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CMYUK has noticed a significant rise in Fiery Prep-it software sales
According to CMYUK, there has been a significant rise in Fiery Prep-it software sales which the supplier has hailed “a new era in pre-press efficiency and material savings”.
The software solution enables the prep, layout, and automated production of print-for-cut jobs and connects seamlessly to any RIP, printer, digital cutter, or router able to process PDF files.
This enables various brands to be integrated and enables printers and sign-makers to leverage their existing equipment.
Other features of the software include free-angle true shape nesting technology which optimises specified surface dimensions by placing jobs as a group in the most space-efficient way possible.
According to CMYUK, Prep-it reduces setup time by 90% and reduces material consumption by an average of 33% compared to manual methods.
An unlimited number of hot folders can also be set up with predefined actions assigned due to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) integration. This enables hands-off production automation from pre-press workflows, MIS, and web-to-print solutions.
In addition, users can tie oversized rectangular and irregular shaped jobs automatically with no limits on size or the number of panels.
Amira Bouchiba, manager of the CMYUK Academy, is responsible for customer production audits and training. She comments: “Since its launch in 2022, Prep-it has gained a reputation as an excellent software solution from true shape nesting and cut path editing, through to double-sided printing and automation.
“We offer a comprehensive online training package with this software and we are witnessing the immediate impact Prep-it automation is having on our customers’ workflow and production cycles.
Automation for wide-format has become a hot topic and we can only see it increasing.”
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