44 Must See 'Ems Announced and Highlighted at PRINT 17
RESTON, Va. — August 2, 2017 — PRINT 17, the most comprehensive gathering of the printing, publishing, in-plant, graphic communications and mailing/fulfillment communities in the Americas, is happy to announce 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. Chosen by a panel of industry experts, these innovative technologies represent the most 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. “These Must See 'Ems winners demonstrate a vision that will advance the future of our industry.”
Thayer Long
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 am to 12:00 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.
An in-depth look at this year’s Must See 'Ems will be offered via the pre-show webinar, “New Technologies from the PRINT 17 Must See 'Ems,” featuring host and program coordinator Hal Hinderliter. This free webinar will air live on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT to highlight this year’s Must See 'Ems winners. Viewers will receive a valuable roadmap to the latest, most cutting-edge products and technologies on the PRINT 17 show floor.
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 — 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 In-line 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-Series
For more information about the PRINT 17 Must See 'Ems, or to register for the free webinar: “New Technologies from the PRINT 17 Must See 'Ems,” visit www.mustseeems.com.
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