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SmartMedia technology creates a library of predefined media definitions describing all the settings needed to get perfect color and quality On booth 3015 Hall B Global Graphics Software will show the SmartDFE™ processing fully variable data at blistering speeds and communicating out to the wider print factory Cambridge (UK), 1 September 2022: Global Graphics Software, […]

Cambridge UK 3rd August, 2022: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG) company, has been granted a US patent for “Methods and systems for indicating and replacing missing element(s) in print job files prior to printing” (United States Patent No. 11334302B1) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Global Graphics Software is […]

Method for organizing collections of pages efficiently through a RIP farm. Cambridge UK, 30 June, 2022: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG) company, has been granted a US patent for “Methods and systems for organizing variable data documents including those with long repeat lengths” (United States Patent No. 11,334,303) by the United […]

Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative software components for digital print, has partnered with APS Engineering to create an OPC UA-enabled ink delivery system to communicate with any aspect of an industrial inkjet ecosystem. Its development means that the printer can be monitored remotely from an iPad or from a browser on the […]

Groundbreaking software mitigates artifacts in the inkjet printing process Cambridge UK, 10 February 2022: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG) company, has been granted a US patent for “Systems and methods for printer density compensation and stability” (Patent 11,167,549) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent relates to the […]

InPrint Munich – 15 – 17 March 2022 – Stand 2564 Preview Global Graphics Software gives live demos of the smart digital front end (DFE) showing how print integrates into production lines Cambridge, 3rd February 2022: At InPrint Munich, Global Graphics Software (stand 2564) will be presenting SmartDFE™, a full software and hardware stack that […]

A new era begins for Global Graphics Software with local representation in China with the appointment of OEM Sales Manager, Bob Zhang Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative technology for digital print, has appointed Bob Zhang as manager of OEM sales for Asia Pacific. The appointment is part of plans to further expand […]

Cambridge (UK), 28 October 2021 (17:45 CEST): Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) (the “Company”) announces today that on 27 October 2021 it acquired the entire issued share capital of ColorLogic GmbH (“ColorLogic”), a company with its registered office in Rheine, Germany. ColorLogic was founded in 2002 and has developed an extensive portfolio of color […]

The Company is recognized for the third time in four years Cambridge UK and Sarasota FL, September 27, 2021: Global Graphics Software, the developer of the Harlequin RIP®, has been awarded a 2021 Pinnacle InterTech Award from PRINTING United Alliance, for Direct™, the software that drives data directly to inkjet printhead electronics giving unprecedented speed […]

At Label Congress (29-30 September, Chicago) all four Global Graphics group companies – Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron – are exhibiting together for the first time (booth 35) to present their full range of solutions for digital label printing, including their new SmartDFE™. SmartDFE™ is the first product co-developed by all […]

Sarasota, Florida, August 4th, 2021: Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative technology for digital print, has appointed Peter Kushnieruk as manager of OEM sales for the Americas. He joins Paul Hagen to strengthen the US team as part of expansion plans for North and Latin America. Mr. Kushnieruk has over 30 years’ experience […]

Designed to be the heart of a fully automated manufacturing system Global Graphics announces its first product co-developed by all group companies today. Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron have all collaborated to create a smart DFE for labels and packaging applications to transform the role of the digital press in the […]

Connecting print to smart factories requires you to talk their language Global Graphics Software has joined the OPC Foundation, the organization responsible for the development and maintenance of the OPC (Open Platform Communications) Industrial Interoperability Standard. Global Graphics Software is the developer of award-winning components used in digital printing systems which are increasingly part of […]

Second edition published today. Cambridge, 10 February 2021:  A second edition of the popular guide to variable data printing ‘Full Speed Ahead: How to make variable data PDF files that won’t slow your digital press’ is published today by Global Graphics. It has been updated to include several new International Standards that were published towards […]

Cambridge, UK,  29 January 2021: Global Graphics’ Tokyo office will be exhibiting at Page 2021 Online, a virtual event organized by the Japan Association of Graphics Arts Technology, and unveiling a trio of product explainer films.  They focus on the company’s powerful technologies for inkjet, as well as Mako™ the developer toolkit that is used […]

