Kothari Print Pro - UV edition.
All Kothari Print Pro editions share the same technology platform. Based on the end-use requirements each of these edition offer different features relevant to the application.
Introduction.
This edition of the Kothari Print Pro software is built upon the same successful white ink platform as DTG edition, but extending the functionality in order to meet the needs of the UV printing. User can define set of customized layers for printing each involving different set or combination of inks like white, clear coat and color inks. Data for each layer can be defined individually too with options for defining different number of printing passes and print settings for each layer. The software is capable of achieving what is generally known in the industry as "Braille" printing. Along with our one-pass technology it is possible to print on non-flat surfaces too.
Please refer to our technology section for more details on layering technology offered by us.
Please refer to our technology section for more details on layering technology offered by us.
Highlights.
- Color Control.
- Color managed workflow. Open images in any color space (RGB, CMYK, Lab) for printing. Embedded color profiles in images are read and recognized for proper interpretation of the intent of the designer.
- Color tools like Color Book, Direct Color Editing (DCE) and Direct Channel Firing (DCF) for managing Spot colors in the images.
- Color profiling tools. With easy to use wizard based interface, these tools are best in the class , specially designed to work with white ink to produce high quality color profiles tuned to optimize use of white ink.
- White Ink handling.
- White underbase generation. Automatic generation of white underbase based on the media color type, resulting in optimized usage of white ink based on media color without compromising on color gamut. The software recognizes and use the transparency information in the images during the underbase generation.
- White highlight.
- Underbase choke.
- Clear Ink handling. Clear Inks like resin/ varnish can be handled with ease by the software with either automatic coverage generation or user supplied coverage generation. It is also possible to create layer definitions with combination of clear inks alone or together with color and white inks.
- Ink cost calculator. Compute the print cost for each print based on the ink consumption. This allows you to know your cost of printing before you commit for an order.
- Job tracking and accounting. Track usage of the printer with respect to jobs printed, their print settings, number of copies and ink consumed. MIS can be generated for Job accounting purposes. Multiple printers can be tracked and programmed for automatic reporting in combination with our KoJac.
- XML based, barcode controlled workflow for Job automation. Designed to bring efficiency at the shop floor and reduce chances of errors in production, this is a must have tool no matter what your size of business is. If you are accepting orders through the web, then you can automate your production process by directly generating XML tickets and placing them in the queue and tagging the articles with corresponding barcodes. Alternatively, if you don't use the web then also, you can generate XML tickets using our Job panel for all the jobs. This panel is also capable of pulling data from a database. The RIP software takes instruction from the XML ticket and knows from there, how to process the incoming Job. Also, the moving XML Job ticket in your network allows your IT systems to keep track of the progress made on a particular Job as it moves through various stages of its life cycle - from order point to printing until shipment. As a business owner, it helps you plan your production and supervision more efficiently reducing chances of mistakes. This frees you from production blues and let you focus on your task of managing your business!
- Layout template.
- Production optimization. If you have a printer with larger print area, its area can be utilized to print multiple trays/platens at the same time. Each of these tray/platen can have several small articles to be printed in them. These multiple trays/platens can have different white ink generation strategy and layering combination and hence, may have different requirements for printing. The software allows the user to organize the layout of print area by placing multiple trays/ platens on it and giving each tray/platen a name. The tray/platen placement definition is saved as a template file for reuse along with multiple print settings, for each possible white generation type and layering combination. At the time of actual printing the user can select which tray/platen, will have what type of white generation method and layer combination. Accordingly, the software will use the appropriate printer settings from the predefined settings.
- Flexible image composing. On the same tray/platen you can place multiple images with transparent background to compose. This Is very useful when you wish to use the same image but with different message text on multiple articles. The images on the same tray/platen can be in different color spaces (RGB, CMYK, Lab).
- Tiling. A large image can be tiled and placed interactively over different articles, so that when all articles after printing are placed together, they assemble the whole image.
- Multiple copies. N-copies of the same image can be placed on the same tray at user defined row and column settings. The image replicated can have its own shape mask. What area of the replicated image is displayed can be controlled through offset. Different images can be replicated in this manner over the printable area on the tray/platen.
- Masking. Each tray/ platen can have its own shape mask that is applied to overall print on that tray/platen.
- Output Quality.
- Bi-cubic expansion of images for excellent details and resolution enhancement.
- Advanced dithering with variable dot control for exceptional smoothness and print quality.
- Reliability and ease of use.
- Memory management for handling almost unlimited size of image data without significant impact on the performance.
- Stable platform that rarely crashes, allowing you to focus on your Job than worrying for the next event !
- Intuitive user interface.
- Hide print settings complexities behind the user defined definitions, like templates and print environments. These can be shared among various print stations using printer of same type and recalled easily from a drop down list.
- Installation of new print modes and taking backup of existing print modes is easy. This allows to keep backup of various customization done for printing, in due course of time.
- Handle more than one printer with the same software (Subject to limitations imposed by the processing capabilities of the PC).
- Port Manager. Define ports and associate them with the name of the Printer as identified on the shop floor for easy recall.
- Print Queue Manager. Load, RIP, Print and Manage Jobs in the same queue going to various printers. Job priorities can be changed by simply moving them up and down in the list. Store RIPPED jobs on the disk for future recall.
- One pass printing is supported with multiple ink layers (more than one) printed in the same pass based on the order of printing. These layers can be of different resolution and head nozzles are utilized accordingly to optimize the print speeds. This feature is available only for printers, where Print Pro's custom drivers can control the printhead nozzles directly.
Please see our Technology page to learn more about these features.
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Tiling of an image on different articles and multiple copies of various images on the same platen/ tray.
Technical Specification.
- Requires a PC based on Intel core i3 running at 2.3 GHz or better processor. RAM 4GB or more.
- Operating system: Microsoft windows 7 or later.
- Hard Disk: Hard drive requirement varies based on your usage requirement. We recommend 500 GB or more fast SATA/ SSD (SSD preferred), with atleast 100GB of free space.
- Monitor: 24 bit color or better, with minimum resolution of 1366x768 pixels (recommended 1920x1080 pixels).
- One USB port for software dongle.
Gallery of articles printed with Print Pro (UV edition).
Following photos of printed articles were kindly provided by - Impression Technology (Compress brand), Australia. The articles were printed on Compress iUV series printer manufactured by Impression Technology.
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