| Demystifying Color Standards White Paper |
Demystifying Color Standards is a Fiery® white paper that takes a deep dive into the origin of the G7 methodology. The paper will help you discover the distinction between each G7 program and the different press certifications. Click here to download. |
| Fiery XF proServer and VUTEk printers deliver blazing speed and top quality for HPI and API |
“Adding the Fiery XF proServer has cut our processing time for jobs in half over our old Fiery XF RIP system, and it’s eight to ten times faster than the RIP we previously used. The net gain in productivity is a 20 to 25 percent increase in throughput on each printer every day.” – Steve Hogan, president, HPI Click here to download. |
| No More Hit-and-Miss Color: Colorproof XF Drives Quality and Efficiency for India's Comart Integrated Premedia and Print |
"We now can execute worry-free printing across multiple plants with EFI Colorproof XF, with reliable color matching of each and every piece within a campaign, whether it is the size of a postage stamp or a building wrap and regardless of the media type used. Colorproof XF never lets us down." – Mandar Rane, IT manager, Comart. Click here to download. |
| Edition One Studios Captures Professional Photo Book Market with EFI Splash Mac-based Workflow Solution |
"Partnering with EFI, I'm able to deliver the superior color and quality my customers demand. Others approach photo book making from only a technical point of view. My EFI team is made up of color experts who also happen to be technologists, and Mac savvy too! They've been extremely helpful, and very engaged in Edition One Studios' success." – Ben Zlotkin, founder and owner, Edition One Studios. Click here to download. |
| Prestige Graphics Uses EFI™ Solutions to Produce World-Renowned Nature Photography Exhibit and Outdoor Advertising for America's Most Visited Museum |
"The Nature's Best Photography Awards exhibit at the Smithsonian is a crowning achievement for Prestige Graphics, and I've relied on EFI since 2003 to help me produce it." – Mark McCall, president, Prestige Graphics. Click here to download. |
| EFI Improves Color for DRAFTFCB – The Proof is in the Jell-O |
"After so many years of an excellent relationship with EFI and the innovation they continually provide us with Fiery® technology, it's not a surprise that we would be so happy with EFI Colorproof™ XF. It's powerful, flexible, and easy to use, and the efficiencies EFI solutions deliver improve our bottom line." – Julio Fernandez, director of creative technologies, DRAFTCB. Click here to download. |
| EFI Colorproof™ XF Generates Huge Savings for TracyLocke's N-GEN Studios |
"The increase in capabilities and stability was the initial strong sell, but after working with Colorproof XF for just a short while, we realized that we really have a cash cow on our hands in terms of savings." – Robert Webber, director of studio services, N-Gen. Click here to download. |
| EFI Color Profiler Suite Improves Quality and Profitability |
"The challenge to offering an all-in-one solution, such as pay per print, is to find a solution that ensures profitability by minimizing supply, installation and maintence costs. This white paper explains how the EFI Color Profiler Suite can help." – Full story available in US letter pdf or UK A4 pdf. Click here to download. |
| D-Zign S.A.B. Staying on the Cutting Edge |
"EFI certainly understands the graphics industry. Any problems we have ever come up against, they have solved quickly to our utmost satisfaction. Nothing is too big of a challenge for them. They want us to be able to produce as quickly and effortlessly as possible." – Stephen Holtzman, CTO, D-Zign S.A.B. Full story available in US letter pdf or UK A4 pdf. Click here to download. |
| EFI Colorproof XF is the Key Compone nt of Flexibility and Quality for the World's Leading Provider of Microprocessor Card Solutions |
"The decision for XF was based upon our observation that competitive products were much more complex and difficult to use..." – Christine Burgevin, worldwide technical support for the Virtual Factory, Axalto. Click here to download. |
| Fotomecánica Ochoa Relies on EFI Colorproof XF and EFI-Fogra•Cert to Offer the Security of a Standardized System with Reliable Results |
"The Color Verifier Option lets us measure each and every proof to verify the color values and to ensure that they match the relevant ISO standard..." – Jose Enrique Ochoa, manager of Fotomecánica Ochoa. Click here to download. |
| Grasl Print Works Receives Proof Certification from Fogra |
"Standardization is an enormous help in production. This is especially important when a number of different companies are involved in the process." – Gottfried Grasl, project manager at Grasl. Click here to download. |
| EFI Colorproof Ensures Quality and Provides Savings at American Greetings. |
