Hybrid Software and Fujifilm Bring Native PDF Editing to Packaging

LANGHORNE, PA—September 10, 2014—Hybrid Software has announced that Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division will be a distributor of Hybrid’s PACKZ native PDF editor and related products.

“The benefits of a true native PDF workflow with no normalization or format conversion have been proven in the commercial printing industry for years, but it took a real commitment to innovation to bring native PDF to the packaging market,” explains Guido Van der Schueren, Hybrid Software’s chairman. “Having a single file that contains all design elements, images, and fonts makes PDF an efficient format for production, and the ability to use the same native PDF file for hard and soft proofing, step and repeat, and output insures the integrity of the printed packaging. We are very pleased to be able to work with Fujifilm to bring the power of PACKZ to their XMF Workflow customers.”

Though PACKZ can assist with the entire packaging and label production process, Fujifilm found the most important features to be the ability to create technical separations including spot varnishes, complex trapping, and trap editing, and automatic step and repeat to CAD die structures for folding carton work.

“Fujifilm is committed to providing our customers with workflow tools to support their packaging needs, and PACKZ is a key part of our packaging workflow for offset and flexo customers,” says Jason Kammes, business development manager-workflow solutions for Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division. “We will be featuring PACKZ with XMF Workflow in our booth at GRAPH EXPO later this month and look forward to unveiling it to our customers.”

To learn more about Hybrid Software, contact Michael Rottenborn at (215)852-8095 or miker@hybridsoftware.com.

To learn more about Fujifilm, contact Jason Kammes at (630)338-2068 or jkammes@fujifilm.com.

Source: Hybrid Software.