The HP Indigo EPM Preflight Solution

Enfocus’ (Booth 444) solutions for the graphic arts, including Enfocus PitStop Pro, Server, Switch, and Connect have long streamlined processes for companies, large and small, around the world.

In a move to further support growing verticals and support for printers and graphic arts professionals, Enfocus teamed up with HP to develop the innovative HP Indigo EPM Preflight Solution. It combines Enfocus Switch, Enfocus PitStop Server (standard) and the HP Indigo EPM Kit.

The HP Indigo EPM Preflight Solution automatically preflights print-ready PDF files, and then routes them to EPM or non-EPM specific hot folders, based on a set of rules.

Key benefits:

• Increase HP Indigo EPM print volume.
• Automatically sort files for printing in HP Indigo EPM mode.
• Optimize manufacturing processes by reducing touch points.
• Save time, reduce costs and increase profit.

Existing customers using the solution have cited the following successes in using the technology:

• Processes optimized by standardizing production methods.
• Significant time saved by reducing the need to manually determine which jobs can print using EPM.
• Cost has been reduced and time has been saved by avoiding the need to print both CMYK and EPM versions of the same job for manually comparison and decision-making.
• Increased total throughput of print jobs.
• Increased print volume; increased revenue.

“The HP Indigo EPM Preflight Solution from Enfocus allows us to define very specific parameters for our devices. It’s given us a confident automated workflow to save us more money with technology that we already had in place,” says  Brian Scott, President at Blooming Color, Chicago, IL.

“Implementing the HP Indigo EPM Preflight Solution from Enfocus has enabled us to significantly reduce our pre-press workload and improve press utilization, providing us with substantial cost savings, which can be scaled as our business continues to grow,” says Richard Charnley, Director at NXP Europe.