"Colorproof makes the whole workflow much more efficient, much more flexible and scalable. So we have a tremendous cost savings when consistency and quality can be maintained using these technologies..." – Andrzej Siwkiewicz, senior creative operations analyst, American Greetings. |
| Quality Graphics Reduces Color Proofing Costs, and Cuts a Day Off Production Time with EFI Colorproof |
"We've cut the cost of proofing by 90 percent and we've cut a day off a typical four-day job. It's accurate, consistent and reliable… EFI Colorproof with the inkjet output has streamlined our whole proofing operation. It makes the management of ICC colors seamless. It's really straightforward." – Steven Miller, vice president, Quality Graphics. Click here to download. |
| Schawk Gets Great Colors and Savings with EFI Colorproof and EFI Screenproof™ Software |
"Internally, it's been terrific! Our EFI proofing saves a tremendous amount of time and money for packaging when it comes to the preflight process, imposition and the production of overlays or color keys." – Frank Melchione, vice president at Schawk Stamford, a division of Schawk Inc. Click here to download. |
| Econoprint Converts from Traditional Prepress to Computer-to-Plate and Increases Productivity with EFI OneFlow® |
"OneFlow took us in the direction we needed to go, and it got us there a lot faster than we could have imagined." – David Zavadsky, information systems manager, Econoprint, Inc. Click here to download. |
| EFI OneFlow Automates Prepress Functions and Cuts Job Turnaround Time at Digital Color Graphics |
"When you couple OneFlow with a platesetter or inkjet printer, you get a very potent combination for the small printer… OneFlow improves the overall performance of our print production department by 25 percent." – John Rosenthal, president, Digital Color Graphics. Click here to download. |
| Kwik Kopy Design and Print Centers Across Canada Rely on Splash Color Quality to Attract Corporate Customers |
"We use the identical files on every color machine and on every RIP that we test and, in our opinion, based on the research that we did for color management, Splash is the best unit when compared to others." – Brian Leary,vice president, Kwik Kopy Printing Canada Corporation. Click here to download. |
| EFI Color Profiler Suite Delivers Quality and Cost Savings |
Read this report and learn how an OEM manufacturer in Germany and its customer uses the EFI Color Profiler Suite to increase color quality, and reduce toner usage. Click here to download. |
| PVS In-Store Graphics Utilizes EFI's VUTEk GS3250LX to Take on Their Largest Project Yet |
“The GS3250LX helped us meet the deadline by getting everything printed so quickly – other equipment just wouldn’t be able to handle the jobs the way the VUTEk does.” — Wes Shinn, Co-owner, PVS In-Store Graphics Click here to download. |
| Fiery XF proServer and VUTEk printers deliver blazing speed and top quality for HPI and API |
“Adding the Fiery XF proServer has cut our processing time for jobs in half over our old Fiery XF RIP system, and it’s eight to ten times faster than the RIP we previously used. The net gain in productivity is a 20 to 25 percent increase in throughput on each printer every day.” – Steve Hogan, president, HPI Click here to download. |
| Category 5: A Force to be Reckoned With |
"With EFI as our partner, our industrial-strength VUTEk printing capability, our end-to-end integration with Pace and Fiery XF, and the excellent service we receive from EFI, we see few limitations to our ability to deliver continued growth." -- Greg Priede, general manager, Category 5 Click here to download. |
| EFI Fills the Missing Piece of the Puzzle for Color Ink |
"The EFI VUTEk printer made such an impact on our business that we purchased a second one, the GS3200. This technology has revolutionized our business." - Todd Meissner, president, Color Ink Click here to download |
| Sign Shop Purchases Three VUTEks in One Year Including the first Superwide GS5000r in Benelux |
"As the successor to our VUTEk 1630, we were looking for a five-metre wide roll-to-roll UV-printer with Point-of-Purchase image quality at a billboard production speed." – Richard Van Strien, Chief Executive, Van Strien Print & Sign Click here to download. Please click the language of the case study you wish to download. |
| Getting the big picture with the VUTEk QS220 |
"We were looking for a printer we could use to print rapidly and directly on all possible materials. The drying and bonding of printed film took far too much time for processing the number of orders in good time." Click here to download. Please click the language of the case study you wish to download. |
| Kleinhempel Opts for Speed to Gain an Edge in a Tough Market. |
"We are consistently under pressure to deliver more posters in better quality increasingly faster."
