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The Most Advanced Digital Finishing Workflow That Offers the Power of Proven Full Non-linear Distortion Correction and Superior Ease of Use is Available for Delivery
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin—i-cut, Inc., an EskoArtwork OEM business unit, announces that i-cut Vision Pro 7.0 is currently shipping, in time for visitors during the ISA International Sign Expo 2010, April 8-10 at booth 1528 in Orlando, Florida.
Vision control is necessary with digital finishing systems because all printed materials contain size, rotation and scaling distortions that produce inaccurate digital die cutting, if not corrected. “i-cut is the only system that offers the power of proven full non-linear distortion correction, a simple, intuitive user interface, and full prepress and RIP integration so that jobs are quickly prepared and sent to the cutting device without error or miscalculation. And, in particular, i-cut Vision Pro’s patented means of distortion compensation enables digital cutting systems to produce error-free results. Print runs from just one sheet to thousands are contour-cut reliably, precisely and economically,” explains Steve Bennett, EskoArtwork Vice President, Sign and Display Business. “i-cut Vision Pro is used by thirty-six of the industry’s leading RIP, printer and cutter and router manufacturers—many who will be exhibiting during ISA.”
Using Vision Pro 7.0, print material specifications are taken from the work stream - including cutting keys that supply operators with optimized tool settings and blade/bit recommendations—and are processed with preset cutting parameters. This makes the finishing set-up even easier and simplifies the tasks necessary for starting each unique job. Subsequently, set-up times are minimal—and in many cases, virtually eliminated.
In i-cut Vision Pro 7.0, by eliminating a pen lift with multi-pass routing, jobs are completed faster. A new registration algorithm—including the ability to read all registration marks before cutting—delivers improved quality with placement registration. A new tool offset algorithm handles close curves as one unit, while improvements have also led to smoother cuts. A new, advanced help system is available from all dialogs, with multimedia teaching videos, schematics, and animations.
During ISA 2010, i-cut, inc. will demonstrate its complete product line, underscoring i-cut’s continued commitment to technology and product development that benefits sign and digital finishers and its OEM partners. It addition to i-cut Vision Pro 7.0, this includes:
* i-cut Pro Camera, a high-quality CCD camera, lighting, optics and integrated housing with adjustable f-stop, zoom and focus settings.
* i-cut Compact Camera, a high-quality CCD camera, for industrial laser applications.
* i-cut Micro Camera, a super-light CCD camera for table top laser applications.
* i-script, providing the protocol interfaces between printing and cutting equipment to share design, scale, rotation, layout, registration marks, and materials information—passed directly from the prepress RIP station to i-cut. i-cut Vision Pro 7.0 and all I-cut systems and upgrades are available during ISA at I-cut booth 1528, and at www.icuttools.com.
About i-cut, inc.
i-cut, inc. is an independent business unit developed from EskoArtwork’s acquisition of Mikkelsen Graphics Engineering (MGE). The company has the longest track record providing the best possible workflow technology for specialty graphics printing and finishing.
Vision control is necessary with digital finishing systems because all printed materials contain size, rotation and scaling distortions that produce inaccurate digital die cutting, if not corrected. i-cut Vision’s patented means of distortion compensation enables digital cutting systems to produce error-free results. Using the i-cut family of solutions, operators with limited or no computer skills are able to produce precision-cut graphics after only a few hours of training. Owners and managers can rely on razor sharp reliability and efficiency—without spending time worrying about costly mistakes or missed deadlines.
The industry’s leading vision-based finishing/cutting workflow tools, i-cut® and i-script®, were developed by i-cut, inc. Due to this extensive technology track record, more than 36 of the industry’s leading RIP, printer and cutter and router manufacturers team with i-cut’s software solutions. i-cut Inc. delivers on the benefits of digital finishing technology with its ‘design, RIP, print, finish, and deliver’ strategy.
i-cut inc. is located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with sales offices throughout the United States and overseas.
About EskoArtwork
EskoArtwork is a global supplier and integrator of innovative solutions for packaging, commercial printing, sign and display finishing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs, and expand business.
EskoArtwork is the worldwide market leader with pre-production and collaboration software for packaging buyers, designers and manufacturers. The CDI flexo computer-to-plate imagers, Kongsberg short-run converting and signage finishing systems complete the portfolio for the packaging, label, signage and display industries.
The company also provides a range of workflow solutions for the commercial printing and publishing market, as well as the Enfocus suite of PDF tools for graphic designers and print production professionals.
EskoArtwork employs around 900 people worldwide. Its global sales and support organization covers Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Japan, and is completed by a network of distribution partners in more than forty countries.
For more information, visit www.esko.com.
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