  Cambridge, UK, 30th November 2020: Global Graphics companies, Meteor Inkjet, Xitron and Global Graphics Software, are among the first wave of exhibitors at Printing Expo online, a new virtual exhibition that opens today where exhibition stands are rendered out to real physical dimensions to give visitors an immersive experience 365 days of the year. […]

Cambridge, UK, 4 November, 2020:  Global Graphics® Software has licensed the Harlequin RIP to Mimaki Engineering, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, cutting plotters, and 3D modeling machines, to create the new RIP software RasterLink7 that will be available with Mimaki printers worldwide from December 2020. Mimaki printers are used by sign and graphics, […]

Agreement covers all major inkjet models  Cambridge, UK 28 Oct, 2020:  Global Graphics® Software has licensed the Harlequin Host Renderer to MUTOH, the Japanese manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and sign cutting plotters, in a contract spread over multiple years. The agreement includes licensing Global Graphics’ new Opal Advanced Inkjet Screens™ to provide high-quality […]

Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of core technology for digital print including the Harlequin RIP®, has won a 2021 Buyers Lab (BLI) Outstanding Innovation award in Production Print from Keypoint Intelligence for its Direct range.  Direct is a new graphics pipeline that sends data directly to the inkjet printhead electronics, removing the intermediate step […]

Industry’s fastest RIP adds new features for large-scale output such as décor, textiles and corrugated packaging Innovative new features, including automatic tiling for processing large-scale output at high speed, and extended Advanced Inkjet Screens™, for enhanced image quality, are introduced in a major new release of the Harlequin RIP® today by developers Global Graphics Software. […]

Japanese manufacturer looks to roll out Global Graphics’ technology across all digital presses. Global Graphics® Software has licensed Fundamentals™ to Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co. Ltd. to create a new software engine for the Miyakoshi MJP20AXW high-speed, high-resolution digital press for commercial and transactional applications. The new engine will be available in presses launched at the […]

PDF files from multiple sources are “cleaned up” seamlessly before onward multi-channel processing.   Global Graphics Software has licensed its Mako™ SDK to Racami, the authors of the Alchem-e™ customer communications management platform (CMM). Mako converts incoming documents into PDF and optimizes these files for onward processing through multiple delivery channels such as email, web […]

Global Graphics Software, developers of core technology for digital printing, is collaborating with Inèdit, the authors of neoStampa, the most popular RIP software for textile digital printing, to create an enhanced PDF engine for textile workflows. NeoStampa is compatible with most digital devices sold into the textile market including from vendors such as Mutoh, Epson, […]

New independent guide contains tips and tricks for all involved in variable data printing 13th May 2020: Everyone in the digital print supply chain can speed the production of variable data printing (VDP) jobs thanks to a new independent guide to the “dos and don’ts” of optimizing PDF files for the fastest, most efficient processing by […]

Cambridge, 6th May 2020: The use of variable data has increased exponentially over the past five years and is emerging in new applications such as industrial inkjet. Yet poorly designed variable data PDF files disrupt production and reduce ROI. Join the webinar hosted by Global Graphics Software’s CTO Martin Bailey, the author of Full Speed […]

Direct™ unlocks the potential of digital presses by driving print jobs directly to the printhead electronics giving unprecedented speed and image quality First fully integrated product line from Global Graphics Designed to be part of a fully automated print solution, supporting Industry 4.0 telematics and integration with digital press controllers and MIS systems Cambridge, UK, […]

Cambridge, UK, 21st April 2020: Cambridge-based Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of core technology for digital print, has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Company has been recognised for its excellence in innovation and is one of 220 organisations nationally to receive a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Global Graphics Software’s award […]

Cambridge UK, 19 March 2020: Global Graphics‘ companies Global Graphics Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron are accelerating their drupa product launches despite the postponement of the show and the pre-drupa media conference that precedes it. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our industry colleagues, partners and employees during this difficult period and look forward to […]

Looks to leverage digital print strategy while capitalizing on established market share.

