With its raster-based workflow, MicroPress 7.0 is designed to increase productivity in digital production environments by delivering an intuitive user interface that simplifies job management; an integrated array of expert, make-ready tools; cluster printing capability; maximized engine speed; and sophisticated engine recovery.
Kevin Kern, Konica’s vice president of product planning and development says the MicroPress 7.0’s flexible was the driving force behind KM’s decision to offer this digital front-end solution for the bizhub PRO 920.
“Its ability to easily integrate into an existing production environment, its migration path to meet growing output demands, as well as its ability to accommodate emerging technologies made it a standout against the competition.”
“This new front-end option for the bizhub PRO 920 responds to these needs by delivering expert make-ready tools and an elevated print performance that enables users to get the most out of their bizhub PRO 920 production printing system.”
KM is offering three new workflow server options.
MicroPress 7.0 is being offered in three hardware configuration options, providing a right-size solution for a range of workflow environments.
These include the MicroPress Prodigy Workflow Server which is suited for single engine configurations in need of prepress and workflow management functionality.
The MicroPress Professional Workflow Server with entry production requirements which are met by the MicroPress Professional Workflow Server and the MicroPress Production Workflow Server, for heavy production print environments.
This server drives up to 12 devices and features flexible, powerful workflow tools and complete fault-tolerance, as well as dual Intel Xeon processors, three 146 GB hard drives (with a RAID 5 Hardware Controller), 2 GB RAM, Hot Swap capability, and a Windows 2003 server.