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| Exceeding Expectations. Spain's BEME Group Take Digital Signage and POS to the Highest Levels of Customer Satisfaction. And Beyond. |
"We asked our design manager to look around for the best UV printer that meets our demands and challenges: high productivity, media flexibility, white ink printing and exceptional quality." Click here to download. Please click the language of the case study you wish to download. |
| Nite-Bright Grows POP Business with VUTEk Superwide UV Technology |
"We're selling many of the things we couldn't produce prior to purchasing the new VUTEk, so we no longer have to turn away the work." – Bill Mathey, Vice President/Production Manager. Nite-Bright. Click here to download. |
| EFI's VUTEk GS3200 Brings Superior White Ink Technology to Trinity Graphic USA |
"After seeing what the G3200 could do, I couldn't even consider anything else." – Robert Smithson CEO, Trinity Graphic USA. Click here to download. |
| From Photo Lab to Print Connoiseur, How Traphot transformed its business, setting it on a path for growth |
"Our prime concern is image quality." – Catherine Bresteau. Click here to download. |
| Ketelaars returns to its first love |
"We found it increasingly difficult to keep customers satisfied with the print quality of our existing large-format printer and faced the danger of losing our leading position in the market." – Ben van den Dungen and Jean-Marc Bertens. .. |
| Belgium's Pelegrie finds a solution for improving operational processes with uncompromising quality |
"In addition to perfect print quality we were also looking for solutions to map our cost structure and to optimise control of the printers."– Christian Pelegrie. Click here to download . |
| Digital Economics |
Two leaders in screen print discuss how digital superwide format printing has helped keep them on top of the industry. Click here to download. |
| Screenprint Dow: Expanding Their Market to Drive Greater Profitability |
"In order to take advantage of the presumed synergies, and produce larger, more compelling graphics that would drive a customer's shopping experience, we needed to step up to superwide printing." – Walter Dow, CEO, Screenprint Dow. Click here to download. |
| More in store for Miller Zell with an EFI VUTEk flatbed and roll-to-roll superwide UV printer. |
"We needed tightly managed color and a seamless, integrated workflow between all of our existing screen and litho presses, plus we wanted to add digital production to the mix..." – Ford Bowers, general manager, Miller Zell. Click here to download |
| Leading Printer Expands Its Offering with Versatile Wide-Format Inkjet Printer |
"We try to cover all the needs of our customers in short and medium runs. The diversity of the products we offer is unlimited..." – Gema Rivas, Artecomp marketing & sales manager. Click here to download |
| Imaging firm Crushes competition with EFI's VUTEk superwide format digital hybrid printer. |
"Production lead times are often shorter than normal with larger projects. We wanted to be able to continue to perform while having enough increased capacity to continually add new work into the mix." – Barry Polan, vice president of new business development, Crush Creative. Click here to download |
| The VUTEk QS2000 expands markets & drives greater profitibility at Screenprint Dow. |
"The QS2000 is the perfect piece of equipment. It's roll-to-roll and rigid – it's really two printers in one." – Bob Boileau, vice president & general manager, Screenprint Dow. Click here to download . |
| Quadrissimo in France Hits the Campaign Trail Thanks to EFI VUTEk Superwide Format Inkjet Printing! |
"We needed to find a dependable and cost effective solution to strengthen the business' superwide digital inkjet print capability and better fulfill the increasing requirement for diverse applications achievable in this sector." – Sam Assedo, owner & managing director, Quadrissimo. Click here to download |
| Digitally-Printed Wall Coverings – from Niche Markets to Mainstream Applications (Whitepaper). |
Digital wall covering can be used to change a room, business, tradeshow stand, or retail environment quickly and completely. It can add detail, and give the illusion of size or visual openness to a small, closed space. It can combine photo-realistic interest with information and company branding. With the advent of new materials, printers, and inks, only imagination limits where digital wall covering can go from here. Click here to download |
| The Wide, Wide World of… Fine Art! Superwide Format Flatbeds Expand Artistic Potential (Whitepaper). |
As printer and ink technologies continue to evolve, the integration of digital and traditional art will expand. Many artists will leverage the digital tools available to stretch their creative abilities and develop new and innovative ways of expressing their art. Superwide format printing will be an important element of art in our times. . |
| Lithographix Spurs Growth with EFI VUTEk Superwide Format Solutions. |
"Many of our existing commercial clients approached us to suggest we should expand our product line to include superwide and grand format products that are used in their out-of-home campaigns. Lithographix rose to the challenge, seeking out best-in-class solutions to add to our production portfolio" – Herb Zebrack, president & CEO, Lithographix. Click here to download. |
| EFI VUTEk Superwide Inkjet Technology puts the Active into Plakativ |
"Plakativ's goal was to become the foremost X-Large printer in Austria. To accomplish this we needed to develop a strong supplier - customer relationship and to invest in a reputable and trusted technology." – Klaus L. Ziegler, owner & managing director, Plakativ. Click here to download. |
