Ghent, Belgium – Enfocus, the leader in PDF solutions for quality control, advanced PDF editing, and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry has been recognized for three Red Hot Technologies at Print18 in Chicago. Print18 is held from September 30 to October 2 at McCormick Place.

The RED HOT Technology Recognition Program, showcases the newest products shown at the annual PRINT event.

Enfocus is proud to announce that their products have been recognized for Red Hot Technology in the category of Color Management, Prepress & Premedia for innovative new features in the 2018 version of the popular PDF prefight and editing application, PitStop Pro. They have also been recognized, together with solution partners, in the category of Sales and Management Systems for the Enfocus Switch 2018 integration with Avanti Slingshot; and in the category of Workflow Automation Systems for Enfocus Switch 2018 and tilia Griffin Pro.

Booth 736 is where the Enfocus Team will provide visitors experience with their Red Hot Technologies live and in person. Discover the advantages of the Enfocus customer centric ecosystem. Likewise, collaborative technologies can also be seen at the Avanti booth (640) and the Tilia Labs booth (540).

Enfocus PitStop Pro 2018
For the second year in a row, PitStop has been recognized by the Association for Print Technologies for innovative new features. This year PitStop Pro 2018 is released with many noteworthy feature additions. The Action List Visualizer allows users to see the results of each action as it executes, giving insight for an intuitive user experience. A Dashboard is available on an opt-in basis to provide a graphic representation of PitStop activities, showing valuable production metrics. Barcode creation has been incorporated into PitStop as well as many other improvements such as better Pantone color handling, line art cropping and more advanced vector editing tools.

Enfocus Switch 2018 and Avanti Slingshot Print MIS
In the category of Sales and Management Systems, Avanti is recognized for the integration of its Slingshot Print MIS with Enfocus Switch. Bi-directional communication between Avanti Slingshot and Enfocus Switch enables fully automated workflow; from job processing, production, and fulfilment through to distribution; eliminating costly, time-consuming manual steps. Users benefit from the strength of the combined solution developed for the purpose of working together for a more stable, powerful, yet flexible workflow.

Enfocus Switch and Tilia Labs Griffin
Recognition in the category of Workflow Automation Systems comes to Tilia Labs for a partnership with Enfocus Switch 2018. Enfocus emphasizes providing valuable advantages to their customers by welcoming development cooperation with other industry leaders. They also open the door to community requested and community provided solutions on the Enfocus Appstore. For the first time, an App goes beyond connectivity and functionality. The tilia Griffin Pro app is a full featured, completely self-contained package for use on the Switch platform. Griffin Pro is a powerful automatic layout and tiling solution for wide format printers. All functionality is included within the app itself with no external dependencies on any third-party software. Featured highlights are advanced true shape nesting, production-grade tiling, ganging, registration marks, dynamic barcodes, and optimized output for both printing and cutting.

Visit Enfocus at booth #736, Avanti at booth #640 and Tilia Labs at booth #540 at PRINT 18 to see Red Hot Technology in action!