Metrix® 3.1, Enhanced JDF Connectivity,
to be Showcased at Drupa
Sydney, Australia, May 22, 2008 - LithoTechnics, developer
of Metrix, award-winning, intelligent job planning and imposition
system, announced today that their Drupa lineup will feature
Metrix 3.1, premiering support for "jog to foot"
or "low folio lap" books. Metrix 3.1 also includes
enhanced JDF binding compatibility, adding support for Muller
Martini saddle-stitchers and perfect binders.
Australian and US representatives of LithoTechnics
will be demonstrating Metrix in Hall 7, Stand 7.0 J, located
in the Drupa Innovation Parc JDF Experience. LithoTechnics
will participate in JDF interoperability demonstrations with
numerous JDF Experience partners, including Dalim, Kodak,
and Optimus.
Rohan Holt, President of LithoTechnics, said,
"We are proud to introduce another milestone innovation
in Metrix 3.1 - support for 'jog to foot' or 'low folio lap'
books, completely automating the conversion to or from 'jog
to head' even for complex books with flaps on pages or exotic
folds." Holt continued, "Another major enhancement
in Metrix 3.1, JDF export to Muller Martini stitchers and
perfect binders, will provide our customers with yet another
advantage in automating production, so important in today's
environment of intense competition and challenging business
conditions."
Markus Schluep, Muller Martini Project Manager,
remarked: "The largest obstacle to full bindery JDF integration
has been the lack of an 'agent' to write Job Definition Format
(JDF) files that include bindery specifications for cutting,
folding, saddle stitching and perfect binding. LithoTechnics'
Metrix software allows printers to conquer this hurdle. The
geometry that is already entered into Metrix, including trim
size, laps, head trim, offsets, etc, can easily be exported
as standard CIP4 JDF. These JDF job tickets can be read by
our saddle stitchers and perfect binders, and save significant
set up time. This process also ensures that the machine is
set up to the exact dimensions that were used to paginate,
proof, print, cut and fold the signatures. Redundancy in data
entry is eliminated, steps in the make-ready process are reduced,
and mistakes are a thing of the past. This is precisely the
workflow that many bindery managers have been looking for."
Mr. Schluep concluded by saying, "LithoTechnics has allowed
the binding industry to achieve a new technology milestone,
and we applaud their accomplishment."
The Metrix 3.0 family includes Metrix Commercial,
Metrix Max, Metrix X-8 and Metrix X-80, targeted at different
segments of the commercial print market. All editions are
available on Mac OS X and Windows, and all automatically plan
and impose flat, folded, and bound work. All editions can
import JDF and export imposed PDF. Select editions include
Auto Plan, and export various forms of JDF for prepress and
finishing. The entire Metrix family is available in English,
German, Spanish, and French.
About LithoTechnics
LithoTechnics is a privately held company founded
in 2003 by Rohan Holt. Holt is the original inventor of SuperImpose™,
the product that was adapted and renamed UpFront® when
it was acquired by ScenicSoft in 1999. Metrix, LithoTechnics'
flagship product, received the prestigious 2005 PIA/GATF InterTech™
Technology Award, recognized industry-wide as a symbol of
technological innovation and excellence. With offices in Phoenix,
Arizona, and south of Sydney, Australia, LithoTechnics is
a software company focused on providing key tools and technologies
to enable print workflow automation. LithoTechnics is a full
member of the CIP4 Organization.
