Williams
Fujifilm Graphic Systems
Tel. 01234 245245
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