HYBRID WORKFLOW HARMONISING DIGITAL AND OFFSET
HYBRID WORKFLOW
HYBRID WORKFLOW
A hybrid workflow provides you with the ultimate production flexibility and maximises the utilisation of both your digital and offset equipment. Over the years, commercial offset printers developed workflows exclusively for offset printing which included estimating, order processing, as well as combining some of the proofing and pre-press elements. When they introduced digital printing devices into the production mix, they found that the workflow requirements were different and consequently handled the flows separately. As customer demands and needs are changing, there is now a need to print the same work in both offset and digital, and make production choices based on lead time, cost and run length. A single combined hybrid workflow, therefore, provides ultimate production flexibility.
The full line-up of production printing devices from Konica Minolta, and its range of available controllers, allow users and operators to seamlessly integrate into existing offset workflows, such as Agfa Apogee, Screen Equios and Kodak Prinergy. All brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.
Harmonising a digital press and an offset press through a hybrid workflow will:
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– Reduce costs and improve productivity through automation – Increase pre-press efficiency – Maximise printing capacity by doing more in less time and with fewer mistakes – Maintain job integrity, consistency and quality control while reducing costs – Exceed customer expectations by improving turnaround times