Artwork Systems will launch four major products at Print 05 & Converting 05 (booth 6751), September 9-15 in Chicago.
Odystar 2.5 is a new release of the Odystar native PDF workflow system. Features include more powerful colour management, an updated trapping engine, automated versioning, colour mapping, and a powerful automated imposition engine. Odystar 2.5 is available as a turnkey system for the creation of print-ready PDF files (for digital printing or remote transmission) or with an optional RIP with a full range of screening options for film and plate output.
Odystar Packaging is a new configuration for the label and packaging markets. It allows operators to work in Adobe Illustrator for simple packaging tasks and to utilize Odystar Packaging for automation of complex, labour intensive functions like trapping, colour mapping, and step-and-repeat.
Nexus 8.1 will also be launched. This new version supports export of native PDF files for Adobe Illustrator, and implements a new JDF based step-and-repeat mechanism for PDF files. It also offers enhanced colour mapping and broader functionality for versioning in packaging applications.
Concentric Screening is said to break new ground by dividing traditional AM printers' dots (which are much larger than FM spots) into concentric rings. This allows ink to gain "into" the dot as well as outside of it and virtually eliminates dot gain problems on press, allowing much higher AM line screens and better quality, it is claimed.
According to Artwork Systems, many printers can double their line screens by switching to Concentric Screening with no dot gain problems. It has been proven to have greater press latitude than either AM or stochastic – particularly in shadows, where stochastic screens tend to plug, the company asserts.
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