| Niggemeyer Soars Sky-High with EFI Superwide Format Printers. |
"The emergence of digital printing technology, coupled with the emerging and lucrative outdoor graphics and textile markets, created a fundamental shift in our business and we needed to find robust yet versatile solutions to allow us to enter these new markets." – Roland Niggemeyer, president, Niggemeyer Bildproduktion GmbH & CoKG. Click here to download. |
| EFI Delivers High Quality, Environmentally-Friendly VUTEk Large Format Printing to Forward-Thinking ATC Groupe |
"ATC needed to find an affordable solution that would allow us to increase production and quality while expanding the types of substrates choices for our customers. We turned to EFI, saw the VUTEk 3360 and QS2000, and we knew we had our answer to increasing productivity, quality, substrate options plus the opportunity to become Eco-Friendly." – Christophe Aussenac, Co-Director, ATC Groupe. Click here to download. |
| Austin Graphics: Revolutionizing Display Graphics. |
"We were delighted when we discovered the VUTEk QS2000 … The speed of the QS2000, at 750 square feet/hour, as well as its outstanding high definition printing (HDP) … (the QS2000) delivers crisp images and four point text … key factors in the decision process." – David Pesnell, founder, Austin Graphics. Click here to download. |
| VUTEk Supersizes Market Opportunities for Commercial Printers. |
A growing number of traditional printers and quick print shops means commercial printers need to look for new ways to build revenue and sustain business growth. By complementing their operations with high-profit, high-growth superwide printing capabilities, they are finding solutions. This report presents details. Click here to download. |
| BioVu Offers a Tall List of Environmentally-Friendly Benefits to Superwide Customers |
Find out how Big Print uses BioVu, the first bio-solvent ink, paired with VOC-free substrates, to deliver earth-friendly interior and exterior large format printing to their customers. "Based on our experiences selling (BioVu) biofriendly products, the product sells itself." – Jon Zinsmeyer, president, The Big Print. Click here to download. |
| Pictographics: New Applications, New Revenue. |
New Superwide Solutions. "We tend to have a close, mutually rewarding relationship with both our customers and suppliers, and EFI is clearly a valued partner that has helped us to advance our business." – Craig Miller, founder, Pictographics. Click here to download. |
| Superwide Format Printing Investment Pays Off for The Offset House. |
"We have been very profitable with the VUTEk QS2000. Add to that the extra offset work it pulls through, and it has been a terrific investment for us. With printing widths of up to two meters and the ability to quickly change from flexible to rigid substrates, I found the VUTEk QS2000 to be an amazing product." – John McGrath, president, The Offset House. Click here to download. |
| VUTEk Makes Lamcom More Competitive. |
"With the introduction of the EFI's VUTEk QS2000, conventional screen printers are definitely going to face increased competition. … As for Lamcom, we will continue to grow thanks to our VUTEk products and our highly talented team. It is an exciting time to be in this business." – Daniel Lefebvre, president, Lamcom. Click here to download. |
| BioVu Inks: Changing the Color of Superwide Printing to Environmentally-Friendly Green. |
This report presents and overview of VioVu Inks, developed VUTEk printers and the first solvent-based inks made from a renewable resource. BioVu is the first and only solvent-based ink recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These Bio-Solvent inks are an entirely new class of inks. Click here to download. |
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| Fiery Workflow Suite Drives Higher Productivity and Quality at Allied Reliability Group In-plant Facility |
Our production has skyrocketed with what the Ricoh Pro c901 and Fiery® server have to offer. Make-ready tasks that took 30 minutes or more now take 5 to 10 with Fiery Impose. Click here to download |
| Fiery Security Whitepaper FS100/FS100 Pro |
This document gives end users an overview of the Fiery® server’s architecture and functional aspects as they relate to device security in the Fiery FS100/FS100Pro. Click here to download |
| Fiery Digital Front End Performance Whitepaper |
This document gives end users an overview of today’s Production Printing market and focuses on the benefits of high-performance Digital Front Ends, such as high-end Fiery® QX platform servers, which can process complex jobs faster than others and reduce the time it takes for the first page to print. Click here to download |
| Fiery Security White Paper Fiery System 10 |
This document gives end users an overview of the Fiery® server’s architecture and functional aspects as they relate to device security in the System 10. Click here to download |
| Cauliflower Cards: UK Company Turns Children’s Colourful Artwork into High-Quality Greeting Cards Using a Fiery Driven™ Xerox® Press |
“After trying other competitive RIPs, we became a bit wiser as to exactly what we need in an engine and server during the last few years, and we are very pleased with the iGen4 and Fiery server.” — Hugh Speirs Joint Owner and Managing Director Cauliflower Cards Ltd Click here to download |
| Clone Digital: Boutique Print Shop Relies on Fiery Driven Xerox Press to Meet Customer Needs |
