PRE-PRESS WORKFLOW AUTOMATION SOFTWARE

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THE COMPLETE WAY TO AUTOMATE PRE-PRESS PROCESSES.Connect for simplicity. Connect for productivity.Connect to grow business.After all, success is about your connections.When you look at the production print workflow, one thing becomes abundantly clear: Too many pieces of the process must

still be done manually. That hurts businesses like yours. You’re either forced to spend too much time on a job, turn away

business because your staff is already overbooked or you don’t have enough time to onboard new clients. Konica Minolta’s

AccurioPro Connect is a powerful workflow automation application that automates pre-press processing, boosting your

productivity and increasing efficiencies without ever sacrificing high-quality printing.

Powered by Dispatcher® Phoenix, Konica Minolta’s advanced process automation software, AccurioPro Connect is the

backbone of Konica Minolta’s AccurioPro solutions, a comprehensive suite of modular tools and solutions that automates

labor-intensive processes to streamline workflow and maximize productivity. AccurioPro Connect saves time, eliminates

the possibility of human errors and reduces labor costs, leaving you more time for new customers and new business.

AUTOMATE PROCESSES SEAMLESSLY. WITH TRUE SIMPLE FUNCTIONALITY.AccurioPro Connect comes with an intuitive Workflow Builder Tool with drag-and-drop functionality for creating customized workflows that automate collecting, processing and distributing files. AccurioPro Connect’s rules-based workflows make tasks easier — and free up resources as pre-press steps and other document processes are automated.

CAPTURE JOBS AUTOMATICALLYAccurioPro Connect provides advanced capture capabilities, allowing you to automatically capture documents and information from a variety of sources, including a web service, local / network folder, print stream and more.

ROUTE JOBS WITH EASEAccurioPro Connect includes a number of advanced and dynamic job-routing capabilities. Files, including raster / vector PDFs, can be routed based on metadata as well as the amount of color in the file and / or the number of pages.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIALITY FUNCTIONSAccurioPro Connect also offers speciality functions to help our customers optimize their workflow, such as the ability to receive print streams directly from LPR Print queues, apply watermarks and annotations automatically, use the Dispatcher Phoenix Mobile app to release jobs from tablets or smart phones and much more.

AUTOMATE PRE-PRESS TASKSA wide variety of pre-press processes can be automated, speeding up your workflow and reducing errors. These include:

VARIABLE DATA PRINTING (VDP)AccurioPro Connect’s VDP process delivers industry-leading productivity in personalized communication workflows. You’ll be able to easily define variable elements, and produce large quantities of jobs cost-effectively and automatically.

MANAGE JOB TICKET INFORMATIONAccurioPro Connect includes the JDF tools you need to convert, parse and modify job ticket information. This print configuration information can then be transferred with the job to AccurioPro Flux and AccurioPro Conductor for make-ready and professional output management.

CUSTOMIZE PRINT FILES Increase the power of your workflow with a comprehensive set of parsing tools which evaluate and process files based on user-defined rules. Print jobs that usually involve multiple manual steps can be completely automated, freeing up valuable resources. From simple word replacement to inserting tray calls into print streams, parsing can be a valuable tool in your workflow.

DISTRIBUTE JOBS IN A SINGLE STEPAccurioPro Connect connects to other AccurioPro systems, including Flux and Conductor, at the touch of a button. With rules-based distribution, AccurioPro Connect can send documents to a variety of other destinations as well, such as folders, MFPs for printing, FTP servers, email recipients, popular document management systems such as Microsoft SharePoint®, etc.

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ADVANCED PRODUCTION PRINT WORKFLOW SOLUTIONAccurioPro Connect provides you with the tools you need to streamline your production print workflow. This powerful application allows you to automate pre-press processes, customize complex print jobs, route files based on color, page count, metadata, etc., connect to other AccurioPro systems, manage job ticket information and much more.

• Tab creation, including bleed tabs

• Ganging and job splitting

• Inserting color bars

• Rotating, croping, shifting and resizing PDFs

• Deleting pages from PDFs

• Imposition

• Renaming, splitting, merging files

• Image enhancements, such as despeckle and deskew

• Connecting to any ODBC-compliant database

• And much more

SOLUTIONS FOR MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWING YOUR BUSINESS.AccurioPro is a comprehensive suite of modular tools and solutions that automate labor-intensive processes to streamline workflow and maximize

productivity. As industry demands continue to change and grow, AccurioPro will drive efficiencies to reduce costs, increase accuracy and productivity,

while strengthening your current investments.

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AccurioPro Connect provides you with the tools you need to streamline your production print workflow. This powerful application allows you to automate pre-press processes, customize complex print jobs, route files based on color, page count, metadata, etc., connect to other AccurioPro systems, manage job ticket information and much more.

This single point of control allows you to centrally manage multiple printers — even when running multiple printing jobs that require different specifications and requirements. Jobs are automatically allocated to the right printer, and processed according to priority.

AccurioPro Flux is a powerful, make-ready solution for professional print management, job editing, cluster printing and product-based job processing. It allows you to manage incoming jobs by choosing from a wide range of intelligent print functions. AccurioPro Flux optimizes your print output and processing while minimizing costs, reducing waste and saving time.

Specifically developed for Konica Minolta’s new label printer, the bizhub® PRESS C71cf, AccurioPro Label Impose simplifies the label pre-press process, making the imposition of labels fast and efficient; calculating the optimal layout with the varying print area; facilitating the creation of die tools and more.

QUICK FACTSAccurioPro ConnectAccurioPro Connect transforms your workflow by automating manual pre-press tasks and connecting to other AccurioPro solutions.

• Collect, process and distribute files automatically with customized workflows.

• Automate repetitive pre-press processes, such as tab creation, image enhancement, PDF optimization, imposition, ganging, adding watermarks, etc.

• Boost your efficiency with AccurioPro Connect’s powerful file parsing tool set, which allows you to route and customize print files based on user-defined conditions.

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