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Expand Your Business With Real-world Wide-Format Inkjet Workflows At Graph Expo ‘15

Press release from the issuing company

Newark, NJ – PriscoDigital LLC is happy to announce that LIVE continuous end-to- end workflow demonstrations will be conducted at Booth# 3607 on various rigid media, utilizing the newly-introduced HP Scitex FB750 (first time in Chicago), the ultra-fast Kongsberg XP24 Automatic Digital finishing system from Esko and Caldera Rip. In addition, an innovative flexible media workflow utilizing HP’s revolutionary Latex 360 printer and Graphtec roll cutter will also be running. In addition, PriscoDigital is proud to exhibit RICOH’s latest color production printer, the RICHO Pro C7110X. Also of particular note is PriscoDigital’s roll-out of additional consulting and training services designed to enhance your business which include G7 master printer consulting and applications training services. Information on PriscoDigital’s workflow automation software, media and other solutions that can optimize wide-format inkjet production will also be provided.

According to Eric Gutwillig, VP of Marketing, “we are striving to demonstrate that integrating wide- format inkjet technologies within a traditional offset manufacturing environment can be easy and seamless. PriscoDigital offers turnkey workflow solutions that allow commercial and packaging printers to capture new business opportunities from within their existing customer base. Wide-format printers can cost-effectively produce diverse applications such as short-run packaging, product mock- ups, point-of-purchase displays or promotional items. Since we are the exclusive channel partner of HP Scitex for high-volume industrial systems within the commercial offset segment and a major Esko and Caldera distributor, we are able to offer our customers leading-edge wide-format technologies.”

PriscoDigital is excited to demonstrate the wide range of products that print service providers, commercial printers, packaging printers and others can produce utilizing state-of-the-art high-speed production equipment and optimized software from HP Scitex, Caldera and Esko. For the demo, prepared files processed through Esko i-Cut suite software are ripped though the Caldera RIP where color management also takes place, and then printed utilizing the HP Scitex FB750. Printed images comprised of intricate shapes will be cut from the media utilizing Esko’s Kongsberg XP24 automated digital finishing system. The XP24 processes the image files through i-Cut Vision Pro software, which calculates the cutting position information that drives the cutting heads.

For flexible media applications, PriscoDigital will demonstrate HP’s revolutionary Latex inkjet printing technology utilizing the Latex 360 print engine. The Latex 360 utilizing 3rd. generation eco-friendly water-based Latex printing technology inkjet printing is within reach of every commercial printer. Latex is a proven print technology with over 19,000 HP Latex print engines installed worldwide. A company can easily integrate the Latex 360 into their existing workflow. With the addition of a Graphtec FC8600 roll cutter, a print service provider has everything required to produce the outdoor and indoor banners, point-of-purchase signage and other displays their customers are asking for. A print service provider can also expand their product portfolio to offer customers other printed products never-before dreamed of..

PriscoDigital is now offering new media options to our customers from Kodak and HP. Kodak is well known as a premier manufacturer of media for a variety of pre-press proofing and high-end inkjet applications. PriscoDigital is also proud to offer the perfect complement our HP Latex printer line, HP Latex Media. Information on the entire assortment of roll media for decal through poster applications will be available at our booth.