"The processing speed of the Fiery server is amazing. We love the fact that we can offer our clients a fast turnaround and deliver exceptional quality on a consistent basis.” - Mark Johnson, Manager and Graphic Designer, Clone Digital Print & Copy Click here to download |
| AlphaGraphics of Cleveland Increases Profits and Customer Satisfaction with Fiery Driven Xerox Printers |
"Our decision to purchase the EX Print Server, Powered by Fiery and the Xerox Color 800 Press was primarily to stay ahead of the technology curve.” - Brad Swimmer, Owner, AlphaGraphics of Cleveland Click here to download |
| The Copy Room: NYC Digital Printer Produces “Haute-couture” Short-run, High-end Catalogues for Luxury Brands Using Fiery Driven™ Xerox Presses |
"I can create my own custom color profile for any job. I can change the spot colors to any other color that is required. This makes it very easy to color correct client files.” - Naresh Persaud, IT Supervisor, The Copy Room Click here to download |
| Kellmatt Makes All the Right Moves to Grow and Profit Using Clear Dry Ink on Security and Watermark Projects |
"The increase in productivity with the EX Print Server and the Xerox Color 1000 Press combination has enabled us to produce far more work, which you can tell by our increase in print volume.” - Matt Weir, Owner and Managing Director, Kellmatt Ltd Click here to download |
| EFI Fills the Missing Piece of the Puzzle for Color Ink |
"The EFI VUTEk printer made such an impact on our business that we purchased a second one, the GS3200. This technology has revolutionized our business." - Todd Meissner, president, Color Ink Click here to download |
| Aria Resort Wins Big with the Fiery for Xerox iGen4 |
"The iGen4 handles anything we throw at it. Fiery technology has always been unbelievably easy to use. I've always liked the Fiery interface and it has only gotten better." -Joseph Padian, document production specialist, ARIA Resort. Click here to download |
| The Rafiki Foundation Powers Up with Fiery Print Servers to Help Orphans and Widows in Africa |
"It's a gift to people in our situation - we can do something that we otherwise wouldn't be able to do because the software was created in an environment we can work in. It's a very user-friendly system." - Steve Kranz, director of facilities and services, Rafiki Foundation. Click here to download |
| B2b Brand Consultancy Catalyst Leverages the Power of Fiery for Improved Efficiency, Reliable Color |
"Even before the prints come off the printer, Fiery has improved our efficiency because the interface allows more control before you even hit print.”— Mike Eaton, Creative Director, Catalyst. Click here to download |
| Fiery Servers: The Easiest Way to Get the Right Color Every Time |
"This white paper outlines the challenges of producing accurate, repeatable color in a digital print environment, and how Fiery technologies address these challenges. You’ll see how you can get the color you need using the Fiery Spot-On™ feature and other Fiery color-management tools. The paper also discusses how Fiery servers uniquely provide enhanced color tools that improve workflow and control costs, and touches upon the steps that you can take to achieve this improved color more quickly and easily than with competing color-management tools" Click here to download |
| Copy Factory Relies on EFI MicroPress to Improve Efficiency and Exceed Customer Expectations. |
"With EFI MicroPress, we've realized increases in productivity and reduction of costs through streamlined and automated workflows. It's the best late-stage editing solution I've seen." – Todd Axtell, owner, Copy Factory Click here to download |
| Direct Marketing Concierge: Expanding Horizons Globally. |
"Focusing on variable data campaigns has been great for us and our customers... It takes a great deal of computing power to prepare these highly graphic intensive personalized campaigns for print, and we couldn't deliver strong results and the business growth we have achieved without the Fiery." – Lee Weiner, owner, Direct Marketing Concierge. Click here to download. |
| Customers Boomerang for Personalized Marketing Campaigns Produced on Fiery-Driven® Xerox® iGen3™ 110 Digital Production Press. |
"We always get the industry's best from EFI. For more than 15 years, we've chosen Fiery – for extreme stability, the most intuitive user interface, and the ultimate in color management." – Jaison VanDenover, operations director, Boomerang. Click here to download. |
| Jubels, EFI Fiery® and Xerox™ iGen3™: Leaders in the Digital Print Industry. |
"Price is not our main focus – continuous quality is." – Jeroen van Druenen, commercial director, Jubels. Click here to download. |
| TLG France Prints to Win with EFI Fiery and Konica Minolta. |
"The Fiery IC 303 offers a direct visual user interface to a centralized Paper Catalogue and multiple finishing options in the print plant, helping us avoid errors." – Chantal de Pontac., chief operating officer, TLG. Click here to download. |
| Nashuatec and EFI MicroPress: A Solution that Rules |
Because of all the things he can now do without leaving his desk, Julian Julian Janakiev, head of the print department at Nashuatec and experienced Desktop Publisher, is full of praise for MicroPress, saying things like, "no need to be patient", "automatic error recovery", and "much more stable." Though if comes down to it, Julian can describe MicroPress in just two words – "it rules." Click here to download. |
| Graphelio: Workflow Solutions in a Repro Production Environment. |
