Wide Format Imaging

At drupa 2008, Enfocus and EFI will for the first time show a new configurator for Enfocus FullSwitch and PowerSwitch that automates the EFI Bestcolor Technology-driven XF platform today consisting of EFI Colorproof XF, EFI Fiery XF and EFI XF Satellite. Configurators in Switch provide easy setup and automation of key publishing applications from within the Switch environment. The new EFI XF configurator is key to enabling high-quality proofing, economical large-format and wide-format production and first-class inkjet printouts from within larger automated workflows in Switch.

"Graphic Arts companies face the challenge of continually increasing productivity and efficiency. Their business is moving to an industrial production and the demand for integrated automated solution to streamline their workflows becomes increasingly important," says Frank Hueske, Product Marketing Manager, EFI GA Solutions. "Enfocus Switch is ideally suited to meet this challenge. Having our EFI XF platform with EFI Colorproof XF, EFI Fiery XF and EFI XF Satellite supported in Switch is a logical step and is of great value to our customers."

The products in the Switch product family (entry-level LightSwitch, mainstream FullSwitch and advanced PowerSwitch) enable gradual implementation of automation throughout all steps of professional publishing workflows. By not requiring companies to change the way they work and seamlessly integrating with key productivity applications, Switch provides the perfect platform to evolve to a more automated and standardized workflow. The new configurator for the EFI XF platform lets end-users combine EFI XF's proofing and production capabilities with other tasks such as PDF file creation, quality control, image optimization and more. Switch becomes a dashboard that configures and directs companies' workflows.

"Automation of third-party applications through configurators is a crucial aspect of Switch," says David van Driessche, Director of Enfocus Marketing. "As the EFI XF solutions are such versatile applications and cater to many different market segments, a configurator for Switch is a perfect development. Switch has that same inherent flexibility and can be easily adjusted to reap the maximum benefits in all of those workflows. We're extremely pleased to offer this new configurator to our customers today."

EFI XF Platform - Solutions

EFI's award-winning software RIP solutions with Bestcolor(r) Technology offer flexible, economical tools for proofing, large-format and super wide format production and high-quality inkjet prints. They transform inkjet, laser and LED printers into powerful proofing and production systems and are renowned for its outstanding performance, color quality, flexibility and intuitive interface.