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NEWS        DIGITAL


      Fiery introduces Digital                                                                 Financial
                                                                                               literacy tool

      Factory 12 software                                                                      Solutions and trusted partner
                                                                                                 Koenig & Bauer Banknote
                                                                                               to central banks, and Doshi,
                                                                                               the fintech leader in behav-
        Fiery has launched a                                             indicators, and finishing
      ‘game changing’ software for                                       guides, designed to help   ioural financial learning and
      colour workflow manage-                                            reduce cutting mistakes and   capability analytics, are join-
      ment  to  meet  growth  in                                         speed up post-print pro-  ing forces to advance a new
      direct-to-film (DTF) and                                           cesses.               vision for data-driven, life-
      direct-to-garment (DTG)                                             Toby Weiss, Fiery CEO,   long financial learning.
      printing. Described as more                                                                Together, the two compa-
      than just RIP software,                                            said Digital Factory 12 was a   nies are developing inte-
      Digital Factory 12 offers                                          game changer for DTF and   grated learning and
      Fiery’s colour technology                                          DTG printing. Weiss said:   monitoring solutions
      paired with an “intuitive,                                         “The DTF and DTG print   designed to support central
      modern interface” and “pro-                                        market is growing rapidly,   banks, financial institutions,
      fessional-grade colour out-  Fiery has launched a ‘game changing’ software for DTF printing  and  customers  want  less   and policymakers in promot-
      put”.                 using supported spectropho-  The release also includes a   friction, more impactful col-  ing responsible financial
        Features include new sat-  tometers to calibrate print-  new Gang Sheet Builder   our, and future-ready work-  behaviours across all ages. By
      uration rendering created  ers and build ICC profiles   which replaces the need for   flows that take their
      specifically for DTF and tex-  in-house”.    third-party tools and brings   operations to the next level.   combining Doshi’s gamified
      tile workflows, designed to   Meanwhile, a streamlined   visual, drag-and-drop layout   For over 30 years, Fiery has   digital learning ecosystem
      boost vibrancy in tradition-  interface and powerful pro-  directly to the software. This   with K&B Banknote
      ally dull areas, while pre-  duction tools help reduce   allows operators to preview,   provided the colour technol-  Solutions’ global experience
      serving natural skin tones. A  complexity and time-to-  group, nest, and auto-close   ogy that tens of thousands of   in cash and value systems,
      new Fiery Color Profiler  print, Fiery said, which   sheets from the queue.  printers around the world   the partnership aims to help
      add-on allows print opera-  allows both experienced and   Additionally, an expanded   have relied on for the best   individuals and institutions
      tors to achieve “repeatable,  novice operators to produce   markup system allows for   colour quality in digital   understand, measure and
      professional-quality output  complicated jobs.  clearer labels, orientation  print.”     improve financial capability.
      ECO3 presents Apogee v15 at                                        ePS, Esko and


      CONNECT 2026                                                       CarbonQuota collab


                                                                          eProductivity Software
        ECO3 announces the                                               (ePS), Esko and
      release of Apogee v15, the                                         CarbonQuota have joined
      latest update to its prepress                                      forces for a partnership that
      workflow software for com-                                         the three companies said
      mercial printers. The new                                          unites  workflow automa-
      version will be presented at                                       tion, ERP and carbon intelli-
      CONNECT 2026, taking                                               gence into a single job
      place February 10–12, 2026,                                        record from design to deliv-  A combined offering launched
      in Las Vegas. CONNECT                                              ery. The businesses said the
      2026 is a user conference                                          collaboration addresses the   The benefits of the inte-
      and industry event organ-  ECO3 announces the release of Apogee v15 at CONNECT 2026  challenges of regulatory   gration were said to include
      i z e d b y G r a p h i c                                                                faster speed-to-market, as
      Communications, a long-  Commercial print pro-  This ensures consistent out-  demands and increasing
      standing ECO3 partner and   duction continues to shift  put across repeat production   consumer expectations by   automating the link
      part of CAI, and eProductiv-  toward shorter run lengths   while reducing manual   connecting   Esko’s   between ERP and pre-press
      ity Software (ePS).    and more frequent re-runs,   effort in prepress.  Automation Engine and S2   removes manual interven-
        With Apogee v15, ECO3   increasing the importance   Apogee v15 introduces a   platform with ePS’ ERP and   tions, significantly reducing
      continues to invest in the   of efficient job handling and   structured integration   CarbonQuota’s validated   turnaround times and the
      evolution  of  its  prepress   consistency. Apogee v15             carbon calculation engine.  risk of errors. The compa-
      workflow software, ensur-  addresses this trend with   approach that makes it pos-  This, they said, has cre-  nies will officially unveil the
      ing customers benefit from   enhanced job management   sible to connect prepress   ated a “single, connected
      ongoing improvements that   and archiving capabilities,   workflows with ERP and   source of high-quality, deci-  combined offering at
      support real production   making archived jobs easier  MIS systems without cod-  sion-ready data across the   Packaging Innovations on
      needs.                 to find, reuse, and manage.  ing.           packaging lifecycle”.   11-12 February.
      12 PrintWeek MENA February 2026                                                             www.printweekmena.com
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