Wide Format Imaging

i-cut Inc., an EskoArtwork OEM business unit, has announced that i-cut Vision Pro 7.0 is currently shipping, in time for visitors during the ISA International Sign Expo 2010 in Orlando, FL.

Vision control is necessary with digital finishing systems because all printed materials contain size, rotation and scaling distortions that produce inaccurate digital die cutting, if not corrected. "i-cut is the only system that offers the power of proven full non-linear distortion correction, a simple, intuitive user interface, and full prepress and RIP integration so that jobs are quickly prepared and sent to the cutting device without error or miscalculation. And, in particular, i-cut Vision Pro's patented means of distortion compensation enables digital cutting systems to produce error free results. Print runs from just one sheet to thousands are contour-cut reliably, precisely and economically," said Steve Bennett, vice president, sign & display business, EskoArtwork. "i-cut Vision Pro is used by 36 of the industry's leading RIP, printer and cutter and router manufacturers--many who will be exhibiting during ISA."

i-cut Vision Pro 7.0: more production tools and easier to use Using Vision Pro 7.0, print material specifications are taken from the work stream—including cutting keys that supply operators with optimized tool settings and blade/bit recommendations—and are processed with preset cutting parameters. This makes the finishing set-up even easier and simplifies the tasks necessary for starting each unique job. Subsequently, set-up times are minimal - and in many cases, virtually eliminated.

In i-cut Vision Pro 7.0, by eliminating a pen lift with multi-pass routing, jobs are completed faster. A new registration algorithm—including the ability to read all registration marks before cutting—delivers improved quality with placement registration. A new tool offset algorithm handles close curves as one unit, while improvements have also led to smoother cuts. A new, advanced help system is available from all dialogs, with multimedia teaching videos, schematics, and animations.

The complete i-cut product family on display During ISA 2010, i-cut, inc. will demonstrate its complete product line, underscoring i-cut's continued commitment to technology and product development that benefits sign and digital finishers and its OEM partners. It addition to i-cut Vision Pro 7.0, this includes: