EFI Connect Highlights Digital Print Innovations Driving Digital Transformation

This week, during the 22nd annual Connect conference at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) is highlighting state-of-the art digital print innovations that give print businesses more capability and profit potential in a range of market applications.

Display graphics inkjet offerings at Connect from the company’s leading-edge 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) and the debut of the EFI Fiery Impress DFE, a scalable, flexible server and colour 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 break-out 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 & Packaging, Textile, and Building Materials/Décor solutions.

The conference featured special keynotes from Kevin Warren, UPS chief marketing officer, and Mariano Rivera, Hall of Fame pitcher and MLB all-time saves leader.

The newly launched, 3.2-metre-wide EFI Pro 30h UV LED printer at Connect prints up to 230 square meters per hour, offering a combination of speed and efficiency that makes it an ideal hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll superwide-format solution for businesses targeting production display graphics as a growth opportunity.

Designed to provide broader application capability, versatility, and profit potential, the printer maximizes productivity by printing large boards or multiple small boards continuously. Switching from rigid to flexible media with the printer is easy, and the Pro 30h can print on dual rolls, giving users high throughput and the ability to run multiple jobs simultaneously.

Connect attendees are also learning about the accelerating signage production opportunities empowered by EFI’s advanced Super High Speed class of superwide-format inkjet printers. Conference sessions exploring the faster, better, state-of-art possibilities in high-quality display graphics showed how these solutions can drive digital production to new, higher levels.

This trio of printers includes:
• The EFI VUTEk XT, a robust, 3.2-metre-wide hybrid solution with available media handling automation that prints at speeds above 375 boards per hour. A new and unique CP5G system for the XT model delivers complete ink circulation, superior dot placement, 5-picolitre drops and grayscale imaging for near-lithographic quality without expanding beyond four-colour CMYK ink sets.

• The EFI VUTEk Q5r, a 5.2-metre-wide UV LED inkjet production workhorse that is the fastest roll-to-roll printer in its class, thanks to throughput speeds that reach 672 square meters per hour.

• The EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer for display graphics, a groundbreaking 1.8-meter-wide signage solution. Available with up to six colors, plus white ink, it prints on synthetic and paper-based media at up to 1,000 sheets or boards per hour.

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,” said Ken Hanulec, VP 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 analogue-to-digital transformation.”