"We clearly couldn't do without the benefit of MicroPress anymore. Our customers just wouldn't accept the longer deadlines. As a matter of fact, we even use the MicroPress server to prepare jobs for some of our other printing engines, thanks to the PDF export features." – Jérôme Frechon, production manager, Graphelio. Click here to download. |
| MicroPress Gets High Markes at School. Martinuscollege, a Private College in Northern Holland. |
"It is an extraordinary machine." – Ton Matthesius, print-room manager, Martinuscollege. Click here to download. |
| Maryville Press: Making the Digital Transition. |
"The IKON CPP 500 with the Fiery server and Command WorkStation drove us into a whole new world in high speed color. And with Digital StoreFront, we can turn jobs out more quickly and continue to improve our reputation for exceptional service." – Paul Zittnan, manager, Maryville Press. Click here to download. |
| Daily Digital Imaging Goes Digital and Makes it Personal With EFI Fiery-Driven Xerox iGen3 Digital Production Press. |
"Moving to a digital workflow in partnership with EFI has meant new revenue stream opportunities, as well as increased automation, efficiency and cost savings for Daily Digital Imaging." – Pello Walker, vice president, business development, Daily Digital Imaging. Click here to download. |
| Fiery in a Class of its Own at Boise State University. |
"We have been incredibly pleased with EFI over the years because they truly partner with us and continually support us with technology innovation that makes us more productive. We rely on EFI to continue to offer the best of breed in job process functions as our business grows." – Ted Bailey, manager, Boise State University Printing and Graphics Services. Click here to download. |
| Graphic Printers, Inc. Connects with Customers with EFI PrintSmith™. |
"Once I was able to incorporate our hourly rates and all the information associated with the various aspects of running a printing business into EFI PrintSmith, I suddenly had all the information at my fingertips to stay competitive and profitable." – Ed Pierce, owner, Graphic Printers, Inc. Click here to download. |
| EFI Fiery Q4500 and the Xerox iGen3™ Deliver Brilliant Color at Top Speed for Social & Health Services. |
"It's increased our efficiency and profit margins but, what's more important, the Fiery allows us to deliver better customer service. We don't have to keep going back and forth to get approvals on quality. Along with saving us time, it's saving our customers' valuable professional time. That makes us easier to deal with." – Lewis Eigen, president, Social & Health Services, Ltd., a division of ORC Macro. Click here to download. |
| Conventional Printer Opens New Markets with EFI Fiery EXP6000 and Xerox DocuColor 6060. |
"The RIP-once formula helps a lot. And, as a result, we have more press capacity during the day, which allows us to bill more work and make more profit." – Beth Coleman, general manager of Hilltop Express, Hilltop Press, a division of National Graphics Inc. Click here to download. |
| ImageKing Thrives in a Competitive Market with EFI Fiery EXP6000 and Xerox DocuColor 6060. |
"The Fiery EXP6000 and DocuColor 6060 have given us the chance to enter the market for short-run, on-demand, quality output. They've allowed us to move ahead in leaps and bounds - in speed, turnaround time, in quality, productivity and production time." – Tim Evans, digital services manager, ImageKing Visual Solutions. Click here to download. |
| Medicine Hat School Brings More Color to the Classroom with Xerox Printers and EFI Balance Workflow Software. |
"What previously required two hours of manual labor and a special time commitment is now accomplished in 10-15 minutes!" – Greg Brown, instructional material center manager, Medicine Hat School District No. 76. Click here to download . |
| Print Houses Rely on EFI to Bridge the Digital Divide Between Potential and Profits. |
"We're eager to help our customers get the benefits of new technologies like variable data printing. It's a great profit center for us, and the market is only going to grow." – Peter Murray, senior graphic designer, Sir Speedy Minneapolis, MN. Click here to download . |
| On the Open Road to Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) with JDF. |
Read this EFI Whitepaper to understand why EFI believes Computer Integrated Manufacturing offers a clear path to streamline workflows, reduce costs, and enhance profitability. Click here to download . |
| Carswell Boosts Profits by Bringing Color Production and VDP in-house with EFI Fiery EXP6000. |
"We've seen more than a 30 percent increase in productivity simply because we have total control, which we did not have before." – Jim MacLachlan, general manager, manufacturing, Carswell. Click here to download . |
| American Trucking Associations Transforms Digital Color Workflow and Enters VDP market with EFI Fiery EX2000d and Xerox DocuColor 2060. |
"With variable data printing, we're doing a lot of new work we could never do before… We've greatly expanded our color services and keep work in-house, and we've cut our print budget almost in half." – Glenn Morris, director, business support services department, American Trucking Associations, Inc. Click here to download . |
| IMAGESmith Makes an Easy Entry into VDP market with EFI Fiery FreeForm. |
"The Fiery FreeForm is invaluable. It fits right into our workflow, and I'm getting the speed that I want." – Mary E. Smith, general manager, IMAGESmith. Click here to download. |
| NAEIR Builds Successful Direct Mail Campaigns with EFI Fiery Servers and Open Variable Data Solutions |
