Prinergy PowerpackTM is a fully -integrated
and automated workflow management system designed specifically to meet the unique
needs of offset and flexographic converters and trade shops.
A powerful workflow management system
Based on the Prinergy technology infrastructure and open industry standards such
as Adobe® Extreme®, PDF, JDF, PJTF and
Oracle®, Prinergy Powerpack creates a predictable and
reliable manufacturing process that automates steps, reduces errors and streamlines
operations. Developed with an open approach to digital print production, the system
accepts industry standard file formats, drives third-party output devices, and
offers additional functionality through third-party plug-ins.
Effective management and job tracking
Prinergy Powerpack enables team collaboration, empowering greater
communication within your prepress division across shifts and departments,
and to external clients. The fully integrated, sophisticated Oracle database
tracks every step of a packaging job as it flows both within and outside of a
facility, ensuring clear communication and reporting. Powerpack's effective job
tracking increases efficiency, allowing prepress operators to quickly pick up and
work on files left from a previous shift without production meetings. With
Powerpack, operators can now generate and access detailed production reports with
ease. The database and accurate job archive also streamline job reprints and minor
changes on legacy files.
Utilizing the Internet to stay in touch
Prinergy Powerpack gives all those involved in creating and approving
packaging files unparalleled visibility into the prepress process. Powerpack
provides seamless integration to
Synapse® InSite, the Kodak Internet portal into the prepress
production environment. Synapse InSite enables web access to stakeholders outside
of a prepress facility, providing the benefits of remote proofing, job status and
file approval and sharing to registered users over a secured Internet connection.
This functionality allows users to upload and download job data, submit annotations
and approve packaging files in real time, utilizing the benefits of a PDF and the
Internet. The result is maximum visibility into the workflow and quicker turnaround
time.
Packaging specific workflow tools
Prinergy Powerpack successfully delivers the specialized packaging prepress
tools needed to build and preflight packaging files. It is the first system of its
kind to combined built-in color management, integrated step and repeat, and robust
packaging trapping with an open architecture, sophisticated database and internet
capabilities.
The key features of Prinergy Powerpack include:
- Click-and-go automation
- Integrated step-and-repeat functionality
- Trapping (interactive and automatic)
- Screening (flexographic, stochastic and conventional screens)
- Scalable and configurable infrastructure to meet individual needs
- Synapse InSite, an Internet portal into the prepress environment
- Open tools for the future
Prinergy Powerpack accepts industry-standard file formats Adobe
Illustrator®, PostScript®, CT/LW, PDF and Copydot,
among others, and connects to third-party output devices and plug-ins. As part of
a commitment to open, flexible solutions, Prinergy Powerpack continues to
support open and affordable PDF desktop tools.
Cost savings and customer satisfaction
This completely automated and intuitive system is scalable, and designed to
accommodate growth with ease and affordability. Load-balancing and database
visibility ensure all hardware operates at maximum efficiency before additional
equipment purchases are required.
Based on the solid, proven architecture common to all Prinergy products,
Prinergy Powerpack tackles prepress challenges with ease. Jobs power
through prepress with a simple mouse click using automated process plans that
execute a series of workflow steps. Prinergy Powerpack is the most
productive end-to-end prepress packaging solution on the market. Combined with
the many end-to-end Kodak prepress production tools designed for the packaging
market, the accessibility and fast job turn-around of Prinergy Powerpack make
it a win-win solution, delivering both customer satisfaction and cost savings.
