This week, during the 22nd annual EFI Connect conference at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, Electronics For Imaging is highlighting digital print innovations that give print businesses more capability and profit potential in a range of market applications, the company says. Display graphics inkjet offerings at Connect from the company’s product portfolio include the new EFI Pro 30h production printer. Plus, Connect features the first-ever live demonstration of the new EFI Fiery FS500 Pro digital front end (DFE) – an advanced print server – and the debut of the EFI Fiery Impress DFE, a scalable, flexible server and color management solution for inkjet label and packaging applications, as well as for inline manufacturing lines that need variable print.
          
EFI Connect has more than 130 breakout sessions presenting the latest tips and trends across all the industry segments EFI supports. This includes sessions addressing the growing analog-to-digital transformation opportunities using EFI’s industrial corrugated and packaging, textile, and building materials/décor solutions. EFI Connect also marks the debut of a new prepress product for display graphics businesses, EFI Fiery Prep-it software for the preparation, layout, and automated production of print-for-cut jobs. 

EFI is also expanding its DFE technology offerings at Connect with the worldwide debut of the Fiery Impress DFE, a scalable, flexible, off-the-shelf server and color management solution. The Fiery Impress DFE helps equipment manufacturers achieve excellent productivity and image quality. Specialty inkjet equipment vendors with low unit volumes, as well as single manufacturing lines that want to add in variable or personalized print with a printbar, can expand their digital offerings with this new technology.

The Fiery Impress DFE can drive entry-level, mid-range or high-volume inkjet equipment on a range of hardware platforms. For example, users can output TIFFs to a storage location for entry-level CMYK digital presses, or produce rapid, RIP-while-printing output of variable-data content to high-volume, continuous-feed 7-color digital presses. Fiery Command WorkStation is standard with the Fiery Impress DFE. A wide range of integrated software options are also available, including prepress, color management, workflow automation, and EFI IQ cloud analytics.

Connect 2022, a joint conference for customers of print and packaging technology companies Electronics For Imaging and eProductivity Software, features one of the most dynamic speaker lineups in the event’s 22-year history. The conference’s in-depth educational agenda gives customers a broader range of knowledge to strengthen their position and capture new market opportunities.

“As the industry works to regain its footing after a very difficult couple of years, EFI customers and partners are coming to Connect to learn about the actionable strategies and important tech developments that could be essential to their future success,” says Ken Hanulec, vice president of worldwide marketing, EFI. “And, more than anything, this year’s conference reflects the community, collaboration and innovation that print businesses can use to capture the growing opportunities of the industry’s analog-to-digital transformation.”

Along with the latest EFI and eProductivity Software offerings on display, this year’s conference also features exhibits and technologies from many participating partners, including: Aberdeen Fabrics; the Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department; the Clemson University Department of Graphic Communications; Duplo; Esko; ISCorp; LoyaltyLoop; the Mariano Rivera Foundation; Plan Prophet; the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation; Print Speak; Printing United Alliance; Progress Software Corp.; Ricoh USA; and Zünd.