"The variable data printing capabilities of Fiery have exceeded our expectations in terms of quality, speed, results, cost savings, and response - everything!" – Bob Gilstrap, vice president and chief financial officer, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (NAEIR). Click here to download. |
| Expanding Horizons Globally. |
"Focusing on variable data campaigns has been great for us and our customers... It takes a great deal of computing power to prepare these highly graphic intensive personalized campaigns for print, and we couldn't deliver strong results and the business growth we have achieved without the Fiery." -- Lee Weiner, owner, Direct Marketing Concierge. Click here to download. |
| EFI Pace and Digital Storefront Streamline Operations for University of Colorado Imaging Services |
“Digital StoreFront and Pace have changed the entire dynamic of our shop. The very automated, streamlined process of the two systems has made a world of difference for us, and we plan to leverage it as we continue to expand the array of services we offer the University community.” - Al Goranson, manager, University of Colorado Imaging Services Click here to download. |
| Riverside Unified School District Improves Service, Greatly Reduces Costs with EFI Digital StoreFront. |
"The efficiency that DSF has brought the department means we have been able to reduce our staff from three to one, saving $8,000 per month in payroll alone. The solution allows that sole operator to smoothly manage the 4 million copies we produce a month." – John Schreck, Manager, Riverside Unified School District. Click here to download. |
| American River College Relies on EFI Digital StoreFront and MicroPress to Meet Deadlines and Guarantee Quality. |
"EFI Digital StoreFront was the best solution to meet our demanding needs, and the addition of EFI MicroPress gave us a seamless workflow which has made a huge difference to our productivity." – Don Reid, Supervisor of Printing Services, American River College. Click here to download. |
| Commercial printer in Norway Increases Online Business by 200% Online Business with Canon Equipment and Digital StoreFront. |
"Thanks to Digital StoreFront, we have been able to achieve a 50% reduction in the administration time associated with job production." – Knut Magerholm, project manager, Grafisk Trykk, Norway. Click here to download. Please click the language of the case study you wish to download. |
| EFI Fiery Digital Print Servers Allow Maryville Press to Bring Outsourced Work Back Inside. |
"The IKON CPP 500 with the Fiery server and Command WorkStation® drove us into a whole new world in high speed color. And with Digital StoreFront®, we can turn jobs out more quickly and continue to improve our reputation for exceptional service." – Paul Zittnan, manager, Maryville Press. Click here to download. |
| EFI Digital StoreFront Helps School District Balance their Budget. |
"I managed this department for 10 years prior to this year, and at the end of every budget year our print/copy account was approximately $25,000 to $30,000 in the red. This year with Digital StoreFront, for the first time, we ended up balanced! It is quite an achievement." – Scott Carpenter, document solutions manager, Olathe Unified School District. Click here to download. |
| EFI Digital StoreFront Optimizes Workflow Efficiency for a Canadian Full-Service Printer. |
"Digital StoreFront was the first product where I saw real potential, a real possibility to move our business forward." – Jane Mugford, General Manager, West Canadian. Click here to download. |
| EFI Pace and Digital Storefront Streamline Operations for University of Colorado Imaging Services |
“Digital StoreFront and Pace have changed the entire dynamic of our shop. The very automated, streamlined process of the two systems has made a world of difference for us, and we plan to leverage it as we continue to expand the array of services we offer the University community.” - Al Goranson, manager, University of Colorado Imaging Services Click here to download. |
| Category 5: A Force to be Reckoned With |
"With EFI as our partner, our industrial-strength VUTEk printing capability, our end-to-end integration with Pace and Fiery XF, and the excellent service we receive from EFI, we see few limitations to our ability to deliver continued growth." -- Greg Priede, general manager, Category 5 Click here to download. |
| Deluxe Packages: Deluxe Packages Optimizes its Business and Competitive Advantage with EFI Radius |
"When we found Radius we quickly knew it was the right solution for us. The product encompassed all of the functionality we required without needing a lot of customization." - Tim Burri, CFO, Deluxe Packages Click here to download. |
| National Print Group, Inc. Centralizes Data and Streamlines Workflows with EFI Pace |
"NPG looked at seven MIS systems and selected EFI Pace. Pace was the only system that could handle the diverse needs of litho, screen and digital equally well.” – Michael Miller, CIO Click here to download. |
| Multi-Color Corp. manages the challenges of growth with EFI Radius |
"With Radius in place, we have been able to realize efficiencies from the online scheduling system. We can react much more quickly in moving jobs around and making the most effective use of our capacity." -- Greg Myers, vicepresident of information technology, Multi-Color Corporation. Click here to download. |
| Belk Printing Achieves “Push Button” Job Planning with EFI Pace |
"When we selected EFI Pace we had 4-5 people in the job planning function, and now we have one job planner. Thanks to Pace, job planning is now practically ‘push button.’” – Chris Reynolds, vice president of manufacturing, Belk Printing Technologies (now a division of Classic Graphics Inc.) Click here to download. |
