Print 17 Announces 44 Must See ‘Ems

Print 17 announced the 2017 Must See ‘Ems – the exhibits on the show floor that attendees simply can’t miss. The 44 Must See ‘Ems winners named below will be highlighted at Print 17, occurring Sept. 10-14 at McCormick Place South in Chicago, IL.
 
Chosen by a panel of industry experts, these technologies represent compelling advances in 11 categories spanning the print production workflow.
 
“It’s our honor to recognize these outstanding organizations that have gone above and beyond to drive innovation through their leading-edge technologies,” says Thayer Long, president of NPES.
 
The “Best of Category” winners for each of the 11 categories will be revealed during the pre-show conference Outlook 17, which takes place on Sunday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to noon, immediately prior to the noon opening of Print 17. Additionally, Outlook 17 will also feature the announcement of this year’s Legacy Award, given to a previous Must See ‘Ems winner that has had a lasting and profound impact on the graphic communications industry.
 
Here are the 2017 Must See ‘Ems award winners in each of the 11 categories, listed in alphabetical order:
 
Sales and Order Entry
• MarcomCentral – JobDirect Plus
• OnPrintShop – Radix – OnPrintShop Wide Format Module
• Taopix – 3D Designer
 
Prepress and Premedia
• CGS Publishing Technologies International – ORIS Flex Pack // Web Visualizer
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI Corrugated Packaging System with Esko ArtiosCAD Integration
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI Metrix for High-Speed Inkjet
• Enfocus Software – PitStop 2017 with PDF Geomapper
• Xerox Corp. – Xerox Specialty Imaging
 
Color Management and Quality Control
• Epson America, Inc. – SureColor P5000 Commercial Edition with SpectroProofer
• Konica Minolta – IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer
• Lake Image Systems Inc. – Discovery READ&PRINT for RFID
 
Variable, Transactional and Multi-Channel
• Color-Logic Inc. – Security-FX for Digital Presses
• HP Inc. – HP SmartStream Edge and Spine Printing
• Pitney Bowes – Synchronize Mail + Mobile
 
Pressroom: Analog Presses
• Eltosch Grafix America, Inc. – LED Powerline Focus
• RYOBI MHI Graphic Technology – RMGT 920PF-8+CC+LED-UV 8 Color with Coater Perfecting Press
 
Pressroom: Digital Presses
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI Cretaprint C4 Twin Digital Inkjet Printer
• Fujifilm – J Press 720S
• HP Inc. – HP Indigo 50000 Digital Press
• Ricoh USA, Inc. – RICOH Pro VC40000
• Screen Americas – Truepress Jet 520HD with SC Ink
• Screen Americas – Truepress Jet 520NX
• Xerox Corp. – Trivor 2400 HF Inkjet Press
• Xerox Corp. – Xerox iGen 5 Press with White Dry Ink
 
Pressroom: Wide-Format
• Canon U.S.A., Inc. – Océ Colorado 1640
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI Cubik printer
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI VUTEk 3r and 5r LED printers
 
Postpress and Inline Finishing
• MGI – JETvarnish 3D Web
• Muller Martini – Connex Workflow System
• Rollem International – Insignia Die Cutters
• Standard Finishing Systems – Hunkeler POPP8 Finishing Line
• VITS International – EXPRESS Cutter
 
Imprinting, Mailing, Shipping and Fulfillment
• Pitney Bowes – Epic 3.0 Inserting System
• W+D North America Inc. – W+D HALM iJET
(One additional winner in this category is under embargo until the show.)
 
Management Systems
• Avanti Systems – Avanti Slingshot Scheduling Reservation System
• Avanti Systems – Avanti Slingshot Wireless Warehouse Management
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI iQuote Dynamic Intelligent Estimating for Labels, Tags and Folding Cartons
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI Productivity Workbench
• SpencerMetrics LLC – SpencerMetrics CONNECT, version 6
• Ultimate TechnoGraphics Inc. – Ultimate Bindery v5
 
The Future of Print
• Electronics For Imaging – EFI Industrial Textile Ecosystem
• Fujifilm – Samba
• MGI – Ceradrop F-Serie