Print & cut capabilities of design and output solution maximizes throughput for signmaking businesses

SA International (SAi), a leading provider of solutions for the professional signmaking, large format digital printing and CAD/CAM for CNC machining industries, will use the 2012 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 18th -20th) to demonstrate how sign and large format print businesses can benefit from the versatility and wide-ranging attributes of its latest FlexiFAMILY signmaking software.

SAi's FlexiFAMILY offers a full line of products to meet the needs of professional signmakers and spans various Flexi packages that offer simple text layout and vinyl cutting through to those comprising high production features with cutting and printing tools.

Taking centre stage on SAi's booth (#3053) will be the flagship FlexiSIGN-PRO, SAi's total solution for designing and outputting vinyl and digital print graphics. With more than 400 "Certified" ICC Output Profiles and built-in direct drivers, the feature-rich and intuitive FlexiSIGN-PRO offers sign and large format print businesses a complete set of designing, cutting, RIPing and printing tools to maximize productivity.

Printing & cutting made simple via industry-leading software

Via an easy-to-use interface FlexiSIGN-PRO enables users to improve throughput with rapid clean-up of colored or grayscale bitmap artwork thanks to powerful vectorization and cleanup tools. This efficiency is further enhanced with the ability to quickly and accurately create decals within the industry's easiest print & cut workflow for hybrids or virtual hybrid printer/cutter combinations.

"SAi has always led the field when it comes to developing and providing software solutions that deliver on the exact needs of its customers," says Don Feagan, President and COO, at SAi. "Once again, visitors to SGIA will have the chance to see for themselves how the immense capabilities of our FlexiFAMILY suite of products can make a tangible difference to the productivity and workflow of sign and large format businesses."

Educational presentation – increasing profits with color management

Visitors to SGIA can benefit from a free SAi-delivered presentation, entitled, Increase Your Profits with Color Management, which will take place on Thursday 18th October at 14.00hrs in the Color Management Theater (Booth#147). Dean Derhak, Senior Product Manager at SAi, will share his expertise by explaining how both effective color management and media profiling can help large format print businesses cut costs such as those associated with production waste and ink.

Specialist SAi product managers will be available throughout SGIA to offer advice and answer questions on the company's entire solutions portfolio, which includes the award-winning PixelBlaster PDF-based production software, as well as the new EnRoute Version 5 CAD/CAM software. This will be demonstrated in a flatbed cutting application by both MultiCam Inc (booth #325) and Zund (booth #3459).