Labelexpo, Brussels, 24 September, 2019:  At Labelexpo (stand 9A15) Global Graphics Software is showing its suite of screening technologies which corrects quality defects that are common in inkjet output so that converters and print shops can run a higher proportion of jobs digitally, confident that their customer will pay for them. PrintFlat™ and the ScreenPro™ screening engine have been developed to overcome streaking, mottling and banding artifacts. Particularly affected are flat tints such as blue sky and some flesh tones, […]

Labelexpo, Brussels, 24th September, 2019: All HP Indigo presses in the Pavilion at Labelexpo Europe are powered by the Harlequin RIP inside the HP Production Pro for Indigo Labels and Packaging which has become the default digital front end for the full product range.  The HP Production Pro drives the new HP Indigo 6900 as well as the HP Indigo 8000, the HP Indigo 20000 and the HP […]

Submit label or folding carton jobs to a digital press in only a few steps Reduce errors with simple job management, keep control of color, and run at ultra-high-speed for jobs with variable data Cambridge UK, 17th September, 2019: Version 2.0 of Fundamentals™, the simple toolkit for building Digital Front Ends, will be previewed at […]

ISO PDF Processing Steps backed by major players Cambridge, UK, 12th September, 2019: Major players in the label and package printing industries are united behind the ISO standard for PDF Processing Steps which standardizes how technical marks are included in PDF files, to aid increased automation and reduce handling errors. PDF Processing Steps (ISO 19593‐1) is designed for labels […]

PrintFlat™ deemed innovative and to have significant impact on the industry by the judging panel  Cambridge UK and Sarasota FL, 26 July, 2019: PrintFlat™, the software developed by Global Graphics Software to remove banding in inkjet printing, has been awarded a Printing Industries of America InterTech™ Technology Award.  This award places Global Graphics Software in the rare position of having its technology honored for two consecutive years.  Justin Bailey, managing director of Global Graphics Software, says, “this is a truly outstanding […]

Cambridge, 12 June 2019:  At Labelexpo (stand 9A15) Global Graphics Software will be showing its suite of screening technologies which corrects quality defects that are common in inkjet output so that converters and print shops can run a higher proportion of jobs digitally, confident that their customer will pay for them. The ScreenPro™ screening engine, Advanced Inkjet Screens™ and […]

Global Graphics Software and Durst’s system integrators, Prepress Digital, have worked together to prepare the Durst Print Workflow for PrintFlat™, the ground-breaking screening software that smooths out inkjet printhead non-uniformity. Durst are exhibiting the Symphony workflow at FESPA stand B4-J10. PrintFlat mitigates the variations that can occur when a print-bar is first built and as […]

The latest update to the Harlequin RIP®, Version 12.1, the print engine that drives the industry’s highest performing digital presses, is announced today by developers Global Graphics Software. Harlequin Version 12.1 introduces additional features for labels and packaging workflows, notably support for the new ISO standard for processing technical marks, and expanded support for systems […]

Roland DG’s RIP and Print Management Software “VersaWorks 6” Upgrade Launched The latest Harlequin® RIP OEM to offer upgrades compatible with the ISO PDF 2.0 standard is Roland DG with its VersaWorks 6 RIP and print management software. The Harlequin RIP was the first major PDF RIP for production printing to offer compatibility with the […]

·        Unveiled at Hunkeler Innovationdays, the www.printflat.com portal enables presses to be calibrated with a simple upload ·        Powered by PrintFlat™ technology that smooths out printhead non-uniformity or banding PrintFlat™, the ground-breaking screening software that mitigates banding in inkjet output, will be unveiled as an online service for press […]

·        Das Portal www.printflat.com feierte seine Premiere auf den Hunkeler Innovationdays. Es ermöglicht die Kalibrierung von Druckmaschinen mit einem einfachen Upload. ·        Es ist ausgestattet mit der Technologie von PrintFlat™, die Ungleichförmigkeit oder Streifenbildung von Druckköpfen beseitigt. PrintFlat™, die bahnbrechende Screening-Software zur Reduzierung von Streifenbildung beim Druckergebnis von Tintenstrahldruckern, […]

Two innovative technologies developed by Global Graphics Software for inkjet presses will be on show at the Hunkeler Innovationdays together with case study examples of how they have been incorporated into workflows by Mark Andy and Ellerhold AG.

Auf den Hunkeler Innovationdays werden zwei innovative Technologien vorgestellt, die von Global Graphics Software für Tintenstrahldruckmaschinen entwickelt wurden.

Global Graphics Software is expanding its partner network to bring together software developers or service providers that enhance solutions built using its technologies.

