TGRAPH EXPO 15 MUST SEE ’EMS Winners Announced he 2015 MUST SEE ’EMS winners have been selected and are on exhibit at GRAPH EXPO 15 and the co-located CPP EXPO show. Chosen by a panel of industry experts, these innovative technologies represent the most compelling advances in 11 categories spanning the entire graphic communications industry. “Every year, the MUST SEE ’EMS competition is one of the highlights of the GRAPH EXPO and PRINT shows,” says Ralph Nappi, President of the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). “This year is certainly no exception with an exciting lineup of new technologies and innovative advances in each category and industry segment.” “Best of Category” winners The “Best of Category” picks in the 2015 MUST SEE ’EMS competition were announced at the close of the EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference on Sunday, September 13th, immediately prior to the opening of GRAPH EXPO 15. These “Best of Category” award winners were chosen from among all of the 2015 MUST SEE ’EMS entries and represent the best of the best among this year’s technology offerings demonstrated across the show floor at the year’s industry event for the graphic communications industry. “The annual MUST SEE ’EMS competition seeks out the year’s best technology offerings,” says Nappi. “From among these winners judges select their top choices for the best product in each category to honor as ‘Best of Category’.” The judging committee, comprised of industry experts, journalists, and consultants, combed through the 2015 MUST SEE ’EMS winners to find what they consider the best technology offered in each category. The committee also made its selection for the annual “Legacy Award,” which this year went to the printCafe PrinterSite web-toprint GRAPH EXPO 15 system, first honored as a MUST SEE ’EMS in 2000. The “Legacy Award” is selected from among all past MUST SEE ’EMS winners and is awarded to one product that has had a significant, lasting, and continuing influence on the graphic communications industry. Read more about it below. Below listed in alphabetical order are the 2015 MUST SEE ’EMS award winners in each of the 11 categories along with the “Best of Category” winners: Sales and Order Entry AccuZIP, Inc. (Booth 1258): AccuZIP Direct Mail Configurator (Best of Category) EFI (Booth 1902): EFI Fiery Smart Estimator for Specialty Toners Opensoft (Booth 225): DaVinci Prepress and Premedia CGS Publishing Technologies International (Booth 645): Creative Edge IC3D Suite, Version 3 EFI (Booth 1902): EFI Fiery Job Parallel HyperRIP (Best of Category) EFI (Booth 1902): EFI Metrix Layout Engine for EFI Pace Xerox Corporation (Booth 613): Xerox FreeFlow Core Cloud Color Management and Quality Control EFI (Booth 1902): EFI Fiery CMYK+ (Best of Category) Lake Image Systems, Inc. (Booth 2263): Discovery MaxScan Variable, Transactional, and Multi-Channel AccuZIP, Inc. (Booth 1258): AccuZIP Maps and AccuZIP Geo-Information Services EFI (Booth 1902): EFI DirectSmile Cross Media version 7 HP (Booth 1202): HP SmartStream Mosaic (Best of Category) Pressroom: Analog Presses Air Motion Systems | AMS UV (Booth 460): LED UV | XP9 High Energy Curing for Sheetfed Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology Ltd. (Booth 4213): Ryobi MHI 925 LED UV with Smart Insta.Color and RPC (Best of Category) Pressroom: Digital Presses Canon U.S.A., Inc. (Booth 1213): Canon imagePRESS C10000VP MGI Inc. (Booth 3013): MGI Meteor DP1000 & DF Pro Integrated Inline Product Suite (Best of Category) Xeikon (Booth 849): Xeikon 9800 Digital Color Press Xerox Corporation (Booth 613): Xerox iGen 5 Press Xerox Corporation (Booth 613): Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press (Best of Category) Pressroom: Wide-Format EFI (Booth 1902): EFI SuperDraw Ink EFI (Booth 1902): EFI VUTEk H2000 Pro Clear Ink Epson America, Inc. (Booth 841): Epson SureColor F9200 HP (Booth 1202): HP T1100 Simplex Color InkJet Web Press (Best of Category) Postpress and In-line Finishing Highcon Systems Ltd. (Booth 1939): Highcon Euclid II+ (Best of Category) MGI Inc. (Booth 3013): iFOIL T Scodix (Booth 2231): Scodix FOIL VITS International (Booth 563): VITS Sprint Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping, and Fulfillment AccuZIP Inc. (Booth 1258): AccuZIP 7 Pitney Bowes (Booth 1239): Productivity Tool Suite: Workcell Productivity Interface & Inserter Production Dashboard (Best of Category) Management Systems Avanti (Booth 654): Avanti Slingshot Automated Press Sheet Optimizer Avanti (Booth 654): Avanti Slingshot Grand Format Estimating Module EFI (Booth 1902): EFI PrintFlow for Packaging (Best of Category) Opensoft (Booth 225): Scissorhands The Future of Print Documobi Ltd (Booth 557): DocumobiFuse EFI (Booth 1902): EFI Fiery Final Fix HP (Booth 1202): HP High Definition Nozzle Architecture Technology (Best of Category) Buck Automation TOPS DAddresses Direct Mail Challenges irect mailers face many challenges. They need to print and mail quickly, thwart the theft of and damage to mail that can occur before it goes into the mail stream, and they need to ensure that every addressed piece makes it into the mail stream. They need to do all this while complying with complex postal regulations regarding traying and palletizing. These problems are addressed by a new solution from Buck Automation (Booth 4320). TOPS (Traying On Press System) is a combination of hardware and software that sends mail pieces directly from the press to the postal tray, ensuring that mail pieces get into the mail stream within hours of printing, rather than days. TOPS is also highly automated, reducing the number of employees that need to be involved in the mailing process, requiring a crew of only two or three people. It also eliminates the need to send mail to a separate mailroom or even mailing facility, and the system can also ensure that postal trays comply with USPS regulations. TOPS is also capable of running at the speed of the press, avoiding bottlenecks. On top of all that, the system has extensive quality control features. “Printing and mailing is all in one place,” said Buck Crowley, Principal of Buck Automation. TOPS was installed at a mid-size direct mail printer a year ago under an exclusivity agreement, which is now up, and Buck Automation is unveiling Buck Crowley Owner Buck Automation Int. llc TOPS to the rest of the industry. That original installation allowed the company using TOPS to prove to mailers that what was being printed was actually being mailed, leading to new business opportunities. “Sure, you can buy another machine, but what if you could pick up $10 million of new business?” TDigital Finishing Alliance he speeds and capabilities of digital print engines continue to improve dramatically. Today’s machines are reaching higher speeds and are delivering quality that is comparable to web offset equipment, with the additional benefits of variable print. The increased capability has created a need for more robust, industrial print finishing devices, ones that deliver on the full range of options available from digital print. The Digital Finishing Alliance is a consortium of companies whose roots run deep in the print finishing arena. The Alliance consists of three established firms: Foldex, Innotech, and ISG who have joined together to provide the next level of digital print finishing equipment. From on demand digital magazines to direct mail digital systems, their experience and capabilities have been applied to delivering more versatile, industrial grade equipment that will hold up to the most demanding of applications. The Alliance recognizes that 24/7 production equipment needs to be designed for that purpose, and not evolved from lighter duty equipment. The Alliance is represented at GRAPH EXPO 15 by IMC America (Booth 4320). IMC America’s mission is to be the best supplier of material handling equipment and services to the graphic arts industry. IMC supplies complete support, parts and services to its customers. 4 September 16, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com
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