Electronics For Imaging and Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe have announced two new EFI Fiery digital front ends (DFEs) designed to drive the AccurioPress line of digital presses from Konica Minolta. Running on the latest EFI Fiery FS200 Pro software platform and Windows 10, the new EFI Fiery IC-313 external DFE offers superior performance and color management. It also supports the Konica Minolta AccurioPress family of production color digital presses, including the C6100, C6085, C2070, C2070P, and C2060.
The second new offering, the EFI Fiery IC-315 DFE, also runs on the Fiery FS200 Pro software platform. This powerful server is the first DFE available from Konica Minolta running on EFI’s new NX premium hardware platform.
“As we bring our new AccurioPress C6100 and C6085 digital colour presses to market, we are pleased to include the latest high-performance Fiery NX hardware platform with the Fiery IC-315 to enable customers to get the most out of their investments,” said Karl-Friedrich Edenhuizen, product manager, Professional Printing Division Konica Minolta. “For less aggressive print environments, users can choose the Fiery IC-313, which also supports the AccurioPress C2070, C2070P, and C2060 models and features most of the same great Fiery capabilities.”
As with all Fiery DFEs, these new products include Fiery Command WorkStation, an industry-leading job management solution that allows print professionals to manage multiple printers or an entire shop from a single point. In addition, the Fiery IC-315 DFE model has been certified by Adobe® to satisfy Mercury RIP Architecture standards, ensuring maximum efficiency in resource utilisation. It also comes standard with EFI Fiery HyperRIP, a faster job-processing technology that can RIP up to four jobs simultaneously. HyperRIP also features a RUSH RIP mode that opens up a fifth parallel processor to handle rush jobs when all four processors are busy.
Free Fiery DFE training from EFI, including the Learning@EFI site, will give AccurioPress C6100 and C6085 customers information to ensure they can use all the Fiery product features to the fullest extent possible.
“EFI and Konica Minolta continue to work closely together as Konica Minolta adds more speed and functionality to its AccurioPress line for customers wishing to run their businesses as profitably as possible,” said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing, EFI. “These new Fiery DFEs ensure customers are able to achieve the utmost in quality and productivity without compromise.”