| Classic Graphics Takes Success to the Next Level with Upgrade to EFI Monarch Solution and PrintFlow. |
"We know we made the right MIS choice with Monarch given the benefits we've seen, such as having more accurate information at every step of a job and faster job turn-around and invoicing times." – Rick Kraushaar, vice president of operations, Classic Graphics. Click here to download. |
| Modern Litho-Print Co. – Raising the Bar with EFI Monarch Planner and Suite of EFI Solutions. |
"Monarch Planner has allowed us to do more work without adding more people – it gives us more tools to reduce cost on the front end." – Jim Tomblinson, plant superintendent, Modern Litho-Print Co. Click here to download. |
| Rex Three Relies on EFI Pace to Manage an Evolving Business. |
"EFI Pace has enabled us to run our business effectively while accommodating significant changes in workflow, including our transition from conventional to digital printing." – Vincent Sita, vice president of manufacturing, Rex Three. Click here to download. |
| MPI Transforms Service Portfolio with Help of EFI PrintSmith. |
"What used to take us 20 minutes before, now takes 5-10 minutes with PrintSmith, which is a huge savings. Not only can we process orders more quickly, they are more accurate. " – Todd Warren, owner, MPI. Click here to download. |
| Repro India: Expanding Horizons Globally with EFI Solutions. |
"EFI Monarch is a proven, integrated solution that offers an industry best-practices framework and a wide array of add-on modules that can expand the scope of our automation over time and scale with the business." – Baiju Gujarathi, senior vice president, Repro India. Click here to download. |
| Tathwell Printing: Keeping Up the Pace. |
"EFI Pace allows us to do more work with less people, from initial customer inquiry through estimating, order entry, production and invoicing. EFI Pace runs the show; we would almost be out of business without it." – John Rawlins, President, Tathwell Printing. Click here to download. |
| EFI Pace Helps Business Thrive for AdColor. |
"…putting the Pace system in place has forced us not only to learn our true costs, but to learn where those costs occur. For the first time, we were forced to do zero-based costing, and we now have a much better appreciation of what makes money and what does not." – Patrick Nugent, AdColor. Click here to download. |
| Shweiki Media Delivers Best in Class Service with EFI Pace. |
"The Pace estimating system is very powerful, and so accurate that we buy paper based on individual job estimates." – Eli Levinson, Chief Operating Officer, Shweiki Media. Click here to download. |
| Freeport Press: Launching Into the Stratosphere |
"By implementing the full EFI suite, including management, production planning, PrintFlow dynamic scheduling and Auto-Count, we now have an infrastructure in place to support two to three times our current sales volume, and we plan to hit that mark." – David Pilcher, president of Freeport Press. Click here to download. |
| Hagen and JDF: A Winning Combination for Business Efficiency |
"When we installed two new MAN Roland presses in 2004 and 2005, we knew we wanted to establish an end-to-end JDF workflow, right out of the gate." – Todd Kalagher, President, Finlay Printing. Please click the language of the case study you wish to download. |
| Midwest Web Integrates Print/Mail Services with EFI's Hagen™ OA |
"As we looked for a commercial solution to replace our homegrown management systems, the biggest challenge was finding a solution that could address both our print and mailing businesses." – Rhonda Weyenberg, chief financial officer, Midwest Web. Click here to download. |
| The JohnsByrne Company Increases Business by 100%, Thanks EFI. |
"Due in large part to implementation of the EFI suite of products, we have been able to double our revenues in the last three years." – Tim Uchwat, chief financial officer, JohnsByrne. Click here to download. |
| Proteus® Enables World Publications to Produce Storyboards Twice as Fast. |
"The most obvious immediate benefit was that Proteus cut our time to produce a storyboard in half. That made a big difference in terms of the workload and cycle time to lay out a publication." – David Cassell, production director, World Publications. Click here to download. |
| Prograph® Addresses Every Need for United Litho. |
"Prograph was the only solution we found that was designed from the ground up to address all of the issues we were facing." – Steve Fanning, Director of Information Services, United Litho. Click here to download. |
| EFI PrintSmith gives Graphic Technologies a Seamless View into their Business Operation. |
"I really don't know how anyone can run a printing business without PrintSmith. All the information I need to grow my business to levels I never thought possible is right there. PrintSmith is critical for me and my business. " – Robert Mayer, owner, Graphic Technologies. Click here to download. |
| EFI PrintSmith and Fiery Deliver Savings to Herron Printing & Graphics. |
"PrintSmith and Fiery help us make a little more money and when you get down to it that's what we're here for." – Randy Herron, Owner, Herron Printing & Graphics. Click here to download. |
| EFI PrintSmith, Fiery and Balance Streamline Production Printing at Colorado Springs School District. |
"I have to earn my customers' business through exceptional customer service, competitive pricing, and top quality. EFI makes it possible to do that." – Joe Morin, manager, production printing department, Colorado Springs School District 11. Click here to download. |