An independent panel of judges deliberated over an outstanding selection of technology nominations that highlighted the dynamic nature of the industry. This year’s awards highlighted inventions that extend the performance of inkjet presses, use LEDs to overcome long-standing challenges, extend capabilities for digital enhancement, assess and manipulate color in new ways, permit the creation of low-cost prototypes, automate platemaking and presswork to new levels, and offer digital press users powerful apps to manage their processes.

The 14 technologies selected to receive the 2017 InterTech Technology Award:

(Listed alphabetically by company, with the technology named first)

AMS LED UV System
AMS Spectral UV (A Baldwin Technology Company)

ORIS Flex Pack // Web Visualizer
CGS Publishing Technologies International LLC

ColorLogic ColorAnt 4.0
ColorLogic GmbH

Esko XPS Crystal
Esko

Gallus Labelfire 340
Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG

Prinect Press Center XL 2 with Intellistart 2
Heidelberg

HP PageWide Web Press T490HD
HP Inc.

HP PrintOS
HP Inc.

JUST LED moduLight – Dual Illuminant D50/D65
JUST Normlicht, Inc.

Komori Impremia IS29
Komori Corporation

MGI AIS SmartScanner Intelligent Registration System
MGI Digital Technology

Scodix Ultra Pro with Foil digital enhancement press
Scodix Ltd.

Truepress Jet 520HD Continuous Feed Inkjet Press
Screen Americas

Image Test Labs – Image Grader TM
TechnologyWatch, LLC

A listing of all of the technologies considered for the prestigious InterTech award is available at www.printing.org/2017Intertech.

The awards will be presented to companies before an audience of industry leaders during the 2017 Printing Industries of America Premier Print Awards and InterTech Technology Awards Gala, September 10 in Chicago, Illinois.