Ellerhold AG, the market leader in Germany for indoor and outdoor advertising with an approximate 70% share of the German bill board market, has licenced ScreenPro™ with PrintFlat™ from Global Graphics Software to overcome visible banding on output caused by variations between printheads.

Die Ellerhold Aktiengesellschaft, Marktführer bei der Produktion für Großplakate in der Aussenwerbung in Deutschland mit circa 70% Marktanteil nutzt nun die lizensierte Tecnologie ScreenPro™ mit PrintFlat™ von Global Graphics Software.

New workflows and Digital Front Ends compatible with the ISO PDF 2.0 standard are rolling out to print service providers as Harlequin® RIP OEMs gear up to future-proof their systems to process PDF 2.0 files.

Latest out of the blocks are Xitron’s Navigator RIP Version 12 which has already been released for shipment and the HP Production Pro for Indigo Labels and Packaging Version 7.1 that is being unveiled at Label Expo Americas this week (booths 3226 and 3429).

* ScreenPro™ reduces process and RIP times on the Digital Series HD by 50%

* First glimpse of the enhanced Digital Front End, Mark Andy ProWORX 2.0 with integration of Fundamentals at Label Expo Americas

ScreenPro™, Global Graphics Software’s ultra-high-speed screening engine that smooths out imperfections in inkjet printing, has been awarded a Printing Industries of America InterTech™ Technology Award.

Global Graphics Software ha lanzado hoy una nueva versión de ScreenPro™, el motor de tramado de alta velocidad diseñado para suavizar las imperfecciones en las impresiones de inyección de tinta, que presenta una innovadora tecnología para reducir la falta de uniformidad, o lo que también se conoce como efecto sonrisa.

Global Graphics Software lancia oggi una nuova versione di ScreenPro™, il motore di screening ultraveloce per uniformare le imperfezioni nella stampa a getto d’inchiostro, introducendo una tecnologia innovativa che riduce la disuniformità, comunemente nota come “inkjet smile”.

Une nouvelle version de ScreenPro™, moteur de tramage ultra-haute vitesse visant à épurer les imperfections dans l’impression jet d’encre, est lancé aujourd’hui par Global Graphics Software. Sa technologie novatrice et inédite réduit les problèmes de qualité non uniforme, plus connue sous le nom de sourire d’encre.

A new version of ScreenPro™, the ultra-high-speed screening engine tuned to smooth out imperfections in inkjet printing, is launched today by Global Graphics Software, introducing an innovative technology that reduces non-uniformity, commonly known as the inkjet smile.

Eine neue, für die Behebung von Mängeln beim Tintenstrahldruck optimierte Version von ScreenPro™ wird heute von Global Graphics Software vorgestellt. Mit dieser innovativen Technologie lassen sich allgemein als Tintenstrahllächeln bekannte Ungleichförmigkeiten reduzieren.

Cambridge, UK, 12th June, 2018: Global Graphics Software is licensing three patents covering inventions by Mitchell J. Bogart, the inventor and managing member of Rampage LLC.

A new software development kit for preparing documents for print is available today from Global Graphics Software, the developers of the Harlequin RIP® and ScreenPro™

Global Graphics Software’s Martin Bailey will be leading a third PDF 2.0 interoperability workshop in Berlin next week (16th May), following the success of the two previous workshops in Cambridge UK and Boston Massachusetts that were hosted by Global Graphics Software on behalf of the PDF Association. He will share the role with Dual Labs’ Boris Doubrov, architect of veraPDF

The industry’s fastest print engine offers even more for labels and packaging, wide format and envelope printing Cambridge, UK, 10 April, 2018: A major new release of the Harlequin RIP®, the print engine that drives the industry’s highest performing digital presses, is launched today by developers Global Graphics Software.  It is the first major PDF […]

Die Entwickler von Global Graphics Software stellen heute eine umfassende neue Version von Harlequin RIP® vor – der leistungsfähigen Drucktechnologie für die branchenweit wichtigsten digitalen Druckpressen. Es ist der erste bedeutende PDF RIP für den Produktionsdruck, der Kompatibilität mit dem PDF 2.0-Standard ermöglicht, welcher im Jahr 2017 von der International Standards Organization veröffentlicht wurde und als erster “Post-Adobe”-Standard angepriesen wird. Harlequin Version 12 enthält auch eine Fülle von Funktionen für High-Speed-Digitaldruck, einschließlich Advanced Inkjet-Screens™, die die Ausgabequalität verbessern, weitere Zusätze für Etiketten- und Verpackungsanwendungen sowie neue Funktionen für Druck im Querformat und das Bedrucken von Umschlägen.

Les développeurs de Global Graphics Software lancent aujourd’hui une nouvelle version majeure du RIP® Harlequin, le moteur d’impression choisi par les presses numériques les plus performantes de l’industrie. C’est le premier RIP PDF pour l’impression de production à offrir la compatibilité avec la norme PDF 2.0, publiée en 2017 par l’Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) et présentée comme la première norme « post-Adobe ». En outre, Harlequin Version 12 regorge de fonctions pour l’impression numérique haute vitesse, notamment Advanced Inkjet Screens™ voué à améliorer la qualité d’impression, d’autres ajouts appliqués aux applications pour étiquettes et emballages, ainsi que de nouvelles fonctionnalités pour le grand format et l’impression d’enveloppes.

Gli sviluppatori di Global Graphics Software oggi hanno lanciato l’ultima, rivoluzionaria versione di Harlequin RIP®, il motore che fa funzionare i sistemi di stampa digitale più efficienti del settore. Questa è la prima versione di PDF RIP per la stampa in produzione che assicura la compatibilità con lo standard PDF 2.0, pubblicato nel 2017 dall’International Standards Organization e considerato come il primo standard “post-Adobe”. La versione 12 di Harlequin contiene inoltre numerose funzioni per la stampa digitale ad alta velocità, tra cui Advanced Inkjet Screens™ per l’ottimizzazione della qualità di stampa, ulteriori integrazioni per le applicazioni di packaging e le etichette, nonché nuove funzionalità per i grandi formati e la stampa di buste.

Los desarrolladores Global Graphics Software han lanzado hoy una nueva versión del Harlequin RIP®, el motor de impresión que impulsa las prensas digitales con mayor rendimiento del sector. Se trata del primer RIP de PDF importante para la impresión de producción que ofrece compatibilidad con el estándar PDF 2.0, que la Organización Internacional de Normalización publicó en 2017 y que está catalogado como el primer estándar “posterior a Adobe”. Además, la versión 12 de Harlequin incluye una gran variedad de funciones de impresión digital de alta velocidad, incluidas pantallas Advanced Inkjet Screens™ que mejoran la calidad de salida, nuevos elementos para aplicaciones de etiquetas y embalaje, y nuevas funciones para la impresión de sobres y formato ancho.

In his presentation to delegates at the inaugural Inkjet Conference USA Global Graphics Software’s CTO Martin Bailey will outline how software can solve problems that have been thought of up to now as addressable only in “hardware”. He points specifically to the role of halftone screens in avoiding mottle and streaking on printed output by controlling ink coalescence, and to how software is effective in correcting non-uniformity across the web.

Technology partnership will make GMG color management available to press vendors as a component for Digital Front Ends for labels and packaging presses

À compter d’aujourd’hui, Global Graphics Software lance une nouvelle série de trames logicielles qui permettent d’apporter la « touche finale » aux impressions sorties sur presse à jet d’encre. Les trames Advanced Inkjet Screens™ s’appliquent à tous les workflows industriels d’impression.

Advanced Inkjet Screens expand options available to achieve high-quality images and text on inkjet presses.

Ab heute bietet Global Graphics Software eine Reihe neuer Software-Raster, die allen auf Inkjet-Druckmaschinen produzierten Tintenstrahldrucken den letzten Schliff verleihen.

Global Graphics Software ofrece desde hoy una nueva serie de pantallas de software que da el “toque final” al material obtenido en las prensas de inyección de tinta. Las pantallas Advanced Inkjet Screens™ puede implantarse en cualquier flujo de trabajo del sector de la impresión.

Global Graphics Software has signed a cooperative agreement with long-standing OEM partner Xitron, LLC. The agreement sees Xitron take over sales and support of the Harlequin MultiRIP business of Global Graphics Software’s RTI Division for all commercial offset and flexographic markets. The agreement takes effect immediately and covers the RTI customer base for Harlequin MultiRIP Computer-to-Plate and Computer-to-